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Sleep disordered breathing is associated with an increased risk of cancer mortality
• Cancer • • Mortality and Morbidity • • Respiratory Problems • May 20 12
Sleep disordered breathing (SDB), which is associated with an increased risk of adverse cardiovascular events and psychopathological outcomes, is also associated with an increased…
New York judge with cancer makes case for marijuana
• Cancer • • Tobacco & Marijuana • May 17 12
A cancer-stricken judge in New York has become an unlikely voice in support of legalizing the use of medical marijuana with the admission that…
Talk to teens, young adults about sun safety: panel
• Cancer • • Skin Care • May 07 12
New recommendations from a government-backed panel call for primary care doctors to talk about the importance of wearing sunscreen and covering up on sunny…
New research connects obesity and cancer
• Cancer • • Obesity • Apr 24 12
New research suggests people who are obese and lacking physical activity in their daily lives are at higher risk of developing common forms of…
Study suggests smoking, but not nicotine, reduces risk for rare tumor
• Cancer • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Apr 23 12
New research confirms an association between smoking and a reduced risk for a rare benign tumor near the brain, but the addition of smokeless…
Huntington’s Disease Protects Against Cancer
• Cancer • • Neurology • Apr 17 12
People with motor neuron diseases such as Huntington’s disease seem to be protected against cancer, researchers reported.
The underlying cause of the “PolyQ” diseases…
Canada should play a role in addressing the global cancer epidemic
• Cancer • • Public Health • Apr 10 12
Cancer is a growing health concern in low- and middle-income countries, and there is an opportunity for Canada to make a significant contribution to…
Can a vegetable cure cancer?
• Cancer • • Dieting • Apr 07 12
We all know that vegetables are good for us - but some are better than others.
A diet rich in leafy green vegetables, for…
Cancer killing younger people in India, tobacco main cause
• Cancer • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 28 12
Cancer is killing younger people in India and affecting far more poor and less-educated villagers than wealthier, better-educated urban people, researchers reported on Wednesday.
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Fertility Help Not Equal for Cancer Patients
• Cancer • • Fertility and pregnancy • Mar 26 12
Not all young women receiving fertility-threatening cancer treatments have had equal access to counseling or preservation services, researchers found.
Patients with a college degree…
Vitamin B and omega-3 supplementation and cancer: New data
• Cancer • • Food & Nutrition • • Heart • Feb 19 12
However, women with a previous history of cardiovascular pathologies seem to have a higher cancer risk after five years of supplementation. The research is…
Cancer rate 4 times higher in children with juvenile arthritis
• Children's Health • • Arthritis • • Cancer • Feb 13 12
New research reports that incident malignancy among children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is four times higher than in those without the disease. Findings…
AACR Supports World Cancer Day, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012
• Cancer • Feb 04 12
The American Association for Cancer Research supports World Cancer Day on Saturday, Feb. 4, and the efforts of the Union for International Cancer Control…
Many people continue to smoke after being diagnosed with cancer
• Cancer • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Jan 23 12
A new analysis has found that a substantial number of lung and colorectal cancer patients continue to smoke after being diagnosed. Published early online…
Obesity and cancer screening: Do race and gender also play a role?
• Cancer • • Obesity • Jan 09 12
Researchers in Family and Community Medicine at Thomas Jefferson University recently found that obesity was linked to higher rates of prostate cancer screening across…
Fish oil may hold key to leukemia cure
• Cancer • • Food & Nutrition • Dec 23 11
A compound produced from fish oil that appears to target leukemia stem cells could lead to a cure for the disease, according to Penn…
Vitamin D doesn’t prevent heart attack or cancer
• Cancer • • Heart • Dec 09 11
Among seniors with a high risk of bone fractures, taking vitamin D or calcium pills has no impact on their chances of dying from…
Technologies give high-resolution ‘snapshot’ of cancer tissues
• Cancer • Nov 21 11
Stanford researchers have melded tools and technologies from engineering, computer science and stem cell biology to analyze hundreds of individual cancer cells and draw…
Children experience differing changes one year after a sibling’s death from cancer
• Children's Health • • Cancer • Nov 16 11
The majority of children experience personal changes and changes in relationships one year after their sibling has died from cancer; however, positive and negative…
What killed Steve Jobs?
• Cancer • • Public Health • Oct 06 11
What killed Apple’s visionary founder and CEO Steve Jobs? Neither his company nor his family have disclosed the cause of death, but medical experts…
Diabetes and cancer: A shared biological basis
• Cancer • • Diabetes • Sep 30 11
Contrary to what you might think, cancer and diabetes appear to have some biology in common. According to a report in the September 30th…
Healthier living could cut 2.8 million cancer cases
• Cancer • • Public Health • Sep 07 11
Healthier lifestyles and better diets could prevent up to 2.8 million cases of cancer each year, the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) said on…
Role of alcohol intake and smoking on upper aerodigestive cancers
• Cancer • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Sep 06 11
This paper provides an extensive analysis of the proportion of the risk of upper aero-digestive tract (UADT) cancers in the population (the population attributable…
Low-dose naltrexone (LDN): Tricking the body to heal itself
• Cancer • • Immunology • Sep 02 11
Researchers at The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania have discovered the mechanism by which a low dose of the opioid antagonist…
Popular Herbal Supplements May Adversely Affect Chemotherapy Treatment
• Alternative Medicine • • Cancer • Aug 18 11
Acai berry, cumin, herbal tea, turmeric and long-term use of garlic – all herbal supplements commonly believed to be beneficial to your health –…