5/31/2016 JAMA internal medicine TAKE-HOME MESSAGE Data from 12 US and European studies were pooled to evaluate the relationship between self-reported physical activity and cancer risk in 1.44 million people. People with high levels of leisure-time physical activity had a lower risk of 13 cancers than those with low reported activity levels. After adjusting for […]
JAMA internal medicine TAKE-HOME MESSAGE A cohort of 74,534 healthy women was followed for 20 years to evaluate the relationship between attendance at religious services and mortality. Women who attended a religious service two or more times a week had a 33% lower all-cause mortality rate than those who never attended (HR, 0.73 for cardiovascular […]
Roxanne Nelson, BSN, RN May 20, 2016 About 20% to 40% of cancer cases and about half of all cancer deaths can potentially be avoided by making modifications in lifestyle, according to new findings. After investigating cancer risk among a portion of the US white population, the authors of a large cohort study concluded that […]
Fran Lowry April 12, 2016 Higher levels of vitamin D are associated with a reduction in cancer risk of more than a 65%, according to a study published online April 6 in PLOS ONE. The finding comes from a pooled analysis of results from a randomized trial and a prospective cohort study, and the higher levels of […]
Date: April 1, 2016 Source: University of Southern California – Health Sciences Summary: Researchers have found that coffee consumption, including decaf, instant and espresso, decreases the risk of colorectal cancer. Moreover, these benefits increase the more coffee you drink. Whether you like your coffee black, decaf, half-caff or even instant, feel free to drink up. […]
Nick Mulcahy February 26, 2014 New data from the much publicized Selenium and Vitamin E Cancer Prevention Trial (SELECT), which sought to determine whether these supplements could protect against the development of prostate cancer, confirm that both antioxidants can be risky business for men. As previously reported, men receive no preventive benefit from either selenium or vitamin E supplements; […]
Compound in neem tree packs a powerful punch against the cancer, study shows Date: February 11, 2016 Source: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso Summary: A natural extract derived from India’s neem tree could potentially be used to treat pancreatic cancer, according to a new study. Researchers tested nimbolide, a compound found in […]
February 09, 2016 Annals of Oncology TAKE-HOME MESSAGE The authors of this study investigated the association between periodontal disease and cancer in nonsmoking men. They identified a 13% increase in cancer incidence among men reporting periodontitis. Advanced periodontitis in men was further associated with a 45% increased cancer risk. For cancers known to be associated […]
February 10, 2016 JAMA dermatology (Chicago, Ill.) TAKE-HOME MESSAGE This population based case–control study evaluated the role of indoor tanning in the development of melanoma in younger patients (defined as those between the ages of 25 and 50). Indoor tanning was strongly associated with melanoma in women younger than 30 years (OR, 6.0), with 61/63 […]
02.01.2016 Healthy eating in early adulthood may have protective effects by Molly Walker Participants in the Nurses’ Health Study II who ate healthier as teenagers and young adults had a lower risk of breast cancer as they aged, researchers said. The hazard ratio for highest quintile of fiber consumption as adolescents and in early adulthood, […]
Nature 529, 43–47 (07 January 2016) doi:10.1038/nature16166 Received 15 April 2015 Accepted 23 October 2015 Published online 16 December 2015 Song Wu,Scott Powers, Wei Zhu & Yusuf A. Hannun Abstract Recent research has highlighted a strong correlation between tissue-specific cancer risk and the lifetime number of tissue-specific stem-cell divisions. Whether such correlation implies a high […]
Date: December 14, 2015 Source: Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne Summary: A leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide, colon cancer is famously resistant to treatment. Now the biological pathway behind the growth of colon cancer has been discovered by researchers who have been able block it with vitamin A. A leading cause of cancer deaths […]
– Estrogen deprivation may be a factor by Pam Harrison, Contributing Writer November 30, 2015 Patients receiving the aromatase inhibitor (AI) anastrozole had a higher incidence of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) compared with controls, an exploratory analysis has found, although few patients overall required surgical intervention to resolve it. A total of 96 participants in the International Breast […]
Ronald Grisanti D.C., D.A.B.C.O., D.A.C.B.N., M.S. If you take your health seriously and have been told that you have a normal PSA then I would insist your doctor order the IGF-1 test. Unfortunately, most men are under the assumption that a PSA of 4 dl/ml gives them a green light of being free of prostate cancer. […]
Date: September 29, 2015 Source: Inderscience Publishers Summary: New research suggests that age, race and family history are the biggest risk factors for a man to develop prostate cancer, although high blood pressure, high cholesterol, vitamin D deficiency, inflammation of prostate, and vasectomy also add to the risk. In contrast, obesity, alcohol abuse, and smoking […]
Positive link to papillary, follicular, anaplastic thyroid cancer; inverse link for medullary thyroid cancer WEDNESDAY, Sept. 23, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Obesity is associated with increased risk of thyroid cancer, according to a review published online Sept. 14 inObesity Reviews. Daniela Schmid, Ph.D., from the University of Regensburg in Germany, and colleagues performed a meta-analysis […]
09.14.2015 by Crystal Phend Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today Low-dose aspirin was recommended for primary prevention of both cardiovascular disease and colorectal cancer for 50- to 59-year-olds by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF). The draft recommendation applied to only people at 10% or greater 10-year cardiovascular disease risk who aren’t at increased risk […]
September 15, 2015 Scandinavian Journal of Urology TAKE-HOME MESSAGE There is ongoing controversy regarding the degree to which surgery helps overall survival in men with prostate cancer. The authors of this retrospective study evaluated the effect of radical prostatectomy, using data from 6489 men undergoing prostatectomy in Denmark between 1995 and 2011. The median follow-up […]
Date: September 14, 2015 Source: The JAMA Network Journals Summary: Eating a Mediterranean diet supplemented with extra virgin olive oil was associated with a relatively lower risk of breast cancer in a study of women in Spain, according to a new article. Eating a Mediterranean diet supplemented with extra virgin olive oil was associated with […]
09.14.2015 by Molly Walker Children who were exposed to indoor-based pesticides appear to have a higher risk of developing leukemia and lymphoma, according to a small meta-analysis on 16 observational studies examining pesticide exposure and childhood cancer. There were 13 studies on indoor residential insecticide exposure and that exposure was associated with a significant increase […]