The technique, called histotripsy, generates exploding bubbles to kill tumors Minneapolis-based HistoSonics, founded in 2009, pioneered the treatment By CAITLIN TILLEY, HEALTH REPORTER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM PUBLISHED: 16:47 EDT, 17 October 2023 | UPDATED: 17:39 EDT, 17 October 2023 A promising cancer treatment that blasts tumors using soundwaves has been approved in the US. A machine […]
By Lisa Marie Basile | Fact-checked by Davi Sherman | Published September 20, 2023 Key Takeaways Findings from a new study published in JAMA explored the effects of sugary beverage intake in 98,786 postmenopausal women over an average follow-up of 20.9 years. They found that women who drank one or more servings daily of sweetened beverages—compared with […]
Naveed Saleh, MD, MS, for MDLinx|May 4, 2020 The effects of alcohol on chronic diseases can be either a blessing or a curse, depending on the amount consumed. At lower levels of intake, alcohol can be protective. At higher levels, it can be detrimental. Alcohol-specific factors also play a role, including ethanol content, drinking frequency, […]
BMC Cancer — Zhao LG, Li ZY, Feng GS, et al. | February 11, 2020 In view of the inconsistent results from epidemiological studies on the correlation between coffee intake and cancer risk, researchers sought to summarize and evaluate the quality of the current evidence via performing an umbrella review of existing findings from meta-analyses […]
Veronica Hackethal, MD March 26, 2015 Obesity and drinking alcohol increase the risk for liver cancer, and coffee consumption decreases the risk, according to a new report called Diet, Nutrition, Physical Activity and Liver Cancer. The report was released by the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) and the World Cancer Research Fund’s Continuous Update Project (CUP) on […]
Selenium Benefits Selenium is a trace mineral found naturally in the soil that also appears in certain foods and there are even small amounts in water. Selenium is an extremely vital mineral for the human body as it increases immunity, takes part in antioxidantactivity that defends against free radical damage and inflammation, and plays a key role in […]
European Journal of Nutrition December 2014 Date: 21 Dec 2014 Consumption of soft drinks and juices and risk of liver and biliary tract cancers in a European cohort Magdalena Stepien
Gastroenterology. 2014 Aug 12. pii: S0016-5085(14)01001-4. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2014.08.005. [Epub ahead of print] Increased Intake of Vegetables, but not Fruit, Reduces Risk for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Meta-analysis. Yang Y1, Zhang D2, Feng N3, Chen G4, Liu J5, Chen G6, Zhu Y5. Abstract BACKGROUND: & Aims: The anti-cancer effects of vegetables and fruit have been investigated extensively, […]
Maturitas. 2014 Mar;77(3):202-8. doi: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2013.11.010. Epub 2013 Dec 11. Baena Ruiz R, Salinas Hernández P. Abstract BACKGROUND: Diet represents 30-35% of risk factors that contribute to the onset of cancer. Some foods and dietary patterns have been linked to the risk of various cancers. However epidemiological available data are not consistent for many foods and […]
Consumption of Coffee Associated With Reduced Risk of Liver Cancer A Meta-Analysis Li-Xuan Sang, Bing Chang, Xiao-Hang Li, Min Jiang BMC Gastroenterol. 2013;13(34) Abstract Background: Epidemiologic studies have reported inconsistent results regarding coffee consumption and the risk of liver cancer. We performed a meta-analysis of published case–control and cohort studies to investigate the association between […]