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January 21, 2025/Cancer Care & Prevention

The Sobering Truth: How Alcohol Affects Cancer Risk

… with liver cancer, you can damage healthy liver cells. You may also limit your treatment options.For cancer survivors, there’s some evidence that continued alcohol use may increase the risk of cancer coming back …

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December 4, 2024/Cancer Care & Prevention

Stomach Cancer: Is There an Inherited Risk?

… of questions about things like medication, symptom management and survival rates. Another question you may have: Is stomach cancer hereditary?Oncologist Suneel Kamath, MD, explains the genetic risk for stomach cancer and why it’s …

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December 6, 2024/Cancer Care & Prevention

What To Expect With Infusion Treatments for Gastric Cancer

… the benefits and risks of undergoing treatment. So, don’t be afraid to ask questions.“The average survival rate for advanced gastric cancer is around 15 months — and that’s with chemotherapy and immunotherapy treatments …

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How Fast Can HER2-Positive Breast Cancer Spread?

… body:Liver.Lungs.Bones.Brain.Skin.Distant lymph nodes.Many factors can determine your HER2-positive breast cancer survival rate, such as where the cancer has spread to and how much has spread. Your age …

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October 27, 2022/Cancer Care & Prevention

Cancer Death Rate Disparities: What To Know

… areas have a 17% higher death rate from all cancers combined.“When we talk about differences in survival rates for diagnoses like prostate cancer and breast cancer, remember these are some of the most common …

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The Galleri Test: A New Blood Test for Cancer Screening

cancer, which isn’t normally detected until stage III or stage IV and has a one-year survival rate of 5%, it means you can catch at least some cases much earlier than normal.“Twelve …

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July 31, 2023/Digestive

Gut Check: Fun Facts About Your Digestive System

… boost.The reason? These beneficial bacteria are mostly in your large intestine, or bowel. Probiotic supplements will rarely survive the acid and churning of the stomach or the detergents and enzymes of the small intestine …

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February 21, 2024/Cancer Care & Prevention

Is Colon Cancer Hereditary?

… other cancers.“Depending on the particular syndrome you have, you also may be at high risk for cancer in other organs, such as your stomach, small intestine, bladder, skin, brain, uterus or liver,” says David …

breast cancer spreading
October 7, 2022/Cancer Care & Prevention

Where Does Breast Cancer Spread?

If your doctor has told you that your breast cancer has spread, they may have used the word “metastasis.” When someone is diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer, it means that the cancer has moved to …

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March 14, 2022/Nutrition

What Are Prebiotics and What Do They Do?

The bacteria in your gastrointestinal tract (what doctors call your gut microbiota) never let any of your food go to waste. Those helpful microorganisms break down and digest your food in order to enhance your …

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