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  Gene-Targeted Drug Tagrisso Cuts Death Rate in Half for Patients With Early-Stage Lung Cancer

  Once-a-day use of the targeted cancer pill Tagrisso (osimertinib) cut the five-year death rate in half for a subset of patients with early-stage lung cancer, a new clinical trial shows. The results could have major implications for...

  • Posted June 6, 2023
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  Injected Birth Control Could Be Game-Changer to Curb Stray Cat Populations

  Millions of stray cats roam the world over, and surgical sterilization has long been the primary method of population control. But a small new study shows promising results for a one-and-done contraceptive injection. Researchers say this first-of-its-kind...

  • Posted June 6, 2023
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  Longer Breastfeeding in Infancy, Better School Grades for Kids?

  Could breastfeeding lay the groundwork for good grades in high school? That’s what the findings of a new British study suggest, although the differences were small between those who were breastfed and those who weren’t when it...

  • Posted June 6, 2023
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  AHA News: Celebrating Pride Month With Mental Health in Mind

  TUESDAY, June 6, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — As rainbow flags flutter in the June breeze for Pride Month, many LGBTQ+ people will feel tension in the air. “It’s been a really rough go for LGBTQ...

  • Posted June 6, 2023
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  Can Some Cancer Patients Safely Skip Radiation Therapy? New Studies Say Yes

  Radiation therapy might not be necessary in treating some forms of rectal cancer and lymphoma, sparing patients from the toxic treatment, a pair of new clinical trials shows. One trial found that rectal cancer patients whose tumors...

  • Posted June 6, 2023
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  Money Troubles Can Delay Cancer Diagnoses, Putting Survival in Jeopardy

  Money woes have long been linked to worse health care. Now, a new study finds financially strapped patients often put off cancer screenings — only to learn they have the disease when it’s advanced and tougher to...

  • Posted June 6, 2023
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  Targeted Drug May Lower Odds for Breast Cancer’s Return in Some Patients

  Here’s some good news for women with the most common type of breast cancer: Adding a targeted breast cancer drug to hormonal therapy reduced the risk of cancer returning by 25% for women with early-stage disease, a...

  • Posted June 6, 2023
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  Opdivo Could Boost Outcomes for People Battling Hodgkin Lymphoma

  The widely used immunotherapy drug nivolumab (Opdivo) is safer and more effective in treating adults and children with advanced Hodgkin lymphoma than the targeted therapy now used as standard care is, new clinical trial results show. Nivolumab...

  • Posted June 6, 2023
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  More U.S. Kids, Teens Are Getting Weight-Loss Surgeries

  As obesity rises among U.S. kids and teens, the number of weight-loss surgeries is growing, too. Metabolic and bariatric surgeries among 10- to 19-year-olds rose by nearly 20% between 2020 and 2021, after climbing since 2016, a...

  • Posted June 6, 2023
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  Could a Nitroglycerin Patch Ease Hot Flashes?

  A new study on using nitroglycerin patches to help women with frequent hot flashes caused by menopause has delivered mixed results. The benefits of wearing these patches — long used as chest pain medication — were modest....

  • Posted June 6, 2023
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