by Woody Weingarten | Jan 5, 2019 | 'Rollercoaster…' posts
Fat cells can fuel the growth and spread of skin cancer, new Sloan Kettering study findsIs being fat a potential cause for a surge in cancer?Possibly.At least if you believe a story by Matthew Tontonoz a while back on the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center...
by Woody Weingarten | Dec 25, 2018 | 'Rollercoaster…' posts
New screenings and treatments are helping to boost the number of cancer survivors in the U.S.By 2026, some 20.3 million cancer survivors will be living in the United States — up from 15.5 million a decade earlier.That, according to a recent article in Parade magazine...
by Woody Weingarten | Dec 11, 2018 | 'Rollercoaster…' posts
Agency and task force disagree on when people should start screening for colon cancer Whether U.S. adults should start colon cancer screening at age 45 or 50 is still in doubt.The most recent guidelines from the American Cancer Society advocate the former, but an...
by Woody Weingarten | Dec 2, 2018 | 'Rollercoaster…' posts
New data shows less invasive operation causes more deaths for women with cervical cancerIn news that may appear counter-intuitive, two studies have shown a higher death rate for a less invasive version of a cancer operation in women.According to a recent Associate...
by Woody Weingarten | Nov 23, 2018 | 'Rollercoaster…' posts
After tests with rats, 2 U.S. agencies clash over whether cellphone use can cause cancerTwo federal agencies are at odds about cellphone radiation.According to a recent Associated Press story by Lauren Neergaard and Seth Borenstein, “one says it causes cancer in...
