Cancer

Coffee may reduce risk of liver cancer
Feb 16 05

Habitual coffee drinking seems to be associated with a lower risk of developing liver cancer, according to a study conducted in Japan and reported… Coffee may reduce risk of liver cancer   

 

New test could improve bladder cancer detection
Feb 16 05

Bladder cancer could be more readily spotted - and therefore cured - with a new urine assay that provides same-day results, according to a… New test could improve bladder cancer detection   

 

Zinc Deficiency Linked to Increased Risk of Less
Feb 16 05

Researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, have found that zinc deficiency in humans is associated with… Zinc Deficiency Linked to Increased Risk of Less   

 

Can Coffee Protect Against Common Cancers?
Feb 16 05

There’s more good news for the roughly 100 million Americans who couldn’t imagine getting through the day without their coffee fix. Recent studies have… Can Coffee Protect Against Common Cancers?   

 

How to decrease your risk for cervical cancer
Feb 14 05

Are you getting appropriate cervical cancer screening? Dr. Judith Reichman explains simple tests that can aid prevention

Last year, 10,000 women in the United… How to decrease your risk for cervical cancer   

 

Cancer Patient Who Killed Self May Have Missed All-Clear Letter
Feb 14 05

British officials say a cancer patient who hanged himself may not have received a letter sent by doctors, saying he was clear of… Cancer Patient Who Killed Self May Have Missed All-Clear Letter   

 

Vets to get cancer care in Indy
Feb 12 05

Regional official says treatment there costs less, but there’s no system to decide who will be referred.

Some local veterans with cancer who would… Vets to get cancer care in Indy   

 

Cancer raises blood clot risk by sevenfold
Feb 08 05

Cancer greatly increases the risk that the patients will develop a blood clot in a vein (venous thrombosis), especially in recently diagnosed patients, patients… Cancer raises blood clot risk by sevenfold   

 

How an AIDS-Related Cancer Unleashes Inflammation
Feb 07 05

Although new HIV treatments have drastically reduced the incidence of Kaposi’s sarcoma in developed countries, it remains a health threat in many developing countries.… How an AIDS-Related Cancer Unleashes Inflammation   

 

Clues on cancer from a zebrafish model of melanoma
Feb 07 05

Melanoma, the most lethal form of skin cancer, is an epidemic among cancers; it claims thousands of lives every year. Despite advances in cancer… Clues on cancer from a zebrafish model of melanoma   

 

Birth size linked to some adult cancers
Feb 07 05

Bigger babies seem to have a greater risk of developing certain cancers as adults, a new study finds.

Dr. Valeria A. McCormack from… Birth size linked to some adult cancers   

 

Sunlight may have unexpected anti-cancer effects
Feb 07 05

Two new studies suggest that exposure to sunlight might not be as risky for cancer as is generally believed.

Scandinavian researchers show that high… Sunlight may have unexpected anti-cancer effects   

 

Vaccine Fights Deadly Cancer
Feb 04 05

Kidney cancer strikes more than 36,000 Americans a year, killing nearly 13,000. While it is curable if caught and removed early, when it spreads,… Vaccine Fights Deadly Cancer   

 

European cancer patients using alternative therapy
Feb 03 05

Whether it is herbs, homeopathy or vitamin and mineral supplements, more than one third of cancer patients in Europe use alternative medicines.

Usage varies… European cancer patients using alternative therapy   

 

Red meat linked to one type of colon cancer
Feb 02 05

Women who eat more red meat appear more likely to develop cancer in the lower part of the colon, but not in the upper… Red meat linked to one type of colon cancer   

 

Cervical cancer vaccine expected in a few years
Feb 01 05

A vaccine that could prevent young women from developing most cases of cervical cancer could be on the market within a few years.

Researchers… Cervical cancer vaccine expected in a few years   

 

Viruses, X-rays join U.S. list of cancer agents
Feb 01 05

Viruses, X-rays and compounds found in grilled meats joined the official list of known or suspected cancer-causing agents released on Monday.

The list,… Viruses, X-rays join U.S. list of cancer agents   

 

Age a factor in cervical cancer treatment
Jan 28 05

Elderly women with invasive cervical carcinoma are less likely to receive aggressive treatment than younger patients, and are more likely to die from the… Age a factor in cervical cancer treatment   

 

Race a factor in pancreatic cancer surgery
Jan 28 05

It’s known that African Americans have an elevated risk of pancreatic cancer, but new study findings show they may also be less likely to… Race a factor in pancreatic cancer surgery   

 

Calcium cuts women’s colorectal cancer risk
Jan 28 05

Diets rich in calcium reduce women’s risk of colorectal cancer, and women who also take calcium supplements can cut their risk even more, researchers… Calcium cuts women’s colorectal cancer risk   

 

No evidence of “cancer personality”: study
Jan 24 05

Being open and easy-going can win you friends, and it probably won’t raise your cancer risk either, according to a study published Monday.

The… No evidence of “cancer personality”: study   

 

Pollutants blamed for most kids’ cancers in UK
Jan 21 05

Exposure to high-temperature combustion products and volatile organic compounds before birth and shortly after probably cause most cases of childhood cancers and leukemias, a… Pollutants blamed for most kids’ cancers in UK   

 

Bananas, root veggies may cut kidney cancer risk
Jan 21 05

People who like their bananas, carrots and beets may have a lower risk of developing kidney cancer than those who turn their noses up… Bananas, root veggies may cut kidney cancer risk   

 

U.S. cancer survival rates rising - report
Jan 20 05

More Americans than ever before are surviving cancer and rates in general are falling, mostly because fewer people are smoking, the American Cancer Society… U.S. cancer survival rates rising - report   

 

Pomegranate extract blocks skin tumors in mice
Jan 20 05

Pomegranate fruit extract (PFE) can block skin tumor formation in mice exposed to a cancer-causing agent, according to a report in the International Journal… Pomegranate extract blocks skin tumors in mice   

 
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