Food Better Than Supplements for Cancer Prevention: Expert
Always check with a doctor, dietician before taking supplements, she advises Source: General Cancer News Articles Provided by Cancer Compass
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Male Menopause Affects More Than Five Million Men
Male Menopause Affects More Than Five Million Men While most frequently associated with women’s health, age-related hormone changes, often dubbed menopause, can occur in men as well, causing symptoms of fatigue, mood swings, decreased desire for sex, hair loss, lack of concentration and weight gain. Experts estimate that more than 5 million men are affected, yet [...]
More Than 1.5 Million Cancer Survivors Have Kids Under 18
Findings may lead to greater assistance for patients and families, researchers say Source: General Cancer News Articles Provided by Cancer Compass
UNC Study Helps Explain Why Black Patients With Lung Cancer Have Surgery Less Often Than Whites
A new study led by UNC researchers that looks at newly diagnosed lung cancer patients and follows them from diagnosis forward is one of the first to give reasons why patients don’t go to lung surgery and why surgery happens less often in blacks. Source: General Cancer News Articles Provided by [...]
Cancer Study Surprises Researchers: More Women Than Expected Benefit From Amenorrhea
It has long been understood that one of the reasons most premenopausal women benefited from chemotherapy drugs after breast cancer surgery was because the drugs stop menstruation for a time, suppressing their ovaries and the estrogen they produce. Source: General Cancer News Articles Provided by Cancer Compass
Young Tanners Fear Wrinkles More Than Cancer
Young Tanners Fear Wrinkles More Than Cancer How do you get a teenager to comply? Appeal to her vanity Read more on Time Magazine
State budget cuts to breast cancer screening program greater than expected
State budget cuts to breast cancer screening program greater than expected State budget cuts to a breast cancer screening program have forced some mammogram providers to close clinics and stop deployment of mobile units, leaving many low-income women without a place to turn for testing. Read more on San Bernardino Sun
Cuts To Breast Cancer Program Wider Than Expected
Cuts To Breast Cancer Program Wider Than Expected State budget cuts to a breast cancer screening program for low income women have forced some mammogram providers to shutter clinics and idle mobile units, leaving many eligible women — and those formerly eligible — without a place to turn. Read more on CBS 13 Sacramento
Imaging Costs Rising Faster Than Total Cancer Care For Medicare
Imaging Costs Rising Faster Than Total Cancer Care For Medicare The cost of imaging studies in cancer patients covered by Medicare is growing at twice the rate of the overall costs of cancer care in that group, according to scientists in the Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI). A dramatic increase in PET scans is leading the [...]
New Study Implicates Healthcare Utilization Rates, More than Biology, in Colorectal Cancer Disparities
Higher rates of colorectal cancer incidence and mortality experienced by African-Americans may be driven largely by differences in health care utilization, and less by biology, according to a new study led by researchers from NCI. Lower rates of follow-up could lead to delayed diagnosis and treatment and higher mortality. Source: NCI News Releases