Cancer

Consider the Pros and Cons of Multicancer Early Detection Tests

May 23, 2024 · · Cancer
Approximately 70 percent of cancer-related deaths stem from cancers without established screening tests, according to the American Cancer Society. These cancers frequently elude detection until they reach advanced stages, complicating treatment efforts. Given that the majority of cancers lack established routine screening methods, multi-cancer early detection (MCED) tests are being … Read More

Practice Safe Sun

May 23, 2024 · · Cancer
The American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) encourages everyone to apply safe sun practices when spending time outdoors. Here’s why it’s so important: • Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the United States and one of the most preventable cancers. • People of all skin tones get skin cancer. … Read More

Prostate Cancer

May 23, 2024 · · Cancer
According to the American Cancer Society, about one in eight men in the U.S. will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in his lifetime. Although most men with this disease will not die from it, prostate cancer is still the second leading cause of cancer death in American men (after lung … Read More

Recognize Symptoms of Gynecologic Cancers

Apr 24, 2024 · · Cancer
As we age, the risk of certain health issues, including gynecologic cancers, increases. Arming ourselves with knowledge about symptoms, risk factors, and screening options serves as our best defense given the critical nature of early detection and treatment. Ovarian cancer often remains silent in its early stages, making it challenging … Read More

Be Alert for the Signs of Ovarian, Uterine, and Cervical Cancer

Apr 24, 2024 · · Cancer
Each year nearly 100,000 women in the U.S. are diagnosed with a gynecologic cancer, and the risk increases with age—particularly after menopause. Of the three main gynecologic cancers— cervical, ovarian, and uterine—reliable, routine screening tests are available solely for cervical cancer. Consequently, many cases of gynecologic cancer go unnoticed and … Read More

New FDA-Approved Drug for Ovarian Cancer

Apr 24, 2024 · · Cancer
Ovarian cancer, notoriously difficult to treat, has seen little advancement in treatment, with most cases diagnosed at advanced stages and a survival rate of about 50% beyond five years. The UCLA Health women’s cancer research team aims to change this by developing new treatments for ovarian cancer and other gynecologic … Read More

Navigating the Challenging Journey of Cancer

Apr 24, 2024 · · Cancer
A cancer diagnosis can quickly transform a person into a patient, making the disease feel like a defining and overwhelming presence in one’s life. Anxious thoughts and treatment side effects become constant companions. However, the practice of mindfulness meditation, particularly through guided sessions led by experts at institutions like the … Read More

Colonoscopy Is a Highly Effective Screening Test, but Should You Get One After Age 75?

Apr 23, 2024 · · Cancer
Nobody wants to think about, much less undergo, colorectal cancer screening, especially if it involves having a colonoscopy. But it’s definitely worth keeping up with routine colonoscopies, says Mount Sinai gastroenterologist Brijen J. Shah, MD. “Colonoscopy is considered the gold-standard screening test for colorectal cancer, since it checks the entire … Read More

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