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How does alcohol cause cancer?
Research suggests that alcohol drives cancer by at least five different mechanisms, with the risk of cancer increasing the more a person drinks. And the carcinogenic effects of alcohol may be more pronounced in people with a genetic predisposition to cancer.
Although long considered a disease of aging, certain cancers are turning up more often in younger women, according to a new report.
Cancer diagnoses are expected to exceed two million in 2025, with approximately 618,120 deaths predicted, according to the American Cancer Society’s annual cancer trends report.
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.
Barry Stein had ignored symptoms that started appearing in 1995, until he was diagnosed with stage four colorectal cancer.
Jodie Hill, 46, is in remission from multiple myeloma, and says her son is her driving force.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved AstraZeneca and partner Daiichi Sankyo's precision drug to treat a type of breast cancer, the health regulator said on Friday. The treatment, jointly developed with the Japanese company,
Finch, who was previously exposed for pretending to have cancer, is getting slammed on social media for seeking donations amid the ongoing wildfires.
Genetic testing is recommended for those with personal and family histories of several types of cancer — including pancreatic and breast cancer.
The risk and incidence of cancer among people under 50 is also on the rise, according to American Cancer Society.
TV and radio presenter Jamie Theakston has announced he is "cancer free" and will be returning to work on Monday. The 54-year-old revealed his diagnosis with stage one laryngeal cancer in September, after listeners noticed a change in his voice.