Bariatric (weight-loss) surgery may have a surprising – and welcome – side effect, according to a new study. Just 4% of patients with obesity who underwent bariatric surgery developed obesity-associated cancer in a 10-year followup, compared to 8.9% among those who did not have a weight-loss procedure, according to a study to be presented in… Continue reading Bariatric Surgery and Cancer
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40 Percent of Cancers Linked to Weight Issues
An update from the experts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) emphasizes the need for good health habits as a means of avoiding many cancers: Overweight and obesity are associated with increased risk of 13 types of cancer. These cancers account for about 40 percent of all cancers diagnosed in the United… Continue reading 40 Percent of Cancers Linked to Weight Issues
A Vaccine to Fight Cancer
A personalized “cancer vaccine” is coming closer to reality, researchers say. Scientists from the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis tested investigational vaccines in computer simulations of cancer as well as cell cultures and animal models. The results showed that the vaccines could enable the immune system to destroy or drive into remission… Continue reading A Vaccine to Fight Cancer
Too Many Patients Are Delaying Hospice Care
Although hospice can benefit terminally ill patients over a period of time, one in six cancer patients enroll it in only during the last three days of life, according to a new study. The findings, by researchers from the University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine, also revealed a profile of the kind of patient… Continue reading Too Many Patients Are Delaying Hospice Care