Biden administration announces new cancer research initiative
Jul 27, 2023
The program will fall under the purview of the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health, formed as part of the Cancer Moonshot initiative.
Cardiorespiratory fitness tied to reduced cancer incidence, mortality in men
Jul 03, 2023
Moderate and high cardiorespiratory fitness was linked to lower colon cancer incidence; low, moderate and high CRF was linked to lower prostate cancer mortality.
Humor therapy may aid depression, anxiety
Jun 28, 2023
Participants in studies in the literature review included older people in nursing homes, people with Parkinson’s disease and retired women, among others.
1996 to 2020 saw cancer death rates drop across congressional districts
May 16, 2023
The smallest percent of relative declines was seen in the Midwest and Appalachia, whereas the largest declines were seen in the South along the East Coast and southern border.
2021 to 2022 saw decrease in age-adjusted death rate in US
May 04, 2023
The highest overall death rates were seen for persons aged 85 years and older, non-Hispanic American Indian or Alaska Natives, non-Hispanic Black or African Americans, and males.
Review shows high dietary sugar intake tied to harmful health outcomes
Apr 07, 2023
The evidence is stronger for the link to cardiometabolic outcomes based on 73 existing meta-analyses.
Physical activity, sleep duration linked to mortality
Apr 05, 2023
“Our findings suggest that health promotion efforts targeting both physical activity and sleep duration may be more effective in preventing or delaying premature death in middle-aged and older adults...
Low prostate cancer-specific mortality seen for men with localized disease
Mar 13, 2023
Prostate cancer-specific mortality was low for men randomly assigned to active monitoring, prostatectomy or radiotherapy.
Older women still at risk for cancer with BRCA1/2 mutations
Mar 09, 2023
Risk reduction surgeries before age 50 years substantially cut later cancer risk for those with genetic risk.
Ultra-processed food intake linked to cancer burden, mortality
Feb 06, 2023
The risk for cancer, specifically ovarian cancer, increased with each 10% increment in UPF consumption.