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January 26, 2023
What’s driving the improvement in U.S. cancer survival rates?The cancer death rate in the U.S. has declined 33 percent since 1991, thanks largely to new treatments, gains in early cancer detection and, most significantly, a sharp decline in tobacco use.
January 24, 2023
The most preventable cancer: How HPV vaccination decreases cervical cancer riskNot only has vaccination proven to be an effective tool in recent years, it’s made cervical cancer one of the most preventable cancers.
January 17, 2023
Why are cancer rates rising in adults under 50?Over the last few decades, doctors have been seeing dramatic increases in cancer in adults younger than 50. The disturbing trend has scientists searching for reasons behind the sharp increase in early-onset cancer, how best to screen for or detect cancers in young adults, whether the cancers are different types of common cancers in older adults and which treatments show promise for younger people.
January 5, 2023
Study: Lifestyle changes may prevent nearly half of the world’s cancer deathsA recent comprehensive global study investigated cancer cases that were attributable to modifiable risk factors. It found that nearly half of cancer deaths worldwide, 44.4 percent, may have been avoidable if the victims had paid attention to factors that raised cancer risk and made lifestyle changes to reduce those risks.
December 27, 2022
HPV vaccine compliance still lags as researchers eye a one-shot protocolVarious factors and a growing mistrust of vaccines are among some of the reasons why HPV vaccine rates may lag behind traditional recommended childhood vaccines
April 20, 2022
Patients have options to restore their voice after head and neck cancer treatmentFor patients with head and neck cancers, cancer symptoms and treatment side effects often complicate two innate tasks that are usually taken for granted—speaking and swallowing.
March 23, 2022
For prostate cancer patients, it’s always good to know the scoreThe Gleason score is a critical calculation designed to help determine the extent of the disease, the aggressiveness of the cancer cells and how it may be treated.
November 17, 2021
What’s new in cancer immunotherapy?To find new ways to expand the use of immunotherapy drugs, scientists and doctors are researching new ways to increase the use of these therapies and help stimulate the immune system to better recognize and attack cancer cells.
August 10, 2021
8 things we’ve learned about cancer from animalsHuman beings aren’t the only creatures affected by cancer. Sometimes it’s a family pet or an animal in the wild.
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