Jared Kushner's Thyroid Cancer
(MedPage Today) -- In an forthcoming memoir entitled Breaking History: A White House Memoir, Jared Kushner, 41, writes that he was secretly treated for thyroid cancer in 2019. The former White House senior advisor and Trump son-in-law says: "On... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - July 29, 2022 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
The Latest Breakthroughs That Could Help Bladder Cancer Patients
Toward the end of the 19th century, a New York City surgeon named Dr. William Coley purposely injected one of his patients with streptococcal bacteria. Coley wasn’t crazy. He hoped the bacterial infection would stimulate an immune response that would slow the spread of his patient’s cancer, which was inoperable. The experiment worked; the patient’s tumor shrank.
For the next 40 years, Coley and his research collaborators would test similar remedies on more than 1,000 cancer patients. They had failures but also many successes, especially among people with bone or soft-tissue cancers. Today, Coley is someti...
Source: TIME: Health - July 27, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Markham Heid Tags: Uncategorized Disease freelance healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Exposure To PFAS Chemicals Could Cause Losses Worth Up To $63 Billion For U.S. Residents
In a new study published in the journal Exposure and Health, a group of researchers found that daily PFAS exposure has been associated with childhood obesity, cancer, and thyroid disease. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - July 27, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Anuradha Varanasi, Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation Source Type: news
Kansas Abortion Vote Offers First Test of New Post-Roe Battleground: State Constitutions
As the heat index topped 100 degrees in Johnson County on Saturday, dozens of canvassers fanned out over affluent suburbs to knock on strangers’ doors and talk about an emotional, fraught, and, in many cases, very personal issue: the Kansas constitution.
The state’s voters are being asked to amend its constitution to explicitly say that it does not contain a right to abortion. The ballot measure, which was first proposed in 2020, is intended to undo a 2019 Kansas Supreme Court ruling that found that right was implicitly part of the state’s governing document.
The Aug. 2 vote will mark the first time the i...
Source: TIME: Health - July 27, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Madeleine Carlisle/Overland Park, KS and Abigail Abrams Tags: Uncategorized 2022 Midterm Elections abortion Health Care Voting Source Type: news
Jared Kushner Reveals Cancer Dx; Docs Warn on 'No Poop July'; The Pharma Bro Returns
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Jared Kushner says in his soon-to-be-published book that he was diagnosed with and treated for thyroid cancer while he was working in the White House during the... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - July 27, 2022 Category: American Health Source Type: news
More Thyroid Cancers ID'd in Patients With No Symptoms
TUESDAY, July 19, 2022 -- More than half of thyroid cancers are identified among patients with no symptoms, according to a study published online July 14 in JAMA Otolaryngology-Head& Neck Surgery.
Mirabelle Sajisevi, M.D., from the University... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - July 19, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Thyroid Nodule Surgeries Find Cancer in 46% of Cases Thyroid Nodule Surgeries Find Cancer in 46% of Cases
As many as 40% of thyroid nodule surgeries involve nodules that are asymptomatic, often detected only by chance during imaging for other purposes. More efforts to prevent overtreatment are needed, say experts.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - July 19, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
AI Tool Could Reduce Unnecessary Thyroid Biopsies AI Tool Could Reduce Unnecessary Thyroid Biopsies
A machine-learning algorithm that analyzes thyroid-nodule ultrasound images correctly identifies likely cancerous nodules 97% of the time, which is on par with thyroid biopsy with fine-needle aspiration, according to research presented at the Endocrine Society annual meeting.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Pathology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pathology Headlines - June 17, 2022 Category: Pathology Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology News Source Type: news
Can Thyroid Cancer Make You Feel Sick?
Title: Can Thyroid Cancer Make You Feel Sick?Category: Diseases and ConditionsCreated: 6/17/2022 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 6/17/2022 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Cancer General)
Source: MedicineNet Cancer General - June 17, 2022 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Warning Signs of Thyroid Cancer
Title: Warning Signs of Thyroid CancerCategory: Diseases and ConditionsCreated: 4/14/2021 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 6/9/2022 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Cancer General)
Source: MedicineNet Cancer General - June 9, 2022 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Janssen Presents Initial Results from the Phase 2 RAGNAR Study of BALVERSA ® (erdafitinib) in Patients with Advanced Solid Tumors with FGFR Alterations
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, June 7, 2022 – The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson today announced initial results from the pivotal Phase 2 RAGNAR study evaluating the investigational use of BALVERSA® (erdafitinib), a fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR) kinase inhibitor, in patients with advanced solid tumors with prespecified FGFR alterations. At a planned interim analysis (IA), responses were observed across a variety of FGFR-driven solid tumors for patients who had exhausted standard treatment options prior to being treated with BALVERSA®.[1] These results will be featured in an oral presentation (...
Source: Johnson and Johnson - June 7, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Innovation Source Type: news
Is Stage 4 Thyroid Cancer Curable?
Title: Is Stage 4 Thyroid Cancer Curable?Category: Diseases and ConditionsCreated: 4/30/2021 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 5/20/2022 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Cancer General)
Source: MedicineNet Cancer General - May 20, 2022 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Metastatic DTC Unaffected by Mode of Preparation for RAI Metastatic DTC Unaffected by Mode of Preparation for RAI
The results of this study suggest the mode of preparation for radioiodine therapy does not impact outcomes among patients with metastatic differentiated thyroid cancer.Journal of the Endocrine Society (Source: Medscape Radiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Radiology Headlines - May 16, 2022 Category: Radiology Tags: Hematology-Oncology Journal Article Source Type: news
Substantial Medical Debt, Bankruptcy Linked to Thyroid Cancer Substantial Medical Debt, Bankruptcy Linked to Thyroid Cancer
Compared to other cancers, patients with thyroid cancer may face more significant financial woes, including higher rates of bankruptcy.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - May 9, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma: Cytomorphologic Features on FNA Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma: Cytomorphologic Features on FNA
This paper presents a comprehensive discussion of the cytologic features of anaplastic thyroid carcinoma, an aggressive thyroid malignancy.American Journal of Clinical Pathology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - May 4, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pathology & Lab Medicine Journal Article Source Type: news
