High rates of false positive test results may be keeping women from sticking to recommended mammogram screenings for breast cancer, a new study has found. Researchers from UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center in Sacramento, California, reviewed more than 3.5 million screening mammograms performed among more than one million women between 2005 and 2017. Women who...
Former “Saturday Night Live” star Victoria Jackson remains in good spirits. Jackson, 65, explained that she isn’t afraid of facing her fate after previously sharing that her cancer has returned and is inoperable. She said her family’s unconditional support has helped her in her health journey. “My two daughters and my four grandchildren, they came...
Certain types of cancers are more prevalent among Gen X and millennials, according to a new study led by the American Cancer Society (ACS). The study, published in the journal The Lancet Public Health, analyzed data from over 23 million patients who were diagnosed with 34 different types of cancer over two decades. The patients...
Shannen Doherty’s oncologist, Dr. Lawrence D. Piro, was by her side until her final moments. Piro revealed in an interview with People magazine that the “Charmed” star was surrounded by loved ones in the last hours of her life. “In the last few hours, she was in a place where she was very comfortable and...
