Adult women who survived cancer as a child report having less sex, less interest, less desire and less satisfaction than their sisters who never had cancer, according to a new study.
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Cancer Linked to Menopause Drug in New Report
Popular menopause drugs made in part from estrogen found in the urine of pregnant horses have caused breast cancer in thousands of Canadian women, according to allegations in a new report by the Canadian Cancer Society’s top epidemiologist.
Couple That Fought to Ban Medical Procedure After Wife’s Cancer Looks Back at Year of Changes
Noorchashm, a cardio-thoracic surgeon, and his wife Dr. Amy Reed, a certified-anesthesiologist, spearheaded a campaign last fall to ban the practice of using laparoscopic power morcellation in the removal of uterine fibroids or the uterus due to possible cancer risks.
Ask Dr. Renee, How Does Having Breast Cancer Affect Fertility
Breast cancer diagnosis is no longer a death sentence. Unfortunately Black women are being diagnosed at younger ages. Black\women under the age of 40 are more likely to develop breast cancer than White women in the same age bracket. As if receiving a breast cancer diagnosis was not enough to worry about, now you have to worry about whether you will be able to ever have children once you become a survivor.
Cycling Doesn’t Cause Male Infertility: Study
Cycling doesn’t lead to male infertility and erectile dysfunction, but it may raise prostate cancer risk in cyclists over 50, a new study finds.
Testing Embryos for Deadly Diseases
Did you know there’s a way to find out if your child could develop cancer one day before they’re even born? With the recent advancement of genetic testing, it’s possible.
Effects of the Little Blue Pill: Study Finds Higher Melanoma Risk For Men Who Use Viagra
The little blue pill may have a powerful side effect aside from boosting sexual performance. A new study that appears in JAMA Internal Medicine reports that the use of sildenafil (or commonly “Viagra”) is associated with melanoma. The authors reveal that the drug may increase the risk of melanoma or skin cancer by as high as 84 per cent.
New Approach May Boost Survival From Advanced Prostate Cancer
Adding the chemotherapy drug docetaxel to standard hormone-depleting therapy may extend the lives of men with advanced prostate cancer, a new study finds.
Drug ‘Freezes’ Fertility of Breast Cancer Patients, Keeps Hopes of Having Baby After Chemo
Women diagnosed with breast cancer who undergo treatment may lose their ability to have a child in the future as chemotherapy can damage the ovaries and cause sterility. A drug that can temporarily freeze fertility, however, brings hope to breast cancer patients who are still eager to have a child after their treatment.
Two-Thirds of U.S. Adults May Carry HPV
About two-thirds of healthy American adults are infected with human papillomavirus (HPV), but only a few of the strains they carry are the high-risk types known to cause cancer, new research suggests.