The cancer burden in the United States is shifting towards women and younger people, a new American Cancer Society study released Thursday shows, with disease rates in one group—women aged 50 to 64—surpassing those of men for the first time.
The cancer death rate declined by more than one-third over a three-decade period in the United States, though incidence rates for many types of cancer are rising in women and young adults, according to a new report.
Although long considered a disease of aging, certain cancers are turning up more often in younger women, according to a new report.
Annual cancer statistics report identifies persistent racial and ethnic disparities and increases in certain cancers in women and younger adults.
The FTC report found that from 2017 to 2022, three PBMs—UnitedHealth Group's Optum, CVS Health's CVS Caremark and Cigna's Express Scripts—marked up prices at their pharmacies by hundreds or thousands of percent.
Rates of breast and thyroid cancer for women under 50 rose from 2002 to 2021, while men in the same age group had declining rates of melanoma and prostate cancer.
Given a sobering new report from the US surgeon general that argues alcohol should have an advisory label warning about increased cancer risk, more and more people may be committing to a Dry January this year. Giving up booze has a host of proven health benefits, from improved sleep to weight loss to better mood.
Drinking damages the body's DNA, leading to cancerous tissue growth. The safest option is to avoid consumption, experts say.
A new study shows the number of people dying from cancer is on the decline, but more women and younger adults are being diagnosed with it. The annual report from the American Cancer Society, published Thursday in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians,
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Outgoing US President Joe Biden's administration on Wednesday announced a ban on Red Dye No 3, a controversial food and drug coloring long known to cause cancer in animals.