Good Health is Your Greatest Wealth……Virgil
After decades of qualms about lung cancer screening, the American Cancer Society says there now is enough evidence to recommend it, but only for current and former heavy smokers ages 55 to 74 and after a frank talk about risks and benefits.
NEW YORK (Reuters) – As the United States enters the fifth decade of its "war on cancer," deaths continue to decline, according to an exhaustive report based on official data released on Monday. But that doesn't tell the whole story, say experts not involved in the report from the National Cancer Institute, the American Cancer Society and other groups on progress against cancer since the 1970s. The improvements reflect such lifestyle changes as not smoking more than they do the billions of dollars spent to discover and implement advanced cancer treatments. …
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Minority and Medicaid cancer patients are less likely to have their prostates removed at hospitals that use robot-assisted surgery, according to a new study that stops short of suggesting the robotic technique represents better care. “People who are poor – frequently Hispanic, African American or black, and Medicaid patients – tend to get what is considered to be less high-quality care than those who are middle class and wealthy,” said Dr. Otis Brawley, chief medical and scientific officer of the American Cancer Society. …
According to a recent, decadeslong study by the American Cancer Society, the lack of routine exercise heightens the risk, especially for breast and colon cancers. That was shown in Cancer Prevention Study-2, which followed the lifestyle choices and …
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Most women can wait three to five years between Pap tests to screen for cervical cancer, according to guidelines released Monday by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). The recommendations fall in line with two separate sets of guidelines released earlier this year – one by the American Cancer Society and other medical groups, and another from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, a government-backed panel. All of the new recommendations mark a further shift away from annual Pap testing, which was once the standard advice. …
( Wiley-Blackwell ) A new analysis has found that physical activity – either mild or intense and before or after menopause – may reduce breast cancer risk, but substantial weight gain may negate these benefits. Published early online in Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the findings indicate that women can reduce their breast cancer risk by exercising and …
New guidelines issued by the American Cancer Society urge doctors to talk to their cancer patients about eating right, exercising and slimming down if they are too heavy. American Cancer Society have long encouraged healthy eating and exercise as a way …
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New guidelines from the American Cancer Society recommend that people living with cancer maintain a healthy weight, get enough exercise, and eat a healthy …
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If you are a cancer survivor and you want to minimize your risk of that cancer recurring, or another cancer developing, you should eat a healthy diet, do plenty of exercise, and maintain a healthy body weight, says the American Cancer Society in its …
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| Recently, as if they knew of my faltering resolve, the American Cancer Society released new diet and exercise guidelines for cancer patients and survivors. You can read the summary here and the full report here. The full report, an update of previous … See all stories on this topic » |
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| Cancer survivors should exercise and eat right in order to keep recurrences at bay, according to new guidelines from the American Cancer Society. Evidence strongly suggests that both exercise and a good diet — one high in fruits, vegetables, … See all stories on this topic » |
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New guidelines from the American Cancer Society say for many cancers, maintaining a healthy weight, getting adequate physical activity, and eating a healthy diet can reduce the chance of recurrence and increase the likelihood of disease-free survival …
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