February 14, 2020 by John Fernandez
Roundup: Eliminating Cervical Cancer; Social Media’s...
Cervical Cancer in U.S. Could Be Nearly Eliminated by 2038 or Sooner,...
Roundup: More Stroke Patients Now Eligible For...
Advances in brain imaging are helping doctors identify additional stroke patients who can receive therapy later than previously believed, according to a new study that...
January 26, 2018 / 5 min read
Roundup: More Than 4 in 10 Cancers...
If you have a healthy diet, don’t smoke, avoid alcohol, maintain an ideal weight and exercise regularly, then you may be able to prevent many...
December 1, 2017 / 3 min read
Smokeout 2017: 1 in 5 Americans Still...
One in five Americans are using a tobacco product, primarily cigarettes, cigars, or pipes, according to a new report by the U.S. Centers for Disease...
November 16, 2017 / 2 min read
Lung Cancer: Even ‘Never-Smokers’ Are At Risk
You probably feel that you’re not at risk for lung cancer because you’ve never smoked. Even though not smoking is a very smart path to...
November 6, 2017 / 3 min read
Roundup: CDC Recommends New Shingles Vaccine for...
A panel of experts with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recommended the use of a new vaccine to prevent shingles...
October 27, 2017 / 4 min read
Lower Breast Cancer Risk With Lifestyle Choices
Jane Mendez, M.D., Miami Cancer Institute, advises patients to focus on lifestyle factors that are proven to contribute to increased breast cancer risk.
October 26, 2017 / 3 min read
Gene Therapy: New Cancer-Fighting Era Gets FDA...
Gene therapy – a quickly evolving new frontier in the fight against cancer – has advanced another crucial step with the approval by the U.S....
October 24, 2017 / 3 min read
Roundup: 1 in 9 U.S. Men Have...
About 11 million American men are infected with oral human papillomavirus (HPV), which can lead to cancers of the head, neck and throat, a new...
October 20, 2017 / 4 min read
Breast Cancer Roundup: Radiation Therapy ‘Not as...
The majority of patients who have radiation therapy for breast cancer say the treatment isn’t as “scary” as they thought it would be, according to a...
October 6, 2017 / 3 min read
Roundup: U.S. Cancer Death Rate Declining But...
A new report finds that 25 percent fewer adults died from cancer in 2014, compared to 1991. That means that 35 percent fewer children and...
September 22, 2017 / 4 min read
