New Guidelines Aim to Help Cancer Patients Quit Smoking
The National Comprehensive Cancer Network has released new patient guidelines offering evidence-based strategies to help individuals with cancer quit smoking.
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New Guidelines Aim to Help Cancer Patients Quit Smoking
The National Comprehensive Cancer Network has released new patient guidelines offering evidence-based strategies to help individuals with cancer quit smoking.
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How Many Years Cancer Patients Gain by Quitting Smoking
New research examines survival benefits for cancer patients who quit smoking within the first six months after diagnosis, compared to those who quit later.
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Phosphocholine Counteracts PM2.5 Toxicity in the Lungs
Researchers find that phosphocholine—an important component in the body’s metabolism—can counteract the toxic effects of PM2.5 on lung cells.
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Cancer Drug Candidate Shows Promise in Preventing COVID-19 Lung Damage
The drug targets myeloid cells, preventing their entry into infected tissues and reducing inflammation caused by COVID-19.
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Microplastics in Human Body May Increase Disease Risk, Study Warns
Rising global levels of micro- and nanoplastics could exacerbate risks of chronic lung disease, cancer, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease, according to new research.
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Cancer Surgeon Confirmed as New NIH Director
Monica M. Bertagnolli, MD, was installed as the 17th director of the National Institutes of Health, becoming the first surgeon and the second woman to hold the position.
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Air Pollution Increases Breast Cancer Odds
Living in an area with high levels of particulate air pollution is associated with an increased incidence of breast cancer, according to researchers at the National Institutes of Health.
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Exercise Offsets Mortality Risks of Abnormal Sleep Duration
Meeting the World Health Organization’s exercise recommendations may eliminate certain disease risks associated with sleeping too long or too little.
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Vapers and Smokers Show Similar Levels of DNA Damage
The findings are “highly relevant” for public health agencies and regulators who aim to keep dangerous products away from vulnerable groups, including children and adolescents, according to the study’s senior author.
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NIH Grant Funds Cancer Prevention mRNA Vaccine Research
A multidisciplinary team of Weill Cornell Medicine researchers have received a five-year $5.7 million grant from the National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health to fund a center aimed at developing messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines to deter cancer development in at-risk groups.
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DNA Barcoding Reveals Cancer Cells’ Ability to Evade the Immune System
Some cancer cells can deploy parallel mechanisms to evade the immune system’s defenses as well as resist immunotherapy treatment, according to a new study from the Garvan Institute of Medical Research.
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Obstructive Sleep Apnea Linked to Increased Risk of Cancer, Reduced Cognitive Function, Increased Risk of Blood Clots
People who suffer from obstructive sleep apnea are at an increased risk of cancer and emboli, and a decline in cognitive functions.
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Lung Cancer Immunotherapy Drug Combination Could Help Patients Live Longer
Research from Cedars-Sinai Cancer finds an immunotherapy drug combination Improves survival for patients with immunotherapy-resistant, non-small cell lung cancer.
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Smoking Cessation for Cancer Patients Effective
A smoking cessation program that recruits cancer patients while they are receiving cancer care is more effective at enrollment and quit rates, and cheaper than other programs.
Read MoreCoVac-1 COVID Vaccine May Provide Protection for Cancer Patients with B-cell Deficiencies
The novel CoVac-1 COVID vaccine induced T-cell immune responses in 93% of patients with B-cell deficiencies, including many patients with leukemia and lymphoma.
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Pandemic Led to Shorter Survival Rates for Patients with Cancer
Pandemic-related slowdowns of cancer surgeries may result in shorter survival rates for patients with cancer, according to a new modeling study published in Canadian Medical Association Journal.
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Study Looks at Bladder Cancer Risk in E-cigarette Users
Researchers found that people who use electronic cigarettes and sometimes other tobacco products had substances in their urine that have been linked to bladder cancer.
Read MoreStudy: Mint, Menthol E-cigarette Liquids High in Cancer-causing Compound
A cancer-causing compound banned by US regulators last year as a food additive has been found at potentially dangerous levels in mint and menthol flavored e-cigarette liquids and smokeless tobacco products, researchers said on...
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Low Oxygen in Skin May Signal Higher Complication Risk After Sarcoma Treatment
Complications from pre-operative radiation of soft tissue sarcoma can be predicted by transcutaneous oximetry to allow for interventions.
Read MoreTechnology Developed to Improve Lung Cancer Detection, Treatment
Researchers from Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine have developed new technology to improve the detection of tumors in patients with early-stage lung cancer.
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Physicians ‘Vital’ in Explaining Smoking and Bladder Cancer Link
A new study acknowledges the role of physicians in educating patients with bladder cancer about the dangers of tobacco.
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