EPA bans consumer use of a toxic chemical widely used as a paint stripper but known to cause cancer
The Environmental Protection Agency has finalized a ban on consumer uses of methylene chloride, a chemical widely used as a paint stripper but known to cause liver cancer and other health problems (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - April 30, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Trovo Health launches with $15M and other digital health fundings
GenAI company for health plans Alaffia Health and oncology-focused clinical-trial platform Klineo also secured funding. (Source: mobihealthnews)
Source: mobihealthnews - April 30, 2024 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
America's cancer crisis in numbers: the type most likely to get you depending on age, ethnicity and gender
The revelatory new analysis lays bare the extent of the US' cancer crisis - as annual diagnoses are found to have risen by 37 percent since 2019. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 30, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Breast cancer screening age officially lowered from 50 to 40, amid worrying rise of disease in young women
US Preventive Services Task force (USPSTF) finalized a guidance draft calling for the minimum age for regular breast cancer screening to be lowered from 50 to 40 amid rising cases. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 30, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Accelerating Clinical Development through Design, Diversity & amp; Digitalization in Oncology and Beyond, Upcoming Webinar Hosted by Xtalks
In this free webinar, attendees will gain insights into novel approaches to keep clinical development on track. Hear about how these strategies can boost diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), from real-world examples to support trial designs that will enhance return on investment and... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - April 30, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: FVT Source Type: news
High school football coach, 60, dies after chemotherapy supply runs out...as drug shortages threatens lives of US cancer patients
An ongoing chemo drug shortage has left one in 10 patients scrambling for life sustaining treatments with many dying before getting them, including beloved Milwaukee football coach Jeff Bolle [pictured]. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 30, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
USPSTF Recommends Breast Cancer Screening for Women Aged 40 to 75 Years
TUESDAY, April 30, 2024 -- The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends breast cancer screening for women aged 40 to 75 years, but evidence is insufficient for older women and for supplemental screening for women with dense breasts.... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - April 30, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Survival Gains Seen With Assignment to Experimental Group in Cancer Trials
TUESDAY, April 30, 2024 -- For patients with solid tumors, assignment to an experimental group in trials of investigational drugs yields significant survival gains, according to a review published online April 30 in the Annuals of Internal... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - April 30, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Teenager with rare terminal pancreatic cancer reveals what it is like to have just two months left to live
Richard, a 19-year-old Reddit user, posted an Ask Me Anything thread about living with terminal pancreatic cancer, the third-deadliest form of the disease in the US. He said he has 'no regrets.' (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 30, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
EPA Bans Consumer Use of Toxic Chemical Known to Cause Liver, Lung Cancers
(MedPage Today) -- The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said Tuesday it has finalized a ban on consumer uses of methylene chloride, a chemical that is widely used as a paint stripper but is known to cause liver cancer and other health problems... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 30, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
'As a doctor I take cancer seriously - but this is why I'm laughing at my own'
28-year-old doctor Gareth Honeybone tells Adrian Monti why he's still laughing despite his diagnosis of deadly bile duct cancer (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - April 30, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
'I'm a 28 year old doctor - I didn't realise I had rare cancer until I took a blood test'
28 year old doctor Gareth Honeybone reveals why he's still laughing despite his diagnosis of deadly bile duct cancer (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - April 30, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Variation ID'd in Risk for Second Primary Cancer After Breast Cancer
TUESDAY, April 30, 2024 -- The risk for second primary cancer (SPC) after breast cancer (BC) varies with gender, age, and socioeconomic status, according to a study published online April 24 in The Lancet Regional Health: Europe.
Isaac Allen, from... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - April 30, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
All Women Need Mammograms Beginning at Age 40, Expert Panel Says
TUESDAY, April 30, 2024 -- All women should start getting mammograms every other year beginning at age 40, the nation’s top panel of preventive health experts announced Tuesday.
About 20% more lives can be saved from breast cancer by moving... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - April 30, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Mammograms should start at age 40, new guidelines recommend
A rise in breast cancer among younger women prompted the U.S. Preventive Task Force to issue new screening guidelines. They recommend mammograms every other year, starting at age 40.(Image credit: izusek) (Source: NPR Health and Science)
Source: NPR Health and Science - April 30, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Allison Aubrey Source Type: news
