Oncology & Cancer
Keep flossing: study ties gum disease to higher cancer risk
(HealthDay)—Want to avoid cancer? Consider brushing and flossing more often.
Jul 21, 2020
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Medications
Regular aspirin use tied to lower risk for digestive tract cancers
(HealthDay)—Regular aspirin use is associated with a lower risk for colorectal and other digestive tract cancers, according to a review published in the May 1 issue of the Annals of Oncology.
May 15, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Incidence of early-onset gastric cancer increasing in the U.S.
(HealthDay)—The incidence of early-onset gastric cancer has been increasing in the United States, and it seems to be distinct clinically and genetically from late-onset gastric cancer, according to a study recently published ...
Jan 2, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Many younger patients with stomach cancer have a distinct disease, research discovers
Many people under 60 who develop stomach cancer have a "genetically and clinically distinct" disease, new Mayo Clinic research has discovered. Compared to stomach cancer in older adults, this new, early onset form often grows ...
Dec 24, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Four studies look at global burden of digestive diseases
(HealthDay)—Global burdens of colorectal cancer, pancreatic cancer, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), and stomach cancer increased from 1990 to 2017, according to four studies published online Oct. 21 in The Lancet Gastroenterology ...
Nov 14, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Eliminating common bacterial infection significantly decreases gastric cancer risk
While it is well known within the medical community that there is a link between the bacteria Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) and rates of gastric cancer—commonly referred to as stomach cancer—the rates and risk among ...
Nov 14, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Scientists pioneer new way of finding cancer-causing germs
Scientists at the University of East Anglia are pioneering a new way of finding the bacteria and viruses associated with cancer.
Oct 22, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
When it comes to cancer, fighting words might be the wrong approach
aney had severe pneumonia and stomach cancer that had spread to her bones and liver.
Oct 17, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
For stomach cancer, aerosol chemotherapy offers breath of hope
"Classic chemotherapy was awful... but with this treatment, I feel hope," says French pensioner Jacques Braud, who is undergoing treatment for stomach cancer with a new form of therapy dispersed by aerosol.
Jun 14, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Cancer survival rates in the young show inconsistent progress
A new study in JNCI Cancer Spectrum finds that dramatic increases in cancer survival in adolescents and young adults are undermined by continuing disparities by race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status. The patterns here ...
Jun 12, 2019
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