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Obesity-Related Cancer Deaths Tripled Over the Past Two Decades, Study Finds
Researchers discover steep increases in cancer deaths linked to obesity since 1999, especially among women, older adults and Black people.
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Three-Quarters of Stomach Cancers Could Be Prevented By Targeting One Type of Bacteria
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- July 8, 2025
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Three-quarters of stomach cancer cases could be prevented if doctors eradicate infection by a common type of bacteria, a new study says.
The bacteria, Helicobacter pylori, is linked to 76% of future stomach cancer cases, researchers reported July 7 in the j...
Immunotherapy Effective Against Stomach Cancer
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- June 6, 2025
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Immunotherapy combined with chemo can give people a fighting chance against stomach and esophageal cancers, a new clinical trial says.
Pe...
Four-Gene Combo Might Predict Lethality Of Stomach Cancer
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- April 25, 2025
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Four specific genes serve as a telltale clue to how potentially deadly stomach cancers will develop and progress, a new study says.
Testing for these genetic mutations co...
Oral Rinse Might Alert Doctors to Stomach Cancers
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- May 10, 2024
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A quick swish at the doctor's office could someday provide early detection of stomach cancer, the fourth-leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide, a new study reports.
Researcher found distinct differences in bacteria samples taken from the mouths of people with stomach ...
Country Music Star Toby Keith Dies of Cancer at 62
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- February 6, 2024
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Country singer Toby Keith, best known for chart-topping hits like "Who's Your Daddy?"and "Made in America," has died at 62 from stomach cancer.
His death was announced on his website. Keith...
U.S. Cancer Death Rates Are Falling, But News Isn't All Good
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- January 17, 2024
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Cancer deaths continue to decline in the United States, with more than 4 million deaths prevented since 1991, a new report shows.
But more people are developing cancers than ever, making the dreaded disease a continued threat to human health, according to the
Antibody Treatment Could Fight Rare But Deadly Bile Duct Cancers
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- June 12, 2023
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Patients with bile duct cancer might soon have an additional treatment available to them, thanks to a newly discovered tumor target.
Some bile duct cancers are driven by a mutated HER2 gene, which has also been implicated in cancers of the breast, esophagus and prostate,...
More Evidence That Obesity Raises Odds for Gastrointestinal Cancers
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- May 12, 2023
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Maintaining a healthy weight may be important for reducing the risk of gastrointestinal cancer, a new study suggests.
The research adds to the evidence that excess weight and weight increases in adulthood increase the risk for colon and other gastrointestinal (GI) cance...
Black Cancer Patients Frailer Than Their Peers
- HealthDay Reporter
- By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter
- April 11, 2022
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Older Black American cancer patients have higher rates of frailty and disability than their white peers, which may help explain why Black patients also have higher cancer death rates, new research suggests.
The researchers noted that Black patients are more likely to die...
Biden Relaunches Cancer Moonshot Initiative
- HealthDay Reporter
- Robert Preidt and Robin Foster
- February 3, 2022
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President Joe Biden announced Wednesday that he is giving a new push to the cancer moonshot initiative that he first led during the Obama administration.
In his announcement, Biden said the program ...
More Than 10 Million People Died of Cancer Worldwide in 2019
- HealthDay Reporter
- Cara Murez
- January 4, 2022
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Cancer remains a major killer, with 10 million deaths reported worldwide in 2019.
More than 23 million new cases were documented globally in 2019, according to researchers at the University of Washington School of Medicine.
By comparison, in 2010 there were 8.29 m...
What You Need to Know About Stomach Cancer
- HealthDay Reporter
- November 25, 2021
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New treatment options are giving hope to patients with stomach cancer.
Also known as gastric cancer, the disease is the world's sixth most common cancer with 1.09 million new cases in 2020, according to the World Health Organization.
It's an abnormal growth of cell...
Cancer in Hispanics: Good News and Bad
- Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter
- September 23, 2021
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Hispanic people in the United States have lower cancer rates than white people, but they are much more likely to develop certain preventable cancers.
"The good news is that overall cancer rates are lower in Hispanic people, but we are seeing very high rates of infectious...