Search Result For: colon cancer survival rates

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Date: 2025/06/12 - 20:00

Your Dementia Risk May Be Higher Depending on Where You Live

A large study of U.S. veterans has found regional differences in dementia risk. The Southeast region had the highest risk, while the Mid-Atlantic had the lowest. Experts say healthcare resources should be tailored to meet regional differences.

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Date: 2025/06/11 - 14:00

Eating more berries each day could boost healthy aging, study finds

An aerial view of a breakfast spread of cashew nuts, granola, berries, and chia seeds as part of a plant-based lifestyle

Date: 2025/06/10 - 14:31

Plant compound in nuts, veggies, and fruit may lower diabetes, heart disease risk

Eating a diet high in phytosterols, found in many plant foods, can reduce the risk of heart disease by 9% and type 2 diabetes by 8%, a new study indicates.

Date: 2025/06/09 - 20:31

MIND diet could lower dementia risk no matter when in life you start it

Following the MIND diet may help lower a person's dementia risk even if they only start following the diet later in life.

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Date: 2025/06/09 - 18:00

Is autism on the rise? Expert fact-checks recent claims

The U.S. federal health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has made several debated claims about autism prevalence, including that it has become 'an epidemic'. A board certified family medicine physician helps us fact-check these claims.

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Date: 2025/06/08 - 18:00

2 servings of mangoes a day may support postmenopausal heart health

Eating two servings of mangoes each day may help support postmenopausal heart health by lowering blood pressure and "bad" cholesterol levels, a new study has found.

Date: 2025/06/07 - 09:00

Low-calorie diets may negatively impact mental health

People who restrict calorie intake to lose weight are more likely to have more depressive symptoms, recent research suggests.

A medical professional prepares a chemotherapy mix with a syringe in hand in a sterile healthcare environment

Date: 2025/06/05 - 18:31

Combo therapy may cut stage 3 colon cancer recurrence, death risk by 50%

Adding immunotherapy to chemotherapy after surgery for stage 3 colon cancer may help decrease recurrence and death rate by 50%, a new study indicates.

Dark leafy greens anti-inflammatory diet

Date: 2025/06/05 - 00:00

Anti-Inflammatory Diet May Improve Colorectal Cancer Survival Rates

An anti-inflammatory diet may be beneficial for colon cancer survivors, according to a new clinical trial. People who adhered an anti-inflammatory diet had longer overall survival rates than those who followed a pro-inflammatory diet.

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Date: 2025/06/04 - 20:31

Exercise may be as important as drugs in preventing cancer recurrence

Following a supervised exercise lowered people's risk of colon cancer recurrence by 28% in an extensive new clinical trial.