Oncology
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Can skin bleaching lead to cancer?
Prevalence of skin bleaching in several African countries ranged from 25% in Mali (based on a 1993 survey of 210 women) to a high of 79.25% in...
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Exercise tied to lower mortality risk across cancer types
Regular exercise can significantly reduce a cancer survivor’s mortality from cancer or other causes.
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Is this the best screening test for prostate cancer?
Researchers from the United Kingdom found that half of men with apparently “safe” PSA levels had clinically significant prostate cancers when...
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NAFLD raises risk for colorectal adenomatous polyps
In the fully adjusted model, NAFLD was a significant independent risk factor for adenomatous polyps but not for nonadenomatous polyps.
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BCR is unreliable surrogate for overall survival in prostate cancer
The correlation between BCR-free survival and overall survival ranged from low to moderate.
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FDA to step up oversight of cosmetics, assess ‘forever chemicals’
The cosmetic products include makeup products, nail polishes, shaving creams, other grooming products, perfumes, face and body cleansers, hair...
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Making one key connection may increase HPV vax uptake
The understanding that human papillomavirus causes oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) has been linked with increased likelihood of...
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Urine test shows promise for diagnosing urothelial carcinoma
“The idea is that this could be used as kind of a first-pass screening tool for patients with hematuria that could potentially obviate the need...
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Mohs found to confer survival benefit in localized Merkel cell carcinoma
Results provide “preliminary data suggesting that treatment of localized, early-stage MCC with MMS may result in the most optimal patient survival...
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Risky drinking common in cancer survivors
The numbers are “staggering. Most concerning ... is that those on cancer treatment are engaged in a similar level of risky drinking.”
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Cancer rates rise among people under age 50
“If we don’t understand what’s causing this risk and we can’t do something to change it, we’re afraid that as time goes on, it’s going to become a...