Virginia fared better than Tennessee in the 2023 America’s Health Rankings, but data show both states have much to improve upon. Virginia ranked 19th overall in U.S. health rankings while Tennessee placed 44th, according to the United Health Foundation’s America’s Health Rankings 2023 Annual Report released earlier this month. The annual rankings, released in partnership … Read more
Today the Latin American and Caribbean Society of Medical Oncology (SLACOM) and National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®) host the Latin American Regional Breast Cancer Summit: Advocating and Implementing Guideline-Concordant Cancer Care for Patients. Esteemed experts from Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Columbia, Peru, and the United States will present challenges, barriers, and potential solutions for improving access … Read more
At the end of the day, the Tulsa Global Alliance is about bringing people together — even those living far, far apart. No one embodied that spirit better than Cathy Izzo. Izzo, who served as the Global Alliance’s Sister Cities program coordinator for 17 years, died in 2022. But on a cold, clear Monday afternoon, … Read more
A new research paper was published in Oncotarget’s Volume 14 on October 4, 2023, entitled, “Determination of genetic predisposition to early breast cancer in women of Kazakh ethnicity.” Breast cancer (BC) is the most common type of cancer among women in Kazakhstan. To date, little data are available on the spectrum of genetic variation in … Read more
Treating cancer is becoming increasingly complex, but also offers more and more possibilities. After all, the better a tumor’s biology and genetic features are understood, the more treatment approaches there are. To be able to offer patients personalized therapies tailored to their disease, laborious and time-consuming analysis and interpretation of various data is required. Researchers … Read more
In a recent clinical trial published in JAMA Network Open, researchers from the United States of America (USA) assessed and compared the effectiveness of acupuncture and massage therapy for musculoskeletal pain in 298 patients with advanced cancer. They found that both treatments could reduce pain, fatigue, and insomnia in patients while improving their quality of … Read more
Maria Menounos feared she was “going to explode inside” before being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. The 45-year-old presenter can still remember the excruciating pain she felt after tucking into a farro salad while on a plane last year, and she eventually sought medical help when her other symptoms, including bloating, diarrhoea, and stomach pain, persisted. … Read more
Women living and working in places with higher levels of fine particle air pollution are more likely to get breast cancer than those living and working in less polluted areas. Results of the first study to take account of the effects of both residential and workplace exposure to air pollution on breast cancer risk are … Read more
Goldie Hawn and Barry Manilow have led tributes to Suzanne Somers following her death. The ‘Three’s Company’ star passed away aged 76 on Sunday (15.10.23) after battling breast cancer for more than 20 years, and she has now been remembered by her famous friends from across the entertainment industry who have shared messages in her … Read more
High-grade serous ovarian carcinoma (HGSOC) is the most common type of ovarian cancer. It is also the most lethal form, in part because clinicians do not have effective ways to screen women for it during the cancer’s early stages, when it’s easiest to treat. For patients with a pelvic mass (an abnormal lump or growth … Read more