Prostate cancer statistics may look terrifying: 34,250 deaths in the US in 2024. 1.4 million new cases around the world in 2022. Dr. Bruce Montgomery, an oncologist of the University of Warsaw, hopes that patients will not see these numbers and simply reject their hands in fear or resignation. “Diagnosing prostate cancer is not death,” […]
Can weight loss always be a response to obesity? Although it is well known that gaining weight increases the risk of heart and death diseases, scientists have now stated that the loss of significant weight can also have their own set of threats. In the last study, scientists from England Ruskin University (ARU) in Great […]
If you are planning surgery, here is an interesting study that you should know about: scientists have found that the risk of death due to surgery may depend on the time of the week in which it is planned, identifying the worst day of surgery. . test Published in Jama Network, it emphasizes an important […]
In patients with high-risk HER2-positive breast cancer after surgery or adjuvant therapy, treatment with trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1) reduced the long-term risk of death or invasive disease by 46% and improved survival compared with trastuzumab alone, according to final trial results KATHERINE phase III clinical trial conducted by scientists from the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC […]
Recent studies have shown that the presence of two common gynecological diseases, endometriosis and uterine fibroids, are associated with an increased risk of premature death. Endometriosis is a chronic reproductive disease that affects approximately 10% of women of reproductive age. It occurs when tissue similar to the uterine lining grows outside the uterus, causing symptoms […]