More than a decade since the health hazards of perfluroinated chemicals, or PFCs, became known, many fast food chains still use food wrappers, bags and boxes coated with the grease-resistant compounds, according to nationwide tests reported in a new peer-reviewed...

Enough evidence was available to conclude that common cancer-related health outcomes, including anxiety, depressive symptoms, fatigue, physical functioning, and health-related quality of life, could be improved with specific doses of aerobic, combined aerobic plus...

FDA documents have been a trove of information for researchers, leading to new insights about the safety and efficacy of a drug. An FDA proposal could end that. Source: FDA Proposal Threatens Transparency on Cancer Drug Safety and Efficacy - Cancer Therapy...

Statins are widely used to lower cholesterol and prevent heart disease and related deaths, but can they also help guard against heart damage caused by certain breast cancer therapies? via Statins may protect against the heart harms of breast cancer...

How much of a role you want in decisions about your health care is a very personal decision and it’s important that providers respect your choices. You may feel best following the lead of a healthcare team you trust, or you may want to get more information and discuss...

To help minimize the threat of COVID-19 to themselves and others, healthy women at average risk should postpone breast cancer screening until later this year, Susan G. Komen recommends. via Breast Cancer Routine Scans Best Put Off During COVID-19, Komen...

Palliative care is designed to reduce pain, improve your mental outlook and help you live with cancer more comfortably. Source: What's the Difference Between Hospice and Palliative Care? | Everyday...

The implants were linked to a rare form of an immune system cancer known as breast-implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL). Source: 5 Questions to Ask Your Doctor About Textured Breast Implants | Everyday...

Catching a cancer early, before it has had a chance to spread, can make an enormous difference in your odds of surviving the disease. Source: Screening for Cancer and Catching It Early Improves Survival Odds | Everyday...

Turmeric is known to help ailments from arthritis to anxiety. Some people claim it can help prevent or treat cancer. What's the verdict? Some evidence suggests that substances in turmeric kill cancer cells. Source: Can Turmeric Help Fight Cancer? | Everyday...

While chemotherapy can be effective and life-saving, it does come with side effects due to how it works. Chemotherapy is a class of drugs that target rapidly dividing cells in the body, which includes both cancer cells and some normal, healthy cells. Source: Side...

An emerging field called cardio-oncology has developed to protect the hearts of cancer patients both during and after treatment.  Source: Breast cancer and heart disease: Emerging cardio-oncology field targets risk in patients, survivors - CBS...

Multiple organizations --- including the American Cancer Society, Exercise and Sports Science Australia, Cancer Care Ontario, and the Clinical Oncology Society of Australia --- have published exercise guidelines for people with cancer and those who have survived...