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WEDNESDAY, May 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- There's some reassuring news for women with multiple sclerosis (MS): Having the neurological disease won't affect health outcomes if breast cancer strikes."Although multiple sclerosis and its complications remain the most common cause of death in people with MS, cancer is the second or third most common cause of death," noted study lead author Dr. Ruth Ann Marrie, of the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Canada."Our study looked at whether survival rates for women after a breast cancer diagnosis were different for those with MS and those without it," said Marrie, whose team published the findings May 19 in the journal Neurology.The study included nearly 800 women with both breast cancer and MS, and more than 3,100 women with breast cancer...

WEDNESDAY, May 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- In a finding that offers the first evidence that the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine is indeed protecting women from cervical cancer, new research shows cases in the United States have slowly but steadily declined over the last decade and a half.However, other HPV-related cancers like anal, rectal and oral tumors continue to increase, suggesting that regular cancer screening also plays a powerful role in saving lives, the researchers added.The incidence of cervical cancer has decreased 1% annually over the past 17 years, according to findings presented Wednesday at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) virtual annual meeting.This decrease has been even more dramatic in U.S. women between the ages of 20 and 24, with a 4.6% annual...

WEDNESDAY, May 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- More lower-income Americans are surviving cancer due to expanded Medicaid health care coverage, a new study shows. Researchers found a link between long-term survival of patients newly diagnosed with cancer -- across all stages and types of the disease -- and expanded Medicaid income eligibility. In other words, survival odds improved in states that granted Medicaid coverage at higher levels of income."So far, little has been known about the effects of state Medicaid income eligibility and cancer outcomes," said study author Jingxuan Zhoa, an associate scientist with the American Cancer Society. "We found that patients living in states with lower Medicaid income eligibility limits had worse long-term survival," Zhoa said. Medicaid is the...

WEDNESDAY, May 19, 2021 (American Heart Association News) -- One morning when she was 24, Andrea Paez woke up to find dark red blood on her pillow. She felt exhausted and nauseous, with a pounding headache.Looking in the mirror, she realized the blood had come from her nose.Andrea had had occasional seizures throughout her adolescent and teen years. She figured she'd had one overnight.Over the years, doctors had told Andrea she might have epilepsy, but she'd been given no firm diagnosis or medication. She also had no limitations. Constantly active, she was a goalie on a soccer team and played water polo.She'd grown up in both Ecuador, where her parents are from, and California. She lived with her parents, brother and sister in Los Angeles, and attended a community college nearby.On the...