A Pentagon Study Finds Higher Cancer Rates in Military Pilots and Ground Crews
WASHINGTON — A Pentagon study has found high rates of cancer among military pilots and for the first time has shown that ground crews who fuel, maintain and launch those aircraft are also getting sick.
The data had long been sought by retired military aviators who have raised alarms for years about the number of air and ground crew members they knew who had cancer. They were told that earlier military studies had found they were not at greater risk than the general U.S. population.
In its yearlong study of almost 900,000 service members who flew on or worked on military aircraft between 1992 and 2017, the Pentagon fo...
Source: TIME: Health - March 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Tara Copp/AP Tags: Uncategorized Cancer healthscienceclimate wire Source Type: news
TikTok's Fave Weight Loss Drugs: Link to Thyroid Cancer? TikTok's Fave Weight Loss Drugs: Link to Thyroid Cancer?
Demand for Ozempic continues to surge, fueled by social media; but research suggests that for some, use of these injectables may be linked to increased risk for thyroid cancer.American Thyroid Association (Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines)
Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines - March 15, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology Commentary Source Type: news
Active Surveillance for Papillary Thyroid Cancer Active Surveillance for Papillary Thyroid Cancer
Drs Ho and Sacks discuss key aspects, patient selection, and future modalities of active surveillance in early-stage papillary thyroid carcinoma.Medscape Oncology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - March 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology Commentary Source Type: news
Microwave ablation effective in treating thyroid microcarcinoma
Microwave ablation can effectively treat papillary thyroid microcarcinoma usin...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
ECR: SMI with elastography shows promise, still lower than TI-RADS
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Nomogram assesses nodal status in young thyroid cancer patients
Model separates malignant from benign thyroid nodules on ultrasound
ATA guideline bests TIRADS for evaluating pediatric thyroid imaging (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 8, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Ontario to expand cancer coverage for firefighters
Firefighters across Ontario who have been affected by thyroid cancer and pancreatic cancer will soon be able to claim compensation for their illnesses as part of changes to Workplace Safety and Insurance Board coverage introduced by the province this week. On Friday, Ontario’s labour department…#ontario #britishcolumbia #manitoba #novascotia #newfoundland #labrador #yukon #wsib #ford #greghorton (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
ECR: SMI with elastography shows promise, still lower than TI-RADS
Superb microvascular imaging (SMI) with elastosonography may not be as valuabl...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
Which risk stratification system is best for thyroid nodules?
Panoramic ultrasound shows value in muscular imaging
Nomogram assesses nodal status in young thyroid cancer patients
Model separates malignant from benign thyroid nodules on ultrasound
ATA guideline bests TIRADS for evaluating pediatric thyroid imaging (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 3, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
For People with Eating Disorders, the Buzz About Ozempic Is a Nightmare
While scrolling Twitter late one recent night, Nylah Burton, a 27-year-old writer in Chicago, clicked on an article about Ozempic, the diabetes drug that’s increasingly prescribed off-label for people who want to lose weight. Only when she hit the website’s paywall did she pause to realize she actually had no desire to read the article.
Burton struggled with disordered eating for more than a decade, starting at age 11, and says media portrayals of thinness and extreme diets contributed to her eating issues. Her eating habits have been stable for the last year, and Burton felt no need to challenge that progress ...
Source: TIME: Health - March 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized Drugs healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
SNMMI issues new guideline for PET imaging of neuroendocrine tumors
The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) and the Europea...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
PET/CT outperforms liver biopsy in NET patients
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Can body composition analysis monitor NETs on CT? (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - February 24, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Lenvatinib May Up Survival in Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer Lenvatinib May Up Survival in Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer
Among patients with unresectable anaplastic thyroid cancer treated with lenvatinib, average survival was prolonged. The study was published as a preprint and has not yet been peer reviewed.First Look (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - February 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
What the Ozempic Obsession Misses About Food and Health
In a country obsessed with thinness, Ozempic is the latest in a long line of weight loss miracles. After its approval in 2017 to help manage blood sugar in Type 2 diabetics, news quickly spread that it also caused weight loss; fast-forward to 2023 and #Ozempic has over 300 million views on TikTok. Celebrities and influencers quickly jumped on the Ozempic bandwagon, and by now the drug has achieved mainstream appeal. So much so that Type 2 diabetics are struggling to access it due to its intense demand. According to Komodo Health, over 5 million prescriptions were written for Ozempic or the similar drug Mounjaro in 2022.
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Source: TIME: Health - February 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Tess Bredesen Tags: Uncategorized freelance health Source Type: news
What Causes Mediastinal Masses?
Discussion
The mediastinum resides in the chest and is the space bounded by the thoracic inlet cephalically, diaphragm caudally, sternum anteriorly and transverse process of the spine posteriorly, and mediastinal pleura and lungs laterally. It is divided into various compartments:
Superior mediastinum
Bounded by the thoracic inlet cephalically and a horizontal plane passing from the manubriosternal joint to the junction of T4/T5 vertebrae horizontally.
Structures include: esophagus, trachea, parts of great vessels and first branches, great veins and initial branches, thymus, vagus, phrenic and other nerves, thoracic duct...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - February 20, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Janssen Data at ASCO GU Support Ambition to Transform Treatment of Prostate and Bladder Cancer Through Precision Medicine and Early Intervention
RARITAN, N.J., February 13, 2023 – The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson today announced plans to present more than 20 abstracts featuring seven oncology therapies from its robust portfolio and pipeline at the annual American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Genitourinary (GU) Cancers Symposium, taking place in San Francisco on February 16-18. Building on more than a decade of leadership in the development of medicines for people diagnosed with GU cancers, Janssen will present data demonstrating its ambition to advance patient-centered treatment through precision medicine, real-world evidence a...
Source: Johnson and Johnson - February 13, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Latest News Source Type: news
Which risk stratification system is best for thyroid nodules?
The American College of Radiology (ACR) TI-RADS system is best for risk stratificatio...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
Education is the catalyst to increased adoption of handheld ultrasound
Panoramic ultrasound shows value in muscular imaging
Nomogram assesses nodal status in young thyroid cancer patients
Model separates malignant from benign thyroid nodules on ultrasound
ATA guideline bests TIRADS for evaluating pediatric thyroid imaging (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - February 9, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Nomogram assesses lymph node status better in early breast cancer
A nomogram based on radiomics and other ultrasound features of automated breas...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
Combined AI system on par with radiologists for detecting breast cancer
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Breast MRI helps downgrade some BI-RADS 3 lesions from ultrasound
Is palpable DCIS more aggressive than screen-detected? (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - February 8, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Thyroid Hormone Reference Range May Not Apply for Cancer Patients Thyroid Hormone Reference Range May Not Apply for Cancer Patients
Normal reference ranges of blood levels of thyroid-stimulating hormone and free thyroxine may not be suitable to determine thyroid function in patients with various types of cancer.First Look (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - January 25, 2023 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology News Source Type: news
