Myelofibrosis: More Than Meets the Eye?
(MedPage Today) -- Myelofibrosis remains a rare disease, even though recent attention to the condition might suggest otherwise.
Annual incidence rates for 2000 to 2012 ranged from 0.1 to 1.0 per 100,000. Prevalence has been difficult to measure... (Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology)
Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology - May 1, 2024 Category: Hematology Source Type: news
Cervical Cancer Screening: US PCPs Unclear on Best Practices Cervical Cancer Screening: US PCPs Unclear on Best Practices
A new survey found that most US clinicians may not be following the American Cancer Society ' s cervical cancer screening guidelines, which are based on the most up-to-date evidence.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - May 1, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
Diet rich in fruit, vegetables and nuts can HALVE odds of prostate cancer spreading, finds study
The research, involving more than 2,000 men in the US, indicates simple lifestyle changes can help many men living with lower-level disease to live a full life. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - May 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
I thought I was just hungover - but doctors told me I had a year to live: Shock brain cancer diagnosis of 19-year-old supermarket worker who fell ill on girls' holiday to Zante
Ella Pick, 19, from Lincolnshire said she felt 'off' towards the end of a week-long trip to Zante. Later she began experiencing severe migraines and doctors said she had a brain tumour. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - May 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Scientists find a common nutrient can prevent tumor growth and make cancer drugs work better - do you get enough of it?
A crucial nutrient found in fatty fish has been shown in the lab to provide some level of immunity to cancer. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - May 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Volumetric CT helps predict lung-lobectomy complications
Volumetric CT imaging analysis shows promise for helping clinicians determine pre- and postoperative lung function in lung cancer patients undergoing pulmonary lobectomy, researchers have found.
A team led by Zhifu Xu, PhD, of ZhangJiaKou First Hospital in Hebei, China, reported that the technique may also help predict postsurgery complication occurrence. The results were published April 30 in BMC Medical Imaging.
"[We found that] lung function detected from CT volumetric analysis [is] consistent with those from the lung function measurements in lung cancer patients … [suggesting that] CT volumetric imaging can be a fu...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - May 1, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Kate Madden Yee Tags: CT Chest Radiology Source Type: news
S2 Episode 2: Young-Onset Colorectal Cancer: How Do We Move Forward? S2 Episode 2: Young-Onset Colorectal Cancer: How Do We Move Forward?
Young-onset colorectal cancer is on the rise, challenging GI oncologists across the globe. Join Drs Benjamin Schlechter and Kimmie Ng as they share their expertise and experience.Medscape (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - May 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology InDiscussion Source Type: news
Johnson & Johnson to pay $6.5bn to women who said its talc powder caused their ovarian CANCERS
The deal, revealed today at a New Jersey federal court, would allow the pharma giant to resolve the more than 54,000 lawsuits and all future claims it may face over the product. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - May 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
S2 Episode 1: Tumor Trash or Treasure? Liquid Biopsy for Colorectal Cancer S2 Episode 1: Tumor Trash or Treasure? Liquid Biopsy for Colorectal Cancer
Are you using liquid biopsies in your practice? Drs Benjamin Schlechter and Pashtoon Kasi discuss the latest clinical applications of ctDNA and liquid biopsies in colorectal cancer.Medscape (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - May 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology InDiscussion Source Type: news
Johnson & Johnson moves forward with $6.475 billion settlement of talc cancer lawsuits
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Source: Reuters: Health - May 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
We're proof cancer is NOT an old person's disease: Two women struck down with the 'C-word' in their 30s share their gut-wrenching stories - and the symptoms that led to their diagnosis
Here, MailOnline tells the stories of two women, Dalia Ismail and Rebecca Dance, and how their world was turned upside down after being diagnosed with the 'C-word'. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - May 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
J & J Advances $6.475 Billion Settlement Of Talc Cancer Lawsuits J & J Advances $6.475 Billion Settlement Of Talc Cancer Lawsuits
Johnson& Johnson is moving forward with a $6.475 billion proposed settlement of tens of thousands of lawsuits alleging that its baby powder and other talc products...Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - May 1, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
Kenya: Astrazeneca Joins Hands With Partners to Tackle Kenya's Cancer Burden
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Global biopharmaceutical company AstraZeneca has joined hands with Kenya's Ministry of Health to tackle cancer problems facing the country through the unveiling of the Cancer Care Africa programme. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 1, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Economy, Business and Finance Company News East Africa Health and Medicine Kenya Noncommunicable Diseases Source Type: news
G1 Therapeutics inks $135M deal with Boston firm for cancer treatment
G1 Therapeutics scores big again with a licensing deal for its cancer treatment. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - May 1, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Zac Ezzone Source Type: news
Americans of Pacific Island Ethnicity Have Up to Triple the Rate of Cancer Deaths
WEDNESDAY, May 1, 2024 -- Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander people have cancer death rates that are two to three times higher than they are in whites, new data shows.
The first-of-its-kind report, issued by the American Cancer Society... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - May 1, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
