Tag Archives: Young

Breast cancer in young women: Good outcomes with advised therapy

Breast cancer in young women is characterised by more aggressive biological features as compared to those arising in older patients but outcomes are good when guideline-recommended treatments are given, according to ESMO Spokesperson Dr. Matteo Lambertini from IRCCS Policlinico San Martino Hospital — University of Genoa, Italy, commenting on results of two studies presented during… Read More: Breast cancer in young women: Good outcomes with advised therapy »

Harvard doc says neonatal DNA tests could save young lives

A few months ago, Lisa Diller saw a family for a consultation in her cancer clinic. Their story is one of tragedy, and of hope. The mother had an eye removed out of medical necessity at the age of 2, but knew little about the details of her condition. Years later, her 2-year-old son developed… Read More: Harvard doc says neonatal DNA tests could save young lives »

Asthma: Young people in the UK 'more likely to die'

Young people in the UK are more likely to die from asthma than those in other wealthy countries, a report has found. Death rates for asthma in 10 to 24-year-olds was highest in the UK among all 14 European nations included in an analysis of 19 high-income countries. The UK also had the highest obesity… Read More: Asthma: Young people in the UK 'more likely to die' »

Drinking Diet Coke ‘increases risk of dying young from stroke and heart attack’

Drinking Diet Coke everyday increases your risk of dying young, experts have warned. Two or more artificially-sweetened drinks a day ups the risk of stroke by a quarter and heart disease by a third, new findings show. And compared with people who never touch them, the risk of early death is 16 percent higher for… Read More: Drinking Diet Coke ‘increases risk of dying young from stroke… »