(HealthDay)—Among long-term cancer survivors, those with obesity have an additional $3,216 medical spending per person per year, translating to $19.7 billion in 2016 in the United States, according to a study published online Aug. 19 in Cancer. Xuesong Han, Ph.D., from the American Cancer Society in Atlanta, and colleagues estimated the excess health care utilization and medical …

As if her cancer treatment was not already agonizing enough, Rita is now wracked with worry about the medication she needs as Lebanon’s crippling economic crisis sparks drug shortages. “The treatment is like fire shooting through your body,” the 53-year-old patient told AFP, asking that her real name not be given. “But now on top …

ORLANDO, Fla. — One in eight women will get breast cancer in her life, according to the Centers for Disease Control.   And while more breast cancer awareness has been brought to light in recent years leading more women to get screening and treatment, a new study from UCF’s College of Medicine found that that African American women in …

Helping care for the caregiver – some are pushing for a brand-new tax credit for those who helped loved ones survive this pandemic. LACKAWANNA COUNTY, Pa. — It is called the Credit for Caring Act. If approved, it would provide a $5,000 federal tax credit for working family caregivers who provide medical care, help with …

Mum-of-two Susie Payne, 38, has terminal breast cancer but has found a surgeon in Mexico who can give her life-saving treatment The family of a mum of two young children has started a campaign to raise £120,000 for potentially life-saving cancer treatment for her in Mexico. Susie Payne, aged 38, has been fighting breast cancer for three …

CLEVELAND (WJW) – Breast cancer is the second most common cause of cancer deaths in women in the United States, with 80% of patients diagnosed in the early stages. While most cases are treated aggressively through either chemo or radiation, what if doctors can predict if cancer will return? “What we’ve identified is that there …

CORAL SPRINGS, FL – Editor’s Note: A 20-year-old Coral Springs resident Chansen Savakinus is fighting cancer for the third time in his young life. His mother, Destiny Haggett, is chronicling the experience in a series of articles for TAPinto Coral Springs. This is part seven. Since Chansen was six, we have been playing a never-ending game …