From 1999 to 2020, esophageal cancer deaths among Black adults showed a significant decrease while remaining stable among White adults. This trend narrowed the racial mortality gap, as revealed by a recent study published on July 24 in the Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology.
Cancer
Cancer is not just one disease, but a large group of almost one hundred diseases. Its two main characteristics are uncontrolled growth of the cells in the human body and the ability of these cells to migrate from the original site and spread to distant sites. If the spread is not controlled, cancer can result in death.
Lung Cancer Screening Awareness Critical for Smokers
People who have smoked in the past can catch lung cancer early through annual CT screening, which makes it easier to treat.
Most Americans do not know about this important screening, according to a recent survey.
Depression Increases Death Risk for Women with Breast Cancer, Study Shows
It was found in a new study that depression can significantly lower the survival chances of women with breast cancer.
Women with both breast cancer and depression are more than three times as likely to die compared to women without either condition. In comparison, breast cancer patients without depression are only 45% more likely to die than healthy women.
Daily Low-Dose Aspirin and Colon Cancer: New Insights
It has been known that taking a small dose of aspirin every day helps prevent colon cancer. But recent research shows that people who benefit the most are those with a higher risk of getting the disease due to their lifestyle.
Melanoma – The Dark Invader: Deadly Skin Cancer
In the lexicon of modern medicine, ‘melanoma’ rings a bell with the timbre of alarming urgency, echoing its formidable reputation as one of the most deadly skin cancers known to humankind. This insidious disease weaves a complex tapestry of symptoms, signs, and biological transformations that are often as enigmatic as they are menacing.
Balancing Benefits and Risks: Exploring the Link Between Hormonal Contraceptives and Breast Cancer
New research has found that using progestogen-only birth control pills slightly raises the risk of breast cancer, similar to the risk associated with pills containing both progestogen and estrogen. A study published in PLOS Medicine on March 21 showed that after five years of use, both types of contraceptives led to a 20% to 30% increased risk of breast cancer.
Cancer-free future – World Cancer Day
This World Cancer Day, WHO urges all governments to act now to detect breast cancer earlier, diagnose it faster, treat it better and give everyone
Tabrecta – capmatinib – approved for non-small cell lung cancer in adults
U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Tabrecta (capmatinib) for the treatment of adult patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) that has spread to other
Fat injection safe for breast reconstruction after mastectomy in breast cancer patients
For women undergoing breast cancer surgery, a technique called lipofilling — using the patient’s own fat cells to optimize the results of breast reconstruction —
Bixin protects skin against solar UV induced damage
Researchers have discovered that a compound found in the natural food additive annatto prevents the formation of cancer cells and skin damage from UV radiation