http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. The gap between life expectancy in patients with a mental illness and the general population has widened since 1985 and efforts to reduce this gap should focus on improving physical health, suggest researchers in a paper published today on BMJ. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-small-cancer-ct-scans-childhood.html Cancer Tue, 21 May 2013 18:30:03 EST news288376901 A new Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) study has found that low-income and minority parents may be more receptive to vaccinating their daughters against Human Papillomavirus (HPV), while white, middle-class parents are more likely to defer the vaccination. The findings appear online in the May issue of the Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-explores-perceptions-parental-hpv-vaccination.html Cancer Tue, 14 May 2013 12:54:27 EST news287754860 Latin America is facing an alarming increase in cancer rates, and unless urgent action is taken to prevent cancers, improve health-care systems and facilities, access to vital medical care, and treatment of poor people, the region threatens to be overwhelmed by the burgeoning epidemic, say the authors of a major new report on cancer control in the region, published in The Lancet Oncology, and launched at the Latin American Cooperative Oncology Group (LACOG) 2013 conference in São Paulo, Brazil. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-latin-america-overwhelmed-burgeoning-cancer.html Cancer Thu, 25 Apr 2013 18:30:01 EST news286129430 (Medical Xpress)—Bowel cancer rates among men have risen by nearly 30 per cent in the last 35 years, while women have seen an increase of only six per cent, according to a new report from Cancer Research UK. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-men-bowel-cancer-quarter-years.html Cancer Tue, 02 Apr 2013 05:44:02 EST news284100189 There is no clear evidence that the decline in the use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is linked to a reported fall in the numbers of new cases of breast cancer, as has been claimed, suggests a study in the Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-evidence-decline-hrt-linked-fall.html Cancer Thu, 14 Mar 2013 19:04:55 EST news282506686 In an analysis of the results of interventions to eradicate the bacterium Helicobacter pylori (a risk factor for gastric cancer) in seven diverse community populations in Latin America, researchers found that geographic site, demographic factors, adherence to initial therapy and infection recurrence may be as important as the choice of antibiotic regimen in H pylori eradication interventions, according to a study appearing in the February 13 issue of JAMA. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-factors-eradication-bacteria-linked-gastric.html Cancer Tue, 12 Feb 2013 16:30:02 EST news279906669 In research published in the Jan. 24 edition of PLOS Pathogens, Saint Louis University investigators together with collaborators from the University of Missouri and the University of Pittsburgh report a breakthrough in the pursuit of new hepatitis B drugs that could help cure the virus. Researchers were able to measure and then block a previously unstudied enzyme to stop the virus from replicating, taking advantage of known similarities with another major pathogen, HIV. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-finish-aims-knockout-hepatitis.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 04 Feb 2013 12:05:22 EST news279201914 Cervical cancer rates for Hmong women are among the highest in the nation, yet past research has shown that cervical and breast cancer screening rates for this population are low – in part because of the Hmong's strong patriarchal culture. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-oregon-hmong-reveals-cancer-screenings.html Cancer Tue, 08 Jan 2013 11:36:35 EST news276866691 A report from the nation's leading cancer organizations shows rates of death in the United States from all cancers for men and women continued to decline between 2000 and 2009. The findings come from the latest Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-cancer-death-decline-national.html Cancer Tue, 08 Jan 2013 09:12:46 EST news276858742 Fewer people are dying from cancer in the United States, but a government report published Monday warned that a lack of preventative measures could stem a steady decline in mortality rates. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-cancer-lacking.html Cancer Mon, 07 Jan 2013 17:38:19 EST news276802672 The most comprehensive study of potential World Trade Center-related cancers raises more questions than it answers and won't end a debate over whether the attacks were really a cause. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-cancer-wont-debate.html Cancer Tue, 18 Dec 2012 18:40:01 EST news275076644 (HealthDay)—People suffering from heart failure may have a nearly 60 percent higher risk of developing cancer, a preliminary study suggests. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-heart-failure-patients-higher-cancer.html Cardiology Wed, 07 Nov 2012 15:50:01 EST news271523192 The increase in anal cancer incidence in the U.S. between 1980 and 2005 was greatly influenced by HIV infections in males, but not females, according to a study published October 5 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-hiv-anal-cancer-males.html HIV & AIDS Sat, 06 Oct 2012 07:15:35 EST news268726525 (Medical Xpress) -- The rate of new cervical cancers diagnosed in the UK increased by 15 per cent in a year, according to figures from Cancer Research UK today. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-jade-effect-cervical-cancer.html Cancer Thu, 02 Aug 2012 09:46:50 EST news263119602 Roofers and road construction workers who use hot asphalt are exposed to high levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). A University of Colorado Cancer Center study published this week in the British Medical Journal Open shows that roofers have higher PAH blood-levels after a shift than before and that these high levels of PAHs are linked with increased rates of DNA damage, and potentially with higher cancer risk. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-dna-roofers-due-pah-exposure.html Cancer Thu, 26 Jul 2012 11:10:01 EST news262518835 Cancers are age-related, much more frequent in the old than in the young. A University of Colorado Cancer Center review published today in the journal Oncogene argues against the conventional wisdom that the accumulation of cancer-causing mutations leads to more cancer in older people, instead positing that it is the changing features of tissue in old age that promote higher cancer rates in the elderly. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-cancer-age.html Cancer Mon, 02 Jul 2012 08:11:45 EST news260435498 Consumption of resistant starch leads to positive changes in the bowel and could protect against genetic damage implicated in bowel cancer. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-resistant-starch-potential-bowel-cancer.html Cancer Thu, 26 Apr 2012 09:48:21 EST news254652490 Patients who have had metal-on-metal hip replacements are no more likely to develop cancer in the first seven years after surgery than the general population, although a longer-term study is required, a study published in the British Medical Journal today claims. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-metal-on-metal-hip-patients-cancer.html Cancer Tue, 03 Apr 2012 18:30:02 EST news252689459 (Medical Xpress) -- The number of cases of kidney cancer diagnosed each year in Great Britain has risen over 9,000 for the first time, new figures from Cancer Research UK show today. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-obesity-kidney-cancer-cases-high.html Cancer Mon, 02 Apr 2012 07:30:01 EST news252569645 Research led by Lauren Cole, a public health graduate student, and Dr. Edward Peters, Associate Professor of Public Health and Director of the Epidemiology Program at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, reports that the incidence of head and neck cancer has risen at sites associated with Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) infection, with the greatest increase among middle-aged white men. At the same time, younger, Non-Hispanic blacks experienced a substantial decrease in these cancers. They also found that the disease process for tumors associated with HPV is different from those caused by exposure to tobacco and alcohol, with implications for treatment. The findings are published this month in the PLoS ONE journal. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-hpv-related-neck-cancers-highest-middle-aged.html Cancer Thu, 29 Mar 2012 13:21:54 EST news252246094 The number of oral cancer cases diagnosed each year in the UK has risen above 6,000 for the first time, new figures from Cancer Research UK show today. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-hpv-uk-oral-cancer-cases.html Cancer Fri, 16 Mar 2012 06:39:40 EST news251098772 Researchers are being urged to differentiate between two types of bladder cancer when they carry out studies, after a detailed trends analysis revealed significant differences between the main subtypes of the disease. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-major-variation-bladder-cancer-subtype.html Cancer Wed, 04 Jan 2012 10:18:02 EST news244894619 People in Northern Ireland have a lower risk of developing some cancers than those living in the Republic of Ireland, according to the All-Ireland Cancer Atlas - a collaborative publication by the Northern Ireland Cancer Registry at Queen's University Belfast and the National Cancer Registry in Cork. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-cancer-northern-ireland-republic.html Cancer Fri, 09 Dec 2011 09:27:54 EST news242645264 (AP) -- Even if the worst nuclear accident in 25 years leads to many people developing cancer, we may never find out. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-future-cancers-fukushima-hidden.html Health Sun, 20 Nov 2011 13:39:20 EST news241018738 (Medical Xpress) -- While there are already laws against such activity in many areas, a new study finds yet another reason to avoid bestiality, or sex with animals. The new study, published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine, finds a link between bestiality and penile cancer. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-bestiality-linked-penile-cancer.html Cancer Wed, 09 Nov 2011 12:30:06 EST news240062253 (AP) -- Danish researchers can offer some reassurance if you're concerned about your cellphone: Don't worry. Your device is probably safe. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-largest-cellphones-cancer-link.html Health Fri, 21 Oct 2011 06:04:00 EST news238395830 The West is leading a national decline in the rate of new lung cancer cases, with states like California and Nevada accounting for much of the improvement, particularly among women. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-lung-cancer-fall-western-states.html Cancer Thu, 15 Sep 2011 12:57:32 EST news235310194 As the world marks the 30-year anniversary of the first reporting of HIV/AIDS, now comes the realization of a new challenge for people with the incurable disease. For reasons not yet clear, people with HIV face a higher rate of cancers not usually associated with HIV. This increasing rate of "non-AIDS defining cancers" includes lung, head and neck, liver, kidney, and anal cancers, among others. The alarming uptick in cancer rates highlights the critical need to understand how to treat tumors in people taking highly active anti-retroviral therapy (HAART) for HIV. Given what is known about HAART drug interactions, can newer targeted cancer therapies be given safely to patients with HIV? http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-hiv-life-threatening-cancer.html HIV & AIDS Mon, 06 Jun 2011 09:54:50 EST news226572872 (Medical Xpress) -- Men living in deprived areas now suffer from higher levels of bowel cancer than those from more affluent areas Glasgow academics have found. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-bowel-cancer-fall-rich-men.html Cancer Wed, 01 Jun 2011 08:46:07 EST news226136736