Heartburn medicine taken by millions has been linked to higher risk of 7 cancers
From oesophageal to colorectal cancer, research has linked ranitidine to the deadly condition. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - October 26, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
ASTRO: AI model predicts hospitalizations in outpatient cancer patients
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Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - October 25, 2022 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
AI model predicts hospitalizations in outpatient cancer patients
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Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - October 24, 2022 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
From tea to coffee: Temperature of your drink could triple your risk of oesophageal cancer
If you prefer to brew your tea and let it chill for a bit, you might be onto something as research suggests hot drinks could increase your cancer risk. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - October 23, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Transnasal Endoscopy Tested in Primary Care for Esophageal Screen Transnasal Endoscopy Tested in Primary Care for Esophageal Screen
With a lower price tag and fewer complications than sedated endoscopy, experts said the transnasal approach could help primary care physicians catch potential GI cancers early.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - October 17, 2022 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Gastroenterology News Source Type: news
FAPI-PET predicts outcomes in patients with esophageal cancer
PET imaging with a fibroblast activation protein inhibitor (FAPI) radiotrace...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
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New PET radiotracer more effective at detecting cancer (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - October 17, 2022 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
The Race to Make a Vaccine for Breast Cancer
When Karen Lynch was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 44, it was a shock, but not a complete surprise. “My family history is just riddled with cancer; my father had prostate cancer and died from stomach and esophageal cancer, and his five sisters passed from breast cancer,” she says. “My mother died from pancreatic cancer.” It was 1996, and genetic testing was not as routine as it is now, so it wasn’t until nine years after her diagnosis and treatment with lumpectomy and radiation that Lynch learned she carried the BRCA1 mutation, which increases her risk of breast cancer and ovarian cancer...
Source: TIME: Health - October 6, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized Cancer feature Frontiers of Medicine 2022 healthscienceclimate sponsorshipblock Source Type: news
Cancer: Viagra pills may turbocharge effects of chemotherapy and shrink tumours - study
The pills could disarm tumours which are highly resistant to cancer treatments, such as oesophageal cancer. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - October 5, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
South Africa: Link Between Traditional Beer, Storage of Maize and Oesophageal Cancer in the Eastern Cape Revealed
[Daily Maverick] Researchers at Walter Sisulu University have found a link between the high incidence of oesophageal cancer in the province and the consumption of umqombothi (traditional beer). They say the risk of this type of cancer is increased by the consumption of umqombothi, coupled with a fungus found in inappropriately stored maize. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 15, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
‘One of the most widely consumed beverages around the world’ linked to oesophageal cancer
AS THE weather gets colder, more people will be reaching for a hot drink to warm up. However, a new study suggests reaching for a hot cup of coffee could have negative health consequences and even increase your risk of cancer. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - August 26, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Drinking coffee may raise risk of oesophageal cancer... but only if it's piping hot, study claims
People who are genetically more likely to drink coffee may have an increased risk of oesophageal cancer but not other cancer types, a study by researchers at the University of Cambridge claims. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - August 25, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
New double-drug therapy gives fresh hope to Brits with oesophagus cancer
New trial results suggest that patients given the immunotherapy medicine tislelizumab alongside chemotherapy are likely to live much longer than those given chemotherapy alone. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - August 21, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
MET-PET detects early patient response to CIRT
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Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - August 17, 2022 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Chemoradiotherapy Safe, Effective for High-Risk Esophageal SCC Chemoradiotherapy Safe, Effective for High-Risk Esophageal SCC
For patients with squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), outcomes with chemoradiotherapy were comparable to those with esophagectomy. The study was published as a preprint and has not been peer reviewed.First Look (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - August 12, 2022 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
UK scientists invent artificial eye which pics up a deadly throat cancer
Professor Rehan Haidry, a of University College London, who offers the procedure, said: 'If we pick up oesophageal cancer early, we can treat it with minimally invasive surgery.' (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - July 25, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
