By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, June 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A twice-daily pill can dramatically reduce the risk of breast cancer recurrence in women who are genetically prone to the disease, researchers report. The pill — olaparib (Lynparza) — works by blocking a natural enzyme called PARP … Read more
Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, May 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A first-of-its-kind study suggests that slow-growing breast cancers can be treated with a highly targeted tumor-freezing technique, eliminating the need for invasive surgery. Testing to date suggests that the technique is effective among women over 60 diagnosed with relatively low-risk breast cancer. “Cryoablation is … Read more
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, April 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Most people know obesity can lead to diabetes or heart disease, but excess weight can play a role in cancer, too, researchers say. A new study found that breast cancer survivors who are overweight have a statistically significant increased risk of developing a … Read more
The online survey was conducted from Jan. 15 through Feb. 7, 2021. “We were certainly seeing individuals delay coming in for radiation because of concerns related to COVID,” Dr. Karen Winkfield, executive director of the Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance in Nashville, Tenn., said at the news conference. “But we have done a wonderful job in radiation … Read more
It’s possible, Abnet said, that similar mechanisms could also contribute to squamous cell carcinoma in the esophagus and to laryngeal cancer. Whether treating GERD cuts those cancer risks “remains an open question,” he said. In the United States, he noted, the major drivers of the cancers studied here are smoking and heavy drinking. … Read more
More study is needed to better understand whether there is a cause-effect relationship between metformin and cancer or whether the increased risk owes to an absence of protection from metformin, Sandler said. The findings were published Jan. 29 in the Annals of Oncology. Metformin has been hailed as something of a miracle for … Read more