• 'Watch and Wait' Safe for Precancerous Breast Condition
  
  A "watch and wait" approach might be best for women with a precancerous breast condition, a new clinical trial has found. Women with low-risk ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) had about the same rates of invasive cancer if they were put on active surveillance compared to those...
• Coated Implants Reduce Breast Cancer Complications
  
  Specially coated breast implants can help ward off hard, painful scar tissue in breast cancer patients after mastectomy, a new study says. Less scar tissue forms around silicon breast implants coated with a spongy outer layer of polyurethane, compared to implants without the...
• Study: At-Home Chemotherapy Is Safe, Feasible
  
  Cancer patients receiving chemotherapy spend hours in hospitals or care centers, biding their time while IVs drip tumor-killing chemicals into their veins. But that might soon be a thing of the past for some patients, a new Mayo Clinic study says. Chemotherapy can be safely...
• FDA Warns Biotech Firm Over Cancer Drug Claims
  
  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned a biotech company about claims that its bladder cancer drug could treat and prevent multiple types of cancer. The agency sent a warning letter Tuesday to ImmunityBio, saying recent statements about its drug Anktiva were...
• Massive Study Finds Stress, Grief Don't Cause Cancer
  
  For years, a belief has circulated in wellness communities and doctors' offices alike - that intense psychological stress, grief or a negative personality could bring on cancer. But a massive international study has put that theory to rest, finding that a person's state of...
• Study: Choice of Alcohol Influences Risk of Death
  
  Too much alcohol of any type is bad for a person's health, but some booze is more harmful than others, a new study says. Beer, cider and liquor all appear to increase people's risk of an early death, even at low levels of imbibing, researchers are slated to report Saturday...
• Thymus Gland Key to Fighting Cancer, Heart Disease
  
  For decades, medical students were taught that the thymus - a small, butterfly-shaped gland in the upper chest - was essentially inactive once a person hit puberty. But new research suggests this overlooked organ may actually be a master switch for how well people age and...
• Rural Residents Have Highest Cancer Death Rates
  
  Rural residents face an increasingly larger share of cancer deaths in the U.S., with the gap continuing to widen between them and their urban brethren, a new study says.Rural areas had the highest cancer death rates in 2021 to 2023, while large cities had the lowest rates,...
• Women More Likely to Survive Cancer Than Men
  
  Women are more likely to survive cancer than men, but they're also more likely to develop severe side effects to treatment, a new evidence review says.Female cancer patients have a 21% lower risk of death than men across 12 different types of advanced cancers, researchers...
• New Cancer Immunotherapy Killed Whole Tumors
  
  Researchers at Rockefeller University are reporting encouraging results from an early clinical trial of a redesigned cancer immunotherapy that is injected directly into tumors. In the small study, six of 12 patients experienced tumor shrinkage, and two patients went into...
• Fertility Treatments Don't Increase Cancer Risk
  
  Fertility treatments don't make women more likely to develop cancer, a new study has concluded. Women undergoing medically assisted reproduction have no higher overall risk of invasive cancer than other women, researchers reported this week in JAMA Network Open. However,...
• How Cancer Patients Can Ward Off 'Chemo Brain'
  
  Cancer patients often speak of "chemo brain" - the brain fog that occurs in some while undergoing chemotherapy. A new study suggests that exercise might help thwart chemo brain, helping people with cancer stay mentally sharp and better able to handle daily tasks.Patients...
• Genetic Test May Predict Leukemia Relapse Risk
  
  Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is among the most aggressive forms of blood cancer, and while modern medicine can often push it into remission, the threat of a relapse remains a constant fear for patients. Now, a step forward in genetic testing could help doctors look deeper...
• Low Testosterone May Spur Prostate Cancer Progression
  
  Patients whose prostate cancer is being regularly monitored rather than actively treated may be at higher risk for progression to a more aggressive malignancy if their testosterone levels are low, according to a new study.The finding suggests that testosterone may serve as...
• Cherries May Help Slow Aggressive Breast Cancer
  
  From cobblers to smoothies, dark sweet cherries show up in plenty of recipes, and scientists say the crimson-colored fruit may contain compounds that could help fight an aggressive type of breast cancer. A team at Texas A&M University studied natural plant compounds called...
• Half of Adults Unaware of At-Home Colon Cancer Tests
  
  Colon cancer is now the deadliest cancer for adults under 50, yet it remains one of the most preventable since polyps detected and removed during screening can't turn into cancer later. But a new nationwide survey commissioned by the Colorectal Cancer Alliance reveals a...
• Pre-Immunotherapy Laser Boosts Brain Cancer Survival
  
  Adding a minimally invasive laser procedure to immunotherapy achieved dramatically improved survival in a small study of patients with recurrent high-grade astrocytoma, an aggressive brain cancer with few treatment options. High-grade astrocytoma almost always returns after...
• Colorectal Cancer Striking Younger Adults
  
  Colon cancer, long considered a disease of the elderly, is increasingly striking younger Americans, according to a startling new report. Nearly half of new colon cancer diagnoses - about 45% - now occur in people under 65, according to the report from the American Cancer...
• Breast Cancer Deaths Expected to Rise Globally
  
  Breast cancer deaths are expected to continue rising over the next decade and a half, driven in part by unhealthy lifestyle choices, a new study says. Worldwide, breast cancer deaths are projected to increase by 44%, rising to nearly 1.4 million by 2050 from 764,000 in 2023,...
• Living Near Nuclear Plant Tied to Higher Cancer Risks
  
  The closer you live to a nuclear power plant, the higher the odds that you'll die from cancer, a new nationwide study has concluded. People living near a nuclear plant have a cancer death risk that rises with age, peaking in the senior years for both women and men,...
• Cervical Cancer Drops in High HPV Vaccination States
  
  Cervical cancer rates are plummeting in states with higher rates of HPV vaccination, a new study reports. Overall, cervical cancers have declined by 27% among young women in the years since the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine became available in the United States,...
• Study: Blood Test Fails to Catch Cancer Earlier
  
  A blood test designed to find cancer early did not work as hoped in a major new study, according to the company that makes it. The test, called Galleri, failed to lower the number of people diagnosed with late-stage cancer, its maker Grail announced last week. The results are...
• Exercise Lowers Risk of Dying From Cancer
  
  Cancer survival rates continue to improve, with about 70% of patients now reaching the five-year survival mark. New research suggests that regular exercise may further boost those odds. While numerous studies have shown that physical activity increases longevity in heart...
• How to Effectively Treat Chemo Side Effects
  
  Chemotherapy is one of the most common weapons in the cancer-treatment arsenal, but its side effects are well known. Hair loss. Nausea and vomiting. Mouth sores. Fatigue. The side effects a person with cancer may have are affected by the type of cancer being treated and the...
• Experimental Drug Doubles Ovarian Cancer Survival
  
  Patients with one of the deadliest gynecological cancers had dramatically improved survival when an experimental drug was added to treatment with a standard chemotherapy medication in a mid-stage trial in Belarus, researchers say. The 30 women in the study had ovarian cancer...

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