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Most thyroid cancers are slow-moving and, if caught early, curable.
But some patients can present with what's known as an anaplastic thyroid carcinoma (ATC) -- a rare and very aggressive tumor with a very poor prognosis.
Now, a clinical trial offers new hope to patients with a certain subtype of this tumor.
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Wegovy, Ozempic and other drugs known as GLP-1 analogues have become wildly popular for controlling diabetes and helping folks lose weight.
There were concerns that longer term use of the drugs might raise users' odds for thyroid cancer, but a Swedish study of more than 435,000 people finds no evidence to support that notion.
"Many people take these medicines, so it is important t...
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
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- April 10, 2024
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Microwaves could offer an alternative to surgery for some people with thyroid cancer, a new study suggests.
Microwave ablation, which uses heat to destroy tumors, more effectively targeted thyroid cancers on multiple parts of the gland than surgery did, researchers report April 2 in the journal Radiology.
Microw...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- April 3, 2024
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Cancer deaths continue to decline in the United States, with more than 4 million deaths prevented since 1991, a new report shows.
But more people are developing cancers than ever, making the dreaded disease a continued threat to human health, according to the new report
Dropping a load of pounds through weight-loss surgery can significantly decrease your risk of developing or dying from cancer, according to three new studies.
Obese folks who underwent bariatric surgery were at least two times less likely to develop certain types of cancer and more than three times less likely to die of cancer than heavy people who didn't get the procedure, according to a...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- June 8, 2022
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The early months of the COVID-19 pandemic kept millions of Americans away from routine cancer screenings. Now a new study finds that many U.S. screening programs were still not back to normal by 2021.
The study, of more than 700 cancer facilities nationwide, found that in January 2021 - a year after COVID's emergence in the United States - most still had not recovered their pre-pandemic s...
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- March 21, 2022
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People with cancer may be at increased risk for a rare neurological disorder called Guillain-Barré syndrome, new research has found.
"Previous studies have suggested there may be a link between cancer and Guillain-Barré syndrome, but just how often people develop
President Joe Biden announced Wednesday that he is giving a new push to the cancer moonshot initiative that he first led during the Obama administration.
In his announcement, Biden said the program would aim to boost prevention, screening and research with a target of reducing the cancer death rate by 50% over the ne...
- Robert Preidt and Robin Foster
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- February 3, 2022
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Thyroid cancer diagnoses have spiked for U.S. women this past decade.
That's why it's essential to pay attention to this small gland at the base of your neck. The thyroid is an important part of your endocrine system, producing a hormone that helps control metabolism.
"While there is no known way to prevent
Patients who undergo surgery for certain types of cancer may have better short-term survival if they receive a particular anti-nausea drug, a preliminary study suggests.
Among more than 74,000 patients who had cancer surgery, researchers found that those who received the drug -- called dexamethasone -- were less likely to die in the next 90 days.
The vast majority of all patients su...
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
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- October 12, 2021
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Twenty years on, responders to the World Trade Center attacks in New York City are showing increased risks of certain cancers, two new studies confirm.
Researchers found higher-than-average rates of prostate cancer among firefighters, medics and other workers who toiled at the disaster site on and after Sept. 11, 2001.
And compared with firefighters from other major U.S. cities...
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
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- September 13, 2021
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