A researcher's fight for forgotten cancer patients — young adults
Halifax-based cancer researcher Emily Drake says while cancer can be devastating for anyone, adolescents and young adults have unique challenges that aren't being addressed. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - May 12, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Nova Scotia Source Type: news
Risk of Cancer in Children and Young Adults Conceived by ART Risk of Cancer in Children and Young Adults Conceived by ART
This large cohort study aimed to determine whether children conceived by assisted reproductive technology have an increased cancer risk.Human Reproduction (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - April 23, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ob/Gyn & Women ' s Health Journal Article Source Type: news
For teens living with cancer, keeping life as ‘normal’ as possible
With a new center dedicated to teenage patients, Yale New Haven Children ’s Hospital is working to make the battle against cancer an easier one for young adults. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - April 22, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Many Young Cancer Patients Regret Initial Treatment Decisions Many Young Cancer Patients Regret Initial Treatment Decisions
Most teens and young adults with cancer want a voice in how their tumors are treated, but almost one in four express regret about the initial treatment decisions made, a small study suggests.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - April 19, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pediatrics News Source Type: news
Many young cancer patients regret initial treatment decisions
(Reuters Health) - Most teens and young adults with cancer want a voice in how their tumors are treated, but almost one in four express regret about the initial treatment decisions made, a small study suggests. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 18, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Scientists 'reverse engineer' brain cancer cells to find new targets for treatment
(University of Toronto - Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy) Glioblastoma is one of the most devastating forms of cancer, with few existing treatment options. It is also a leading cause of cancer-related death in children and young adults. Scientists have 'reverse engineered' brain cancer stem cells gene by gene, uncovering multiple potential targets for this hard-to-treat cancer. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - April 16, 2019 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Adolescents are more likely than adults to use fruit- and candy-flavored e-cigarettes
(Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center) As the FDA looks for more information on e-cigarettes and e-juice flavors, a new Dartmouth study shows that adolescents and young adults cite appealing flavors as a main reason for using e-cigarettes, that they are more likely to turn to fruit- and candy-flavored cigarettes than adult smokers trying to quit who more commonly prefer tobacco flavors, and that the younger population are likely to use multiple e-cigarette flavors at the same time. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - March 12, 2019 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
CRC in Young Adults: Misdiagnosed, so Advanced When Found CRC in Young Adults: Misdiagnosed, so Advanced When Found
Colorectal cancer (CRC) in young adults is often suspected to be something else, so when it is eventually found, it is already advanced, suggest survey results. But an expert disagrees.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - March 6, 2019 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
CRC in Young Adults: Misdiagnosed, Advanced When Found CRC in Young Adults: Misdiagnosed, Advanced When Found
Colorectal cancer (CRC) in young adults is often suspected to be something else, so when it is eventually found, it is already advanced, suggest survey results. But an expert disagrees.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - March 6, 2019 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
New center addresses alarming increase in colorectal cancer rates among young adults
The Young-Onset Colorectal Cancer Center is among the first centers in the country dedicated to treating colon and rectal cancer patients under age 50 (Source: BWH News)
Source: BWH News - March 5, 2019 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Colon Cancer Usually Diagnosed Late in Under-50 Adults
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 27, 2019 -- Young adults are increasingly developing colon cancer -- and it ' s often diagnosed at a late stage, after they ' ve seen several doctors and been misdiagnosed, a new survey shows.
Researchers questioned nearly 1,200 colon... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - February 27, 2019 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Glottic Cancer Rates Rising in Young People Glottic Cancer Rates Rising in Young People
Glottic carcinoma rates in children and young adults have increased over the past three decades, according to a retrospective review.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Pathology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pathology Headlines - February 15, 2019 Category: Pathology Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
HPV infection may be behind rise in vocal-cord cancers among young nonsmokers
(Massachusetts General Hospital) A Massachusetts General Hospital research team finds evidence that the remarkable recent increase in vocal-cord cancer in young adults appears to be the result of infection with strains of human papilloma virus that also cause cervical cancer and other malignancies. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - February 7, 2019 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
The Lancet Public Health: Obesity-related cancers increasing in young US adults
(The Lancet) An observational study using data covering more than half of the US population suggests that incidence rates of cancers linked to obesity are increasing most rapidly in young adults. The findings, published in The Lancet Public Health journal on World Cancer Day, could indicate that an even greater disease burden is on the horizon. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - February 5, 2019 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Obesity-related cancers rising in U.S. young adults
Rates of some obesity-related cancers are rising faster in adults aged 25 to 49 than in older generations. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - February 4, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Health Source Type: news
