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Tennis Legend Martina Navratilova Diagnosed With Throat, Breast Cancer

Tennis legend Martina Navratilova, who won 59 grand slam titles in her career, announced Monday that she has both stage 1 breast cancer and throat cancer.

Navratilova, 66, first found an enlarged lymph node in her neck last fall, her agent Mary Greenham told CNN.

That happened sometime between Oct. 31 and Nov. 7 during the during the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Fi...

Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
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January 3, 2023
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Race Could Affect Outcomes in Head-and-Neck Cancers

Black patients with head-and-neck cancers have twice the death rates of white patients, and a new study suggests race itself underlies those differences.

"What is unique about our study is it strongly supports the conclusion that Black patients seem to respond to therapy differently than white patients,"said study author

Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter

December 19, 2022

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Vaping May Be Worse Than Smoking for Your Nose and Throat

E-cigarette and hookah water pipe users may be at greater risk than tobacco cigarette smokers for cancers of the nose, sinuses and throat, according to a new study.

That's because vapers and

March 1, 2022

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Most Americans Don't Know Alcohol Can Raise Cancer Risk

Most American adults don't know that alcohol boosts cancer risk, but a majority support steps to increase awareness of the link, a new nationwide survey shows.

""It is important that people are made fully aware of the potential harms of alcohol so that they may make informed decisions about alcohol consumption," said study author Kara Wiseman. She's an assistant professor of public health...

Robert Preidt
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January 31, 2022
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HPV Vaccination Could Rid U.S. of Most Mouth, Throat Cancers in Men

How do you prevent nearly 1 million cases of mouth and throat cancers in American men in this century? Find a way to reach an 80% HPV vaccination rate among adolescents, a new study suggests.

HPV vaccination protects against the human papillomavirus (HPV), which is the leading cause of cancer in the oropharynx. It's...

Robert Preidt
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December 23, 2021
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Throat Cancers Tied to HPV Are Rising Among U.S. Men, Women

You might have heard a lot about the human papillomavirus (HPV) and its role in cervical cancer, but this sexually transmitted virus can also cause another type of cancer.

Rates of oropharyngeal cancer, which occurs in the middle part of the throat, are rising rapidly among older men throughout the United States. They're also growing among women in the Southeast and Midwest.

Investi...

Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
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December 21, 2021
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- Cancer: Misc. Cancer: Throat Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Misc. Viruses

HPV Vaccine Is Reducing Cervical Cancers in Teens, Young Women

The first wave of girls to receive the HPV vaccine are much less likely to contract or die from cervical cancer than women just a few years older, a new study reports.

Nearly all cases of cervical cancer are caused by human papillomavirus (HPV), for which a vaccine has been available since 2006.

Cervical cancer deaths and cases have fallen dramatically among 14- to 24-year-old women...