http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. While advancements in cancer treatment over the last several decades have improved patient survival rates for certain cancers, some patients remain at risk of developing treatment-related leukemia, according to results of a study published online in Blood, the Journal of the American Society of Hematology (ASH). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-leukemia-cancer-chemotherapy-persists.html Cancer Thu, 14 Feb 2013 11:50:03 EST news280063697 The risk of hospitalisation or death from heart disease is 32% lower in vegetarians than people who eat meat and fish, according to a new study from the University of Oxford. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-vegetarianism-heart-disease.html Cardiology Wed, 30 Jan 2013 12:00:01 EST news278765639 (Medical Xpress)—Scientists have discovered a gene that interferes with the clearance of hepatitis C virus infection. They also identified an inherited variant within this gene, Interferon Lambda 4 (IFNL4), that predicts how people respond to treatment for hepatitis C infection. The results of this study, by investigators at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the NIH, and their collaborators at NIH and other institutions, were published online in Nature Genetics on Jan. 6, 2013. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-team-gene-affects-clearance-hepatitis.html Genetics Tue, 08 Jan 2013 06:15:04 EST news276848091 (Medical Xpress)—Higher body mass index (BMI) and physical inactivity are associated with more than a two-fold increase in risk for mortality among women with endometrial cancer, new research by the Yale School of Public Health has found. The study appears in the current issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-healthy-bmi-physical-linked-endometrial.html Cancer Tue, 08 Jan 2013 06:13:29 EST news276847998 The rate of people who seek preventive cancer screenings has fallen over the last ten years in the United States with wide variations between white-collar and blue-collar workers, according to a University of Miami Miller School of Medicine study published on December 27 in the open-access journal Frontiers in Cancer Epidemiology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-cancer-screening-decline-years.html Cancer Thu, 27 Dec 2012 02:00:01 EST news275757596 New research, presented this morning at the 54th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Hematology (ASH), has identified important associations between Plasmodium falciparum (Pf) malaria and endemic Burkitt Lymphoma (eBL) that may help researchers identify young children who are more susceptible to eBL. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-susceptibility-burkitt-lymphoma.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 11 Dec 2012 14:54:08 EST news274459994 Researchers found that aspirin use is associated with a decreased risk of developing hepatocellular carcinoma and death from chronic liver disease (CLD), according to a study published November 28 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-nsaid-linked-hepatocellular-carcinoma-mortality.html Cancer Wed, 28 Nov 2012 16:28:03 EST news273342452 An international group of scientists has identified three genetic regions that predispose Asian women who have never smoked to lung cancer. The finding provides further evidence that risk of lung cancer among never-smokers, especially Asian women, may be associated with certain unique inherited genetic characteristics that distinguishes it from lung cancer in smokers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-gene-variations-linked-lung-cancer.html Cancer Sun, 11 Nov 2012 13:13:06 EST news271861968 Dartmouth researchers have found that duration of ibuprofen use was associated with a reduced risk of bladder cancer in patients in northern New England, which has a high mortality rate of this disease. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-explore-popular-pain-relievers-bladder.html Cancer Wed, 07 Nov 2012 13:09:19 EST news271516148 Measuring blood levels of high-sensitive C-reactive protein, an important marker of inflammation, in apparently cancer-free men could potentially help identify those at increased risk for death from cancer, in particular lung cancer, according to data published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-inflammation-marker-linked-death-cancer.html Cancer Wed, 07 Nov 2012 00:20:01 EST news271440779 (Medical Xpress)—They're called patient navigators, but some might call them hurdle jumpers, task masters, or simply strong shoulders to lean on. People who first learn they might have cancer often need someone to guide them through the health system to ensure they receive tests and treatments from appropriate providers at the right time. Now, researchers have been able to confirm patient navigators play a valuable role in helping patients complete their treatment. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-cancer-patients-health-therapy.html Cancer Thu, 18 Oct 2012 06:26:44 EST news269760397 Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center and colleagues at the University of South Florida and The Ohio State University have published a paper in the September issue of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention that provides an overview on preventing invasive cervical cancer. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-invasive-cervical-cancer.html Cancer Fri, 28 Sep 2012 04:42:26 EST news268026138 The risk of dying from breast cancer was not related to high mammographic breast density in breast cancer patients, according to a study published August 20 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-breast-density-cancer-death-patients.html Cancer Mon, 20 Aug 2012 16:52:03 EST news264700313 Treatment for cervical disease does not appear to increase the risk of subsequently giving birth prematurely, according to a study of over 44,000 women in England. The study, published online in the British Medical Journal today, is the largest in the UK to investigate this and contradicts previous research suggesting treatment could be linked to an increased risk. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-treatment-cervical-disease-linked-preterm.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Thu, 16 Aug 2012 19:00:01 EST news264344307 When a person is sick, there is a tell-tale sign in their blood: a different mix of the various types of immune cells called leukocytes. A group of scientists at several institutions including Brown University has discovered a way to determine that mix from the DNA in archival or fresh blood samples, potentially providing a practical new technology not only for medical research but also for clinical diagnosis and treatment monitoring of ailments including some cancers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-technique-disease-immune-cell-dna.html Medical research Mon, 09 Jul 2012 12:58:21 EST news261057419 Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center working with colleagues at three other institutions have validated a link between a rare genetic variant and the risk of glioma, the most common and lethal type of brain tumor. The validation study also uncovered an association between the same rare genetic variant and improved rates of survival for patients with glioma. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-validates-rare-genetic-variant-glioma.html Genetics Mon, 02 Jul 2012 17:26:18 EST news260468773 Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center and colleagues at the University of South Florida, the German Cancer Research Center in Heidelberg, and the International Agency for Research on Cancer in Lyon, France, conducted a case control study and found associations between having antibodies to certain types of cutaneous human papillomavirus (HPV) and a kind of skin cancer called squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-cutaneous-human-papillomavirus-infection-factor.html Cancer Mon, 02 Jul 2012 11:06:39 EST news260445993 (HealthDay) -- Women who work the night shift more than twice a week might be increasing their risk for breast cancer, Danish researchers find. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-night-shift-boost-women-breast.html Health Tue, 29 May 2012 06:10:01 EST news257488634 Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Fla., and colleagues from the UF Shands Cancer Center in Gainesville, Fla., have found that cases of myeloid malignancies are being underreported since a change in registry protocols and laboratory practices starting in 2001. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-myeloid-malignancies-underreported.html Cancer Wed, 28 Mar 2012 16:39:27 EST news252171401 As soon as women quit hormone therapy, their rates of new breast cancer decline, supporting the hypothesis that stopping hormones can lead to tumor regression, according to a report e-published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers, & Prevention. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-hormones-breast-cancer-regress.html Cancer Tue, 28 Feb 2012 15:43:17 EST news249666192 A new case-control study published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, shows that women who participated in at least three screening mammograms had a 49 percent lower risk for breast cancer mortality. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-mammography-screening-death-breast-cancer.html Cancer Tue, 06 Dec 2011 13:37:24 EST news242401021 Long-term coffee consumption may be associated with a reduced risk for endometrial cancer, according to a recent study in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-coffee-endometrial-cancer.html Cancer Tue, 22 Nov 2011 13:18:26 EST news241190299 (Medical Xpress) -- Early detection of breast cancer saves thousands of lives each year. But screening for breast cancer also produces false alarms, which can cause undue stress and costly medical bills. Now, a recent study using patient blood reveals a possible way to reduce the number of false alarms that arise during early screening. Researchers found a panel of proteins shed by breast cancer that are easily detected and can distinguish between real cancer and benign lumps. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-singling-real-breast-cancer-lumps.html Cancer Tue, 25 Oct 2011 09:11:37 EST news238752684 There is no link between long-term use of mobile phones and tumours of the brain or central nervous system, finds new research published in the British Medical Journal today. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-biggest-link-mobile-tumors.html Health Fri, 21 Oct 2011 03:07:50 EST news238385253 A new study finds liver cancer incidence rates continue to increase in some low-risk parts of the world such as North America, and are decreasing in some of the highest risk countries of Asia. Despite this, the incidence rates in Asian countries remain twice as high as those in Africa and more than four times as high as rates in North America. The study will be published in an upcoming issue of Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention and appears early online. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-liver-cancer-countries-decreasing-high.html Cancer Thu, 06 Oct 2011 16:53:56 EST news237138829 According to Anna R. Giuliano, Ph.D., program leader in cancer epidemiology at Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Fla., and colleagues in the Netherlands, earlier circumcision of males in South Africa may be a positive step in slowing the spread of both HIV and the human papillomavirus (HPV). Their commentary and data were published in a recent issue of the British medical journal The Lancet Infectious Diseases (Vol. 11) 581-582. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-earlier-male-circumcision-hiv-hpv.html HIV & AIDS Thu, 06 Oct 2011 13:48:33 EST news237127686 Over the next decade, the population of cancer survivors over 65 years of age will increase by approximately 42 percent. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-older-cancer-survivor-population-substantially.html Cancer Thu, 06 Oct 2011 03:41:33 EST news237091285 A large study of the daughters of women who had been given DES, the first synthetic form of estrogen, during pregnancy has found that exposure to the drug while in the womb (in utero) is associated with many reproductive problems and an increased risk of certain cancers and pre-cancerous conditions. The results of this analysis, conducted by researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, and collaborators across the country, were published Oct. 6, 2011, in the New England Journal of Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-women-exposed-diethylstilbestrol-womb-cancer.html Cancer Wed, 05 Oct 2011 17:49:52 EST news237055775 Even if health care is free, colorectal cancer screening rates among those without financial means are still low, and results of a new study suggest that may be due to an idea psychologists call cancer fatalism. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-cancer-screening-fatalistic-attitudes.html Cancer Tue, 27 Sep 2011 13:48:50 EST news236350120 Raised blood pressure is linked to a higher risk of developing cancer or dying from the disease according to the findings of the largest study to date to investigate the association between the two conditions. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-high-blood-pressure-linked-dying.html Cancer Mon, 26 Sep 2011 18:57:15 EST news236282228