What are microplastics doing to human health? Scientists work to connect the dots
People unknowingly ingest microplastics from what we eat, drink and breathe. Some scientists fear exposure to microplastics could increase vulnerability to heart disease, cancer and other illnesses. While possible links between microplastics and disease are not definitive, researchers are exploring some concerning hints. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - April 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Health Source Type: news
Doctors assumed I just had a harmless cyst - but it ended up being a sign that I had cancer aged 30: Mother's agony after beating disease once, only to be struck down again eight years later
Claire Popplewell, 39 from Leeds, first noticed a lump on two weeks after turning 30 in March 2015. Doctors were sure it would be 'nothing' but she has since been diagnosed with breast cancer twice. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Young people and ethnic minorities have more GP visits before cancer diagnosis
Health experts have called for more general practice funding after a study found young people, ethnic minorities and those in deprived areas have more visits to GP practices before a cancer diagnosis. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - April 26, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Early diagnosis Source Type: news
Dual-tracer PET/CT shows promise in liver cancer patients
Dual-tracer PET/CT appears valuable for improving tumor staging in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma being evaluated for treatment, according to a study published April 25 in JHEP Reports.
A group led by researchers at the University of Hong Kong in China found the approach detected 12% more disease in patients undergoing staging than CT or MRI and resulted in a change in treatment in a significant number of cases. The results validate the emerging technique, the group noted.
“In a large series of patients, we provided quantitative evidence for the use of combined F-18 FDG and C-11 acetate PET/CT in staging HCC pa...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 26, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Will Morton Tags: Molecular Imaging Source Type: news
First personalised jab for skin cancer in UK trial
Steve Young is part of the tests to see if an mRNA jab can stop the deadliest skin cancer returning. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - April 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Cancer breakthrough as scientists develop super vaccine that could provide miracle cure
Now in global studies, the jab may also be effective against lung, bladder and kidney cancer. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - April 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Nigeria: Achieving Healthcare Reform in Nigeria - Learning From Pharmaccess' Initiatives
[Nigeria Health Watch] Nigeria's health indices remain an issue of concern. The life expectancy rate is one of the lowest in the world, maternal mortality rate is 512 deaths per 100,000 live births which remains one of the highest globally and non-communicable diseases, such as hypertension, diabetes, cancer, and malnutrition, caused nearly a third of all deaths in the country. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 26, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine Nigeria West Africa Source Type: news
First mRNA skin-cancer vaccine starts UK trial
Steve Young is part of the tests to see if an mRNA jab can stop the deadliest skin cancer returning. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - April 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
'Game-changer' cancer jab offers hope of a cure: NHS launches trial of world's first personalised vaccine to destroy melanomas - and it uses same tech as pioneering Covid shots
The vaccine is custom-built for individuals using the specific genetic makeup of their tumour - telling the body to hunt down cancer cells and prevent the deadly disease from coming back. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
AI may help predict risk of Barrett's esophagus and esophageal cancer
Editor's note: April is Esophageal Cancer Awareness Month. Esophageal cancer accounts for only about 1% of new cancer cases in the U.S., far lower than rates in other parts of the world. However, survival rates are low because it is often found at a later stage when symptoms such as difficulty swallowing, worsening heartburn, coughing and hoarseness have begun. Having precancerous changes in the cells of the esophagus, a condition called Barrett's esophagus is a risk factor for esophageal cancer. Barrett's… (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - April 26, 2024 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
Mapping a Positive Way Forward for Bowel Cancer Screening Mapping a Positive Way Forward for Bowel Cancer Screening
Prof David Kerr discusses insights on improving screening for colorectal cancer.Medscape Oncology (Source: Medscape Pathology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pathology Headlines - April 25, 2024 Category: Pathology Tags: Hematology-Oncology Commentary Source Type: news
ESR1-Driven Resistance to CDK4/6 Inhibitors in Breast Cancer Thwarted by SERDs
(MedPage Today) -- Mutations in ESR1 do not appear to confer breast cancer resistance to cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK)4/6 inhibitors, an analysis of clinical practice data suggested.
Patients with metastatic hormone receptor-positive breast cancer... (Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN)
Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN - April 25, 2024 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
Will Gilead's Big Veklury Beat Offset A Cancer Drug Miss?
Gilead beat first-quarter calls, but it came on the back of Covid drug Veklury. And Gilead stock could take hit Thursday. The post Will Gilead's Big Veklury Beat Offset A Cancer Drug Miss? appeared first on Investor's Business Daily.#gilead #veklury #willgilead (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
AI Model Reduces False Positives in Screening Mammograms
THURSDAY, April 25, 2024 -- A semiautonomous breast cancer screening system reduces false positives with screening mammograms, according to a study published online April 10 in Radiology: Artificial Intelligence.
Stefano Pedemonte, Ph.D., from... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - April 25, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
A commentary on "Breast-conserving surgery is associated with a lower incidence of suicide among females with breast cancer in the United States: a population-based retrospective cohort study" - Brice ño-Morales C, Briceño-Morales X.
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Source: SafetyLit - April 25, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Research Methods, Surveillance and Codes, Models Source Type: news
