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The American Cancer Society (ACS) on Tuesday made a major change to its guidelines on cancer reduction and prevention, now saying it’s best to cut alcohol completely out of one’s diet.“It is best not to drink alcohol,” said the ACS in the new guidelines.Previously, the society recommended limiting alcohol consumption to one drink a day for women,…

New research shows how dangerous the coronavirus is for current and former cancer patients. Those who developed COVID-19 were much more likely to die within a month than people without cancer who got it, two studies found.They are the largest reports on people with both diseases in the United States, the United Kingdom, Spain and…

New research shows how dangerous the coronavirus is for current and former cancer patients. Those who developed COVID-19 were much more likely to die within a month than people without cancer who got it, two studies found.They are the largest reports on people with both diseases in the United States, the United Kingdom, Spain and…

Eliza Paris was 25 years old when she was diagnosed with stage four appendix cancer, requiring 12 rounds of chemotherapy and an 18-hour surgery to remove her ovaries, gallbladder, spleen, appendix and part of her colon.She relearned how to walk in the halls of New York's Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. When she finished treatment…

Share on PinterestRecent research could help pave the way for a new urine test for prostate cancer.The scientists — from Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center in Baltimore, MD — used RNA and other molecules in urine to differentiate between males with prostate cancer and those with nonmalignant prostate conditions or healthy prostates.Prostate cancer…