MARISA WEISS: Hello, I’m Dr. Marisa Weiss, Chief Medical Officer of breastcancer.org, reporting here from ASCO 2023 with WebMD. I just want to tell you about an interesting study that looked at mastectomy rates in women with early stage breast cancer compared to breast preservation therapy.And what they found is that women who had HER-2… […]
By Cara Murez HealthDay ReporterWEDNESDAY, June 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — One of the signature symptoms of COVID-19 infection in the early months of the pandemic was a loss of the sense of smell.Now, new research finds that is no longer the case, thanks to the new variants that have been circulating more recently.The risk of… […]
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterTUESDAY, June 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Radiation therapy might not be necessary in treating some forms of rectal cancer and lymphoma, sparing patients from the toxic treatment, a pair of new clinical trials shows.One trial found that rectal cancer patients whose tumors shrink in response to chemotherapy can safely skip the… […]
By Cara Murez HealthDay ReporterWEDNESDAY, June 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Federal regulators have finalized new guidance on how much inorganic arsenic can be present in apple juice, in an effort to limit the exposure of infants and young children to this environmental contaminant.What is the new limit? 10 parts per billion, a number first proposed… […]
Most indoor air pollution comes from things in your home like your furniture or gas stove that release gas and other debris into the air. Everyday living and pets can also lead to indoor air problems like dust, mold, and dander. Here are some clean air tips for your home.Ventilation and air exchange are a… […]
May 6, 2023 — Breastfeeding in infancy could have an effect on academic test scores later in a child’s life, a new study suggests.The research conducted in the U.K. was published in the Archives of Disease in Childhood. It followed 5,000 kids from infancy in the early 2000s through high school. They were divided into… […]
June 6, 2023 — As doctors and researchers learn more about long COVID, an interesting fact has emerged: Women experiencing menopause and perimenopause appear to be more likely to experience serious complications from the virus. British researchers have newly noted that women at midlife who have long COVID seem to get specific, and severe, symptoms, including… […]
By Cara Murez HealthDay ReporterTUESDAY, June 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Here’s some good news for women with the most common type of breast cancer: Adding a targeted breast cancer drug to hormonal therapy reduced the risk of cancer returning by 25% for women with early-stage disease, a new clinical trial shows. Hormone-receptor (HR) positive/HER2 negative breast… […]
MARK LEWIS: Hello, my name is Dr. Mark Lewis. I’m a gastrointestinal oncologist. I’m the type of doctor that you never want to meet because if you’re in my office that means that you have cancer and in my office specifically it means you have cancer of the gut. Why is this relevant? It’s relevant… […]
ERIC WINER: Hi. I’m Eric Winer. I am a medical oncologist, a medical oncologist that has spent my life focusing on breast cancer and breast cancer research. And I am now the Cancer Center director at Yale University at Yale Comprehensive Cancer Center and the physician in chief at Smilow Cancer Hospital.This year, my presidential… […]
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