March 1, 2021
High Glycemic Index Diet May Up Risk for CV Disease, Death
MONDAY, March 1, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Diets with a high glycemic index are associated with an increased risk for cardiovascular disease and death, according to a study conducted on five continents published online Feb. 24 in the New England Journal of Medicine. David J.A. Jenkins, M.D., Ph.D., from the University of Toronto, and colleagues...
Biomarker May Predict Treatment Outcome in Advanced Melanoma
Among patients receiving targeted therapy for advanced melanoma, BRAF V600-mutant cell-free circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) measurements potentially could predict clinical outcome, according to a study published online Feb. 12 in The Lancet Oncology. Mahrukh M. Syeda, from NYU Langone Health in New York City, and colleagues examined whether baseline ctDNA levels and kinetics could predict survival outcomes among...
Third Coronavirus Vaccine Approval Gives Reason for Hope
On Saturday The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Johnson & Johnson’s single-shot coronavirus vaccine for emergency use after its advisory panel unanimously backed the vaccine a day earlier. Adding a third vaccine to the country’s arsenal will help boost the nation’s limited supply of the two authorized shots, from Pfizer and Moderna. The first...
Even Low-Intensity Exercise Can Help During Cancer Treatments
If you have cancer and you’re trying to exercise to boost your health, new research suggests you don’t have to knock yourself out during your workout. Light exercise is just as beneficial as more demanding workouts for cancer patients, the researchers found. Previous research has shown that physical activity can improve cancer patients’ physical and...
FUS Ablation Feasible for Intermediate-Risk Prostate Cancer
Targeted focal therapy with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-guided focused ultrasound ablation is feasible for the treatment of intermediate-risk prostate cancer, according to a study published online Feb. 2 in Radiology. Sangeet Ghai, M.D., from the University of Toronto, and colleagues conducted a prospective phase II trial involving men with unifocal clinically significant prostate cancer visible at...
Mortality Lowest With Five Servings of Fruit, Vegetables/Day
MONDAY, March 1, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Mortality is lowest with consumption of five servings of fruit and vegetables per day, according to a study published online March 1 in Circulation. Dong D. Wang, M.D., Sc.D., from Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston, and colleagues followed 66,719 women from the Nurses’...
Why Immunotherapy Therapy Works Better for Black Men With Prostate Cancer
Higher levels of a certain type of immune cell may explain why immunotherapy for prostate cancer is more effective in Black men than in white men, researchers say. The finding could lead to immunotherapy-based precision treatment for localized aggressive and advanced prostate cancer in all races. For the study, the researchers analyzed 1,300 prostate tumor...