August 06, 2025

Could Saliva Replace Blood for Cancer Screening?

Ultra-sensitive Bluetooth biosensor detects breast cancer markers HER2 and CA15-3 in saliva within one second

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July 29, 2025

Chemo's Impact on Brain Explored

Neuroimaging detects reduced grey matter in multiple brain regions among breast cancer patients after chemotherapy, raising concern for long-term cognitive risks.

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August 01, 2025

Physicians Urged to Defend USPSTF Role

The Colorectal Cancer Alliance and partners are urging the Department of Health and Human Services to preserve U.S. Preventive Services Task Force’s evidence-based role in safeguarding access to no-cost colorectal cancer screening.

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July 17, 2025

Hormone Therapy Type Tied to Diverging Risks of Breast Cancer Before Age 55

Researchers found that unopposed estrogen therapy was linked to reduced young-onset breast cancer risk, while estrogen plus progestin therapy increased risk in certain subgroups.

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July 16, 2025

New Guidelines Target Preventive Gaps in Inflammatory Bowel Disease

New clinical recommendations detail updated vaccination and screening protocols to reduce infection and cancer risks in adults with inflammatory bowel disease, particularly those on immune-modifying therapies.

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July 11, 2025

Delayed Breast Cancer Care Triples Death Risk

Delays longer than 90 days before seeking care for breast cancer were linked to a threefold increase in two-year mortality, particularly affecting older and socially isolated patients, according to a multicenter Spanish study.

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July 09, 2025

Chemotherapy Leaves Long-Lasting DNA Scars in Blood

Chemotherapy, while targeting cancer cells, also leaves a lasting mark on normal blood cells by introducing DNA mutations that can persist for decades.

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July 10, 2025

HHS Scraps Preventive Care Panel Meeting

HHS unexpectedly canceled a meeting of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, prompting fears it may be dismantled following similar moves by Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at other federal health agencies.

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May 07, 2024

What’s Keeping the US From Allowing Better Sunscreens?

Examine the FDA's stringent sunscreen regulations and the impact on the availability of advanced sunscreen ingredients in the U.S., as well as bipartisan legislative efforts to modernize these standards.

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