For people who are at high risk of developing pancreatic cancer, regular imaging tests to monitor the pancreas may help detect the disease at an earlier stage than when pancreatic cancer is typically diagnosed in the general population, according to a new study. The study also suggests that detecting pancreatic...

Surveillance for People at High Risk of Pancreatic Cancer

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Other types of surgery besides double mastectomies are equally good at lowering death rates in women with cancer in one breast.

Double mastectomies don't increase cancer survival, study suggests

In the last 6 months prior to PDAC diagnosis, visceral and subcutaneous adipose tissue decreased by 12.9% and 14.7%, respectively. LDL, total cholesterol and triglycerides also decreased before diagnosis. In the 36 months prior to diagnosis of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, researchers observed “predominant changes” in patients’ body composition and biochemical...

Body fat, metabolic changes before pancreatic cancer diagnosis may aid in early detection

Cancer Health

On July 11, the American Cancer Society (ACS) announced a new collaboration with Trial Library, Inc., and the Prostate Cancer Clinical Trials Consortium (PCCTC) to support a national initiative to accelerate the recruitment of Black patients to prostate cancer clinical trials. Despite declines in overall cancer mortality in the United...

A New Effort to Recruit Black Patients of Clinical Trials

Most cancer patients suffer poor mental health but few patients or clinicians are empowered to address it. There is an unintended collusion in the health system to deny the effect cancer can have on mental health. Managing mental health should be an integral part of the treatment and care for...

How to Treat Cancer in Its Entirety

People with type 2 diabetes who used glucagon-like peptide analogs such as Ozempic or Mounjaro had a lower risk for multiple types of cancer compared with those who used insulin, according to study results published in JAMA Network Open. Overweight and obesity have been linked to at least 13 types...

Weight-Loss Drugs May Prevent 10 Types of Cancer

Sapna Patel, MD, a widely renowned melanoma oncologist and clinical investigator, has joined the University of Colorado Cancer Center and the CU Department of Medicine, with a goal of helping to build a “pinnacle of skin cancer treatment” in the Rocky Mountains. “I’m so thrilled to be here,”...

Building a Pinnacle Program for Skin Cancer Treatment in the Rockies

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A Massachusetts man can speak again after a rare voice box transplant that replaced his cancerous larynx, reports The Associated Press (AP). Laryngeal cancer is cancer of the larynx, or voice box, which helps with speaking, breathing and swallowing. The larynx also contains one’s vocal cords. Each year, about 12,500 people in the United States are diagnosed with laryngeal cancer, and about 4,000 people die from it annually, according to the Cleveland Clinic.

Rare Voice Box Transplant Helps Man With Laryngeal Cancer Speak Again

Highly pathogenic H5N1 influenza viruses spread mostly among birds, but occasional infections in mammals do occur. The first documented outbreak of H5N1 in cattle occurred in the United States in spring 2024. During this outbreak, the virus has spread within and between cattle herds. In addition to poultry, cats and people have also been infected. If the virus spread through the human population, it could pose a great risk to public health. Yet how the cow H5N1 virus transmits between mammals isn’t well understood.

Testing Transmission and Infection of H5N1 Flu From Cows

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César Serrano went from having trouble breathing to learning that he only had three months to live. The asthma medication his doctor prescribed wasn’t helping, so he ordered a CT scan and biopsy, which led to his stage-four lung cancer diagnosis. "Honestly, no one's prepared for something like...

He thought he only had months to live, but a new cancer test changed that

Surgery isn’t a typical treatment for multiple myeloma. But in some cases, surgery may be necessary to address complications from the disease. Multiple myeloma is a rare type of cancer that causes abnormal cells to develop in your bone marrow. As multiple myeloma spreads, it can lead to bone damage or loss.

The Role of Surgery in Treating Multiple Myeloma

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A new program launched by the University of Colorado Cancer Center, in partnership with the Center for Health, Work, and Environment at the Colorado School of Public Health (ColoradoSPH), aims to provide comprehensive support to cancer patients as they balance work responsibilities and treatment. “The physical and emotional challenges that...

A New Colorado Program Supports Working Cancer Patients

Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is a type of cancer that affects the blood and bone marrow. It can progress slowly and may not cause many symptoms. Although it is treatable, it’s not considered to be curable. In the early stages, CLL often doesn't require treatment immediately, as studies have...

Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL): When to Treat Cancer or Hold Off

We asked oncology experts what questions patients should ask their doctors soon after receiving a cancer diagnosis. This is their advice. Receiving a cancer diagnosis can be shocking, overwhelming and comes with a ton of new information — from disease types and stages to new drug names and treatment types. Patients and their loved ones may have a list of questions running through their minds, or they may not know what to ask.

Questions Patients Should Ask After a Cancer Diagnosis

The most common type of brain tumor, meningioma, grows from the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord. Usually they are benign, which means they are not cancerous. However, a subset of meningiomas behave aggressively, recur rapidly despite surgery and radiation, and often cause death. To guess whether a tumor...

More to Brain Tumors Than Meets the Eye

Researchers have demonstrated that adding metastasis-directed radiation therapy to standard-of-care chemotherapy may improve progression-free survival in patients with oligometastatic pancreatic cancer, according to a recent study published by Ludmir et al in the Journal of Clinical Oncology and previously presented at the 2024 ASCO Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium (Abstract 603). Background.

Metastasis-Directed Radiation Therapy Plus Chemotherapy in Oligometastatic Pancreatic Cancer

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Billiards icon Jeanette Lee, 53, who was diagnosed with advanced stage ovarian cancer in 2021 and suffered a heart attack earlier this year, has offered fans a health update, revealing she has started cardio rehabilitation and is "fighting a good fight" while battling chronic pain and weakness after undergoing chemotherapy for three years.

‘Black Widow’ Billiards Legend Jeannette Lee, 53, Starts Rehab After Surviving Heart Attack Amid Ovarian Cancer Treatment & Chronic Pain

R-ICE is a treatment for non-Hodgkin’s and Hodgkin’s lymphoma. It combines four chemotherapy drugs that kill cancer cells and is often used prior to a stem cell transplant. R-ICE is a chemotherapy protocol that combines a variety of drugs that aim to destroy cancer cells. It’s given in...

What Is the R-ICE Chemotherapy Protocol?

Hard palate cancer is a rare oral cancer that forms on the roof of your mouth. While the exact cause may be unclear, some of the most common risk factors include tobacco and alcohol use. This form of cancer often appears as a bump or sore in your mouth that...

What to Know About Hard Palate Cancer

A second dendritic cell vaccine has received fast track designation from the Food and Drug Administration. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted a fast track designation to a dendritic cell vaccine for the treatment of patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. Immuno-oncology company Diakonos Oncology Corporation announced the designation...

FDA Fast Tracks Pancreatic Cancer Vaccine

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Reconsidering End-of-Life Treatment for People With Advanced Cancer

Intensive treatment near the end of life may not be the best option for people with very advanced cancer, according to study results reported in JAMA...

Reconsidering End-of-Life Treatment for People With Advanced Cancer

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