Survey Shows Men Need to Do More to Prevent Cancer

• Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
• July 5, 2024
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American men are blowing their best chance to head off cancer or spot it early, when it's easiest to treat, a new survey warns.

More than 6 in 10 (65%) men in the nationwide survey said they are behind on at least one routine cancer screening, while nearly 1 in 5 admitte...

Common Chemo Drug May Be Linked to Hearing Loss

• Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
• July 1, 2024
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MONDAY, July 1, 2024 (HealthDay news) -- A 14-year study of testicular cancer survivors suggests that a chemotherapy drug could greatly raise patients' long-term odds for hearing loss.

The drug in question, cisplatin

Men With Testicular Cancer May Have New Treatment Option

• Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
• April 3, 2023
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Some patients with early testicular cancer may not need chemotherapy and radiation, researchers report.

Instead, surgery to remove lymph nodes in an area behind the abdomen lining called the retroperitoneum may be enough, according to their new study.

"We found t...

Biden Relaunches Cancer Moonshot Initiative

• 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 ...