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New tool to test for early bone marrow changes know as smouldering multiple myeloma has been developed.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December 16, 2024 Source:‘Smoldering myeloma’: Breakthrough research could buy time for those at risk of dangerous cancer
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Some Early Forms of Low-Risk Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS) Breast Cancer May Not Need Treatment, Study Says
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December 13, 2024 Source:Some Early Forms of Breast Cancer May Not Need Treatment, Study Says Reference:Active Monitoring With or Without Endocrine Therapy for Low-Risk Ductal Carcinoma In Situ
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Certain foods may disrupt your body’s fight against cancer cells, study says, There are likely other concomitant factors at play.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December 12 2024 Source:Certain foods may disrupt your body’s fight against cancer cells, study says Reference:Integration of lipidomics with targeted, single cell, and spatial transcriptomics defines an unresolved pro-inflammatory state in colon cancer
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Bowel cancer warning signs and screening recommendations.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for November 18, 2024 Source:Bowel cancer warning as woman diagnosed with stage 4 says everyone should know these unusual symptoms
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Ontario Breast Screening Program officially changes screening age to starting at 40.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 10, 2024 Source:What women should know about their breasts, according to a doctor Reference:Ontario Breast Screening Program (OBSP)
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Case-control study shows association but no causation that people who get tattoos are at increased risk of lymphoma. There are many study confounding factors that can contribute to this outcome.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 23 2024 Source:Can tattoos cause blood or skin cancer? Reference:Tattoos as a risk factor for malignant lymphoma: a population-based case–control study
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Millennials and Gen Xers face higher risk of 17 cancers than previous generations, study suggests but reasons are varied and not clearly established.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 8, 2024 Source:Millennials and Gen Xers face higher risk of 17 cancers than previous generations, study suggests Reference:Differences in cancer rates among adults born between 1920 and 1990 in the USA: an analysis of population-based cancer registry data
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Women with endometriosis face fourfold higher relative risk of ovarian cancer, study suggests. This accounts for 10-20 more women per 10,000 per year for women suffering with endometriosis.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 18, 2024 Source:Women with endometriosis face fourfold higher risk of ovarian cancer, study suggests Reference:Endometriosis Typology and Ovarian Cancer Risk
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Radioligand therapy for men with a specific type of prostate cancer can produce positive results but requires full disclosure of the side effects as well.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 11, 2024 Source:Doctors excited about targeted prostate cancer therapy, but can’t prescribe it yet