When doctors say the word “cancer,” patients feel fear. Kathy Giusti certainly felt it when she learned that she had multiple myeloma, a form of...
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New Weight Loss Drugs Reduce Cancer Risk
The new weight loss drugs are called glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RA). The first drug, exenatide (Byetta), was approved to treat type 2 diabetes (T2D)...
New Study Supports Air Pollution as a Breast Cancer Risk
It’s no surprise that air pollution is bad for our bodies, especially respiratory systems. But what about cancer? A recent study from researchers at the...
New Diabetes Drugs Can Reduce Risk of Colon Cancer
Trulicity, Ozempic, Victoza, and Rybelsus…you’ve probably heard of at least a few of these brand-name drugs on TV. They’re a relatively new class of drugs...
New Study Supports Medication for Breast Cancer Prevention
Certain drugs can help prevent breast cancer in women who are high risk. From previous studies, breast cancer researchers know that a class of drugs...
A False-Positive Mammogram Is a Cancer Warning
Breast cancer screening with mammography reduces the risk of dying from breast cancer by 20 percent by finding cancer early when it can be treated...
How to Catch Cancer Early
The COVID-19 pandemic itself was bad enough, but it had a negative effect that few anticipated: more cases of advanced cancer. That’s because during the...
Cancer Treatment Gets Personal
Cancer treatment has come a long way since Hippocrates proposed that it was caused by a buildup of black bile. Remedies ranged from powdered worms...
Alternatives to Colonoscopy
Colon cancer screening guidelines from the US Preventive Services Taskforce, the American Cancer Society and gastroenterology organizations call for most adults to get screened starting...
A Chinese Herb May Reduce the Risk of Colon Polyps
A Chinese herb reduced the risk of precancerous colon polyps from returning, according to a new study.
Don’t Mess Up Your Colonoscopy! My Secret for More Effective—and Gentler—Prep
The typical bowel prep for colonoscopy is often inadequate, which can make the test less accurate. Tips for more successful—and gentler—prep here…
6 Signs That DCIS Is Likely to Become Invasive Breast Cancer
Most women choose surgery and radiation even though DCIS usually doesn’t become invasive breast cancer. New guidelines help make a better choice.
