Colonoscopies…mammograms…PSA tests…lung cancer screenings—sometimes it seems that every doctor appointment includes a recommendation for some sort of cancer screening. Few patients question this—getting screened for...
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Alert: New Mammography Screening Guidelines
Earlier this year, the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), an independent, national volunteer group of experts in disease prevention and evidence-based medicine, updated its...
Cervical Cancer Affects Older Women, Too
Women in their mid-60s and older often stop having cervical cancer screenings. That’s because most major medical organizations advise women to stop screening once they...
Big Breakthrough in Cancer Detection
Every year, more than 600,000 Americans die from cancer. But here’s an equally disturbing statistic—seven out of 10 of those deaths are from cancers that...
When the Doctor Says “Cancer”, What to Do Next
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...
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...
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.
