Tag Archives: Cancer

Gap in Breast Cancer Survival for Black, White Patients Shrinks, But Not by Enough

By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, July 2, 2021 — Racial disparities in breast cancer survival have narrowed in recent years, but Black women with the disease still have double the death rate of white women. That’s according to a study that tracked breast cancer trends in Florida between 1990 and 2015. Overall, deaths from… Read More »

“Blood test finds 50 types of cancer” – we’ve been down this path before

Shoddy, incomplete, fawning news coverage of screening tests is one of the most clearly established problems in health news coverage – something HealthNewsReview.org has revealed countless times over the past 15 years. A public relations news release 22 days ago – from “a healthcare company whose mission is to detect cancer early” – touted study… Read More »

Breast cancer survivor shares step-by-step check that saved her life

A cancer survivor has shared the step-by-step routine on how to check your breasts for lumps that saved her life. Danielle Tropsa, 34, from New York, US, was diagnosed with cancer four years ago and had a double mastectomy to prevent it from spreading. She also underwent aggressive chemotherapy treatment and in November 2017, had… Read More »

From Rotten Teeth to Advanced Cancer, Patients Feel the Effects of Treatment Delays

With medical visits picking up again among patients vaccinated against covid-19, health providers are starting to see the consequences of a year of pandemic-delayed preventive and emergency care as they find more advanced cancer and rotting and damaged teeth, among other ailments. Dr. Brian Rah, chair of the cardiology department at Montana’s Billings Clinic, was… Read More »

Drinking Alcohol and Cancer: Should Your Cocktail Carry a Cancer Warning?

Advertisement Continue reading the main story Supported by Continue reading the main story Should Your Cocktail Carry a Cancer Warning? As pandemic disruptions lead many of us to drink more, experts underscore the link between alcohol and disease. Credit…Getty Images March 4, 2021, 5:00 a.m. ET When the pandemic struck last year, many Americans rushed… Read More »