Military probing whether cancers linked to nuclear silo work

by Tara CoppAn inert Minuteman III missile is seen in a training launch tube at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., June 25, 2014. Nine military officers who had worked decades ago at a nuclear missile base i

Updated on: December 26,2023

Military probing whether cancers linked to nuclear silo work

by Tara CoppAn inert Minuteman III missile is seen in a training launch tube at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., June 25, 2014. Nine military officers who had worked decades ago at a nuclear missile base i

Updated on:December 26,2023

Stop breaking women's hearts at work: 7 ways to make workplaces better for cardiovascular health

by Shannan M. Grant, Barb Hamilton-Hinch, Dayna Lee-Baggley, Jacquie Gahagan, Jessica Mannette and Leigh-Ann MacFarlane,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainProminent heart health m

Updated on: March 25,2024

Stop breaking women's hearts at work: 7 ways to make workplaces better for cardiovascular health

by Shannan M. Grant, Barb Hamilton-Hinch, Dayna Lee-Baggley, Jacquie Gahagan, Jessica Mannette and Leigh-Ann MacFarlane,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainProminent heart health m

Updated on:March 25,2024

Normalizing tumor blood vessels may improve immunotherapy against brain cancer

by Noah Brown,Massachusetts General HospitalAnti-VEGF treatment improves the efficacy of EGFRvIII-CAR-T cells in murine GBM tumor models. (A) Schematic representation of experimental setup to ev

Updated on: January 04,2024

Normalizing tumor blood vessels may improve immunotherapy against brain cancer

by Noah Brown,Massachusetts General HospitalAnti-VEGF treatment improves the efficacy of EGFRvIII-CAR-T cells in murine GBM tumor models. (A) Schematic representation of experimental setup to ev

Updated on:January 04,2024

Head and neck cancer survivors at increased risk of suicide

by Maggie Rotermund,Saint Louis UniversityNosayaba Osazuwa-Peters, BDS, PH.D., MPH, is an assistant professor of otolaryngology at Saint Louis University School of Medicine and faculty member at

Updated on: December 18,2023

Head and neck cancer survivors at increased risk of suicide

by Maggie Rotermund,Saint Louis UniversityNosayaba Osazuwa-Peters, BDS, PH.D., MPH, is an assistant professor of otolaryngology at Saint Louis University School of Medicine and faculty member at

Updated on:December 18,2023

Resiliency, family support help Hispanic breast cancer survivors manage lymphedema

byUniversity of MissouriCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAs a cancer nurse in the U.S. Army for more than 29 years, Elizabeth Anderson saw firsthand how chemotherapy, radiation and surgeries im

Updated on: December 20,2023

Resiliency, family support help Hispanic breast cancer survivors manage lymphedema

byUniversity of MissouriCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAs a cancer nurse in the U.S. Army for more than 29 years, Elizabeth Anderson saw firsthand how chemotherapy, radiation and surgeries im

Updated on:December 20,2023

Lack of self-exams hampers early melanoma identification

(HealthDay)—The biggest obstacle to early detection and treatment of melanoma among residents of rural, frontier communities is a chronic lack of skin self-examination (SSE), according to a study rece

Updated on: December 22,2023

Lack of self-exams hampers early melanoma identification

(HealthDay)—The biggest obstacle to early detection and treatment of melanoma among residents of rural, frontier communities is a chronic lack of skin self-examination (SSE), according to a study rece

Updated on:December 22,2023

Cancer: People living in England's poorest areas at higher risk of death—new study

by David Nelson,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNationally, the risk of dying from most cancers is falling thanks to improvements inscreening, diagnostics and treatment. B

Updated on: December 30,2023

Cancer: People living in England's poorest areas at higher risk of death—new study

by David Nelson,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNationally, the risk of dying from most cancers is falling thanks to improvements inscreening, diagnostics and treatment. B

Updated on:December 30,2023

Scurvy is largely a historical disease but there are signs it's making a comeback

by Lauren Ball,The ConversationCredit:Matilda Wormwood/PexelsScurvy is often considered a historical ailment, conjuring images of sailors on long sea voyages suffering from a lack of fresh

Updated on: November 13,2024

Scurvy is largely a historical disease but there are signs it's making a comeback

by Lauren Ball,The ConversationCredit:Matilda Wormwood/PexelsScurvy is often considered a historical ailment, conjuring images of sailors on long sea voyages suffering from a lack of fresh

Updated on:November 13,2024

Protein movement reveals brain tumor's weak spot

by Annika Lund,Karolinska InstitutetCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainProteins do not have a single shape, but are more like dynamic robots. But—how do they actually move? And what does this tel

Updated on: December 20,2023

Protein movement reveals brain tumor's weak spot

by Annika Lund,Karolinska InstitutetCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainProteins do not have a single shape, but are more like dynamic robots. But—how do they actually move? And what does this tel

Updated on:December 20,2023

An oncologist explains why some cancer patients receive both chemotherapy and surgery

by Alexander Olawaiye,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWhen Kate Middleton, the princess of Wales,announced in March 2024that she was receiving "preventive chemo

Updated on: March 30,2024

An oncologist explains why some cancer patients receive both chemotherapy and surgery

by Alexander Olawaiye,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWhen Kate Middleton, the princess of Wales,announced in March 2024that she was receiving "preventive chemo

Updated on:March 30,2024

Breast cancer risk from menopause hormones may last decades

by Marilynn MarchioneIn this May 6, 2010 file photo, a radiologist checks mammograms in in Los Angeles. Women who use certain types of hormones after menopause still have an increased risk of developi

Updated on: December 22,2023

Breast cancer risk from menopause hormones may last decades

by Marilynn MarchioneIn this May 6, 2010 file photo, a radiologist checks mammograms in in Los Angeles. Women who use certain types of hormones after menopause still have an increased risk of developi

Updated on:December 22,2023

Ketamine therapy for mental health a 'Wild west' for doctors and patients

by Dawn Megli, KFF Health NewsOne 10 ml vial of 1000 mg ketamine. Credit: Psychonaught/WikipediaIn late 2022, Sarah Gutilla's treatment-resistant depression had grown so severe, she was actively c

Updated on: April 24,2024

Ketamine therapy for mental health a 'Wild west' for doctors and patients

by Dawn Megli, KFF Health NewsOne 10 ml vial of 1000 mg ketamine. Credit: Psychonaught/WikipediaIn late 2022, Sarah Gutilla's treatment-resistant depression had grown so severe, she was actively c

Updated on:April 24,2024