Category: Cancer
Bone marrow transplant survival has improved substantially, Fred Hutch study finds
Despite older, sicker patients, mortality rate dropped by one-third within 10-year period
Warning: This story may cause alarm — or apathy
Under its Prop. 65, California has designated more than 900 substances as toxic, ranging from the seemingly benign aloe vera to the deadly chemical benzene.
Mailed test kits helped more women get screened for cervical cancer
Mailing self-sampling kits that test for HPV — the virus that can cause cervical cancer — helps more women get screened for the cancer.
Melanoma rates drop sharply among teens, young adults, UW study finds
The finding suggests that public-health efforts advocating sun protection are changing behaviors among Millennials and Post-Millennials.
Fred Hutch takes over cooking website for cancer patients
Cook for Your Life, a website that teaches healthy cooking to cancer patients and their families, has become part of Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.
Men over 40 with faulty BRCA2 gene should be tested annually for prostate cancer
If several members of your family have had breast or prostate cancer and particularly if there are any incidences of male breast cancer, talk to your doctor.
Compression Garments Can Ease Lymphedema. Covering Costs? Not So Easy.
Lymphedema is incurable, but compression stockings, sleeves and gloves help prevent complications such as swelling and infection. But they’re expensive.
A Million-Dollar Marketing Juggernaut Pushes 3D Mammograms
Manufacturers have spend millions to market 3D mammograms even though they haven’t been shown to be more effective than traditional mammograms.
UW doctor seeks to make African American women more aware of endometrial cancer
Most women know to check for breast cancer and to get a yearly pap smear to check for cervical cancer. But few are aware of the risk of endometrial cancer.
Will eating chicken reduce your risk of breast cancer?
The association between eating chicken and a lowered breast cancer risk may because of eating less red meat — not some protective factor in chicken.
Modern Wildfires Pose New Health Risks For Firefighters
New research underscores the risks that modern wildfires pose to firefighters’ long-term health, including an increased risk of cancer.
There’s no evidence 5G is going to harm our health, so let’s stop worrying about it
The radio frequencies powering 5G will be well below the exposure limits known to cause harm.
Proton therapy for prostate cancer: does the evidence support the hype?
While proton therapy has been shown to be effective for prostate cancer, no consistent advantage has been seen for either long-term survival or quality of life.
UW researchers turn back the genetic clock to see how cancer evolves
It’s possible to take precancerous cells back in time, so to speak, to identify the genetic mutations that triggered their transformation.
Measles and cancer patients. What to do?
Measles is worrisome to cancer patients because those receiving chemotherapy or recovering from a transplant may have weakened immunity.