CANCER

Removing skin cancer with Mohs surgery

MAYO CLINIC NEWS NETWORK – Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer. When treated early, it's also the most curable type of cancer. Mohs surgery is one of the most successful surgical treatments for removing skin cancer. The abnormal growth of skin cells that leads to skin cancer develops most often on skin exposed to the sun, such as your scalp, face, lips, ears, neck, arms and hands. However, it can also occur on...

‘Good Days and Bad Days’: Princess of Wales Gives Update on Cancer

THE NEW YORK TIMES – Catherine, the Princess of Wales, said on Friday that she planned to take part in a parade on Saturday marking the birthday of King Charles III, a tentative return to the public stage after confirming in March that she was being treated for cancer. The news, which Catherine released in a highly personal six-paragraph statement, reflected both the progress she has made since she was first hospitalized for abdominal surgery last January...

Leading Democrat Congresswoman Has Pancreatic Cancer

THE NEW YORK TIMES – Representative Sheila Jackson Lee, Democrat of Texas, said on Sunday that she has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer but plans to continue her work in Congress as she undergoes treatment. Ms. Jackson Lee, who at 74 has served nearly three decades in the House, said in a statement that she was undergoing a treatment plan mapped out by her team of doctors. She added that “the road ahead will not...

Tattoos as a risk factor for malignant lymphoma

Tattoo exposure was associated with an increased risk of malignant lymphoma

People Are Missing Early Warning Signs of Colon Cancer

Colorectal cancer has long been associated with obesity, smoking, a sedentary lifestyle, high alcohol intake and diets that are rich in red meat, processed food and sugary drinks.

New Urine Test for Prostate Cancer May Help Reduce Unnecessary Biopsies

HEALTHLINE – Researchers have identified 17 unique genetic markers that are overexpressed by high-grade prostate cancers, which can be screened for accurately using a urine test. Experts say the test can help doctors identify serious cancers while also reducing unnecessary biopsies. Prostate cancers are graded according to a Gleason score. Trusted SourceThe higher the grade the more likely the cancer will spread quickly and grow. This new test could potentially help with diagnosing and treating cancer...

AI improves accuracy of skin cancer diagnoses in Stanford Medicine-led study

Stanford Medicine – A new study led by researchers at Stanford Medicine finds that computer algorithms powered by artificial intelligence based on deep learning can help health care practitioners to diagnose skin cancers more accurately. Even dermatologists benefit from AI guidance, although their improvement is less than that seen for non-dermatologists. “This is a clear demonstration of how AI can be used in collaboration with a physician to improve patient care,” said professor of dermatology and...

Can aspirin help prevent colorectal cancer development and progression?

Experts say there are health benefits for some people in taking aspirin daily.

Francis Collins: Why I’m going public with my prostate cancer diagnosis

THE WASHINGTON POST – Over my 40 years as a physician-scientist, I’ve had the privilege of advising many patients facing serious medical diagnoses. I’ve seen them go through the excruciating experience of waiting for the results of a critical blood test, biopsy or scan that could dramatically affect their future hopes and dreams. But this time, I was the one lying in the PET scanner as it searched for possible evidence of spread of my aggressive...

Mayo Clinic Minute: 3 ways to prevent head and neck cancer

MAYO CLINIC NEWS NETWORK – Throat cancer is one of the fastest-growing cancers, and it is often linked to HPV. Oropharyngeal cancer, or throat cancer, is a type of head and neck cancer that can be divided into two subgroups: HPV-associated cancers and non-HPV-associated cancers. And depending on the type of subgroup, they are treated differently. Dr. Katharine Price, a medical oncologist with the Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, says there are three ways to reduce your risks and help prevent head...

A doctor with lung cancer got a lifesaving treatment after seeing an NBC News report

NBC NEWS – As a pulmonologist, Dr. Gary Gibbon never expected to be diagnosed with lung disease himself, much less be in need of a new set of lungs. “I had no previous medical history of any significance. I was on no medication at all on a regular basis,” Gibbon, of Santa Monica, California, told NBC News. When he developed a cough and then lost weight, Gibbon got a chest X-ray and CT scan of his...

Overdosing on Chemo: A Common Gene Test Could Save Hundreds of Lives Each Year

KFF HEALTH NEWS – One January morning in 2021, Carol Rosen took a standard treatment for metastatic breast cancer. Three gruesome weeks later, she died in excruciating pain from the very drug meant to prolong her life. Rosen, a 70-year-old retired schoolteacher, passed her final days in anguish, enduring severe diarrhea and nausea and terrible sores in her mouth that kept her from eating, drinking, and, eventually, speaking. Skin peeled off her body. Her kidneys and...

A busy colon cancer doctor shares 3 simple things he does to prevent the disease

GI oncologist Dr. Michael Shusterman does these three easy things that fit into his busy schedule.

Cancer Patients Face Frightening Delays in Treatment Approvals

KFF HEALTH NEWS – Marine Corps veteran Ron Winters clearly recalls his doctor’s sobering assessment of his bladder cancer diagnosis in August 2022. “This is bad,” the 66-year-old Durant, Oklahoma, resident remembered his urologist saying. Winters braced for the fight of his life. Little did he anticipate, however, that he wouldn’t be waging war only against cancer. He also was up against the Department of Veterans Affairs, which Winters blames for dragging its feet and setting...

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