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A new study conducted using extensive medical records of over one million Israeli adolescents before military service shows clearly how exposure to the Israeli sun of young, light-skinned children increases substantially the risk of cutaneous melanoma (a serious form of skin cancer). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-young-israelis-emphasizes-sun-exposure.html Cancer Mon, 20 May 2013 07:10:42 EST news288252635 Having a hysterectomy with or without ovary removal in mid-life does not increase a woman's risk of cardiovascular disease compared to women who reach natural menopause, contrary to many previously reported studies, according to research published online today in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-hysterectomy-cardiovascular-disease.html Cardiology Tue, 14 May 2013 15:30:06 EST news287746092 Pancreatic cancer is the fourth leading cause of death from cancer, and while family physicians in Canada only see 1 cases a year, the number of cases is expected to increase as the population ages. A review in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) provides an evidence-based overview of diagnosis and treatment of the disease for general physicians. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-diagnosis-pancreatic-cancer-physicians.html Cancer Mon, 22 Apr 2013 12:00:05 EST news285847247 Liver tumours are either benign or malignant; if malignant then they can be primary or secondary. In Europe, a solitary lesion in the liver is more likely to be a metastatic carcinoma than a primary liver tumour. The major risk factors for liver cancer are infection with hepatitis B or C and heavy alcohol consumption, all of which can cause cirrhosis. Smokers and diabetics are also at increased risk, while consumption of foods contaminated with aflatoxin is a cause of liver cancer in many developing countries. Frequently, liver cancer often does not show symptoms until its later stages, so it is seldom diagnosed early. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-ultrasound-combat-liver-tumours.html Cancer Mon, 25 Mar 2013 09:40:02 EST news283422403 A study that compared the benefits and harms of the frequency of screening mammography to age, breast density and postmenopausal use of hormone therapy (HT) suggests that woman ages 50 to 74 years who undergo biennial screenings have a similar risk of advanced-stage disease and a lower cumulative risk of false-positive results than those who get mammograms annually, according to a report published Online First by JAMA Internal Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-outcomes-screening-mammography-age-breast.html Cancer Mon, 18 Mar 2013 16:00:02 EST news282828775 Work-related stress is not linked to the development of colorectal, lung, breast or prostate cancers, a study published today in BMJ suggests. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-stress-cancer.html Cancer Thu, 07 Feb 2013 18:30:02 EST news279472501 The study, published in The Lancet Oncology, is the first ever assessment of the effect of cancer screening in rural sub-Saharan Africa, and the authors are hopeful that their work, which is on-going, will ultimately show that the increase in early detection of breast cancer results in improved long-term survival chances for women who are screened. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-local-volunteers-early-breast-cancer.html Cancer Wed, 30 Jan 2013 18:30:02 EST news278789730 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and lung cancer are two of the most important smoking-related diseases worldwide, with a huge combined mortality bur¬den. Many consider the presence of COPD itself to be an independent risk factor for lung cancer. Others argue that smoking contributes to both COPD and lung cancer. A recent study published in the January 2013 issue of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer's (IASLC) Journal of Thoracic Oncology, concludes that COPD is not an independent risk factor for lung cancer. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-copd-independent-factor-lung-cancer.html Cancer Sat, 15 Dec 2012 15:25:39 EST news274807533 Physicians may now be better at detecting breast cancer than ever before, but much more work remains to ensure accurate diagnosis is possible and especially to assess future risk. That's why researchers from Germany have been working to develop a new test of gene action to predict cancer risk both at first diagnosis and into the future. In a new research report appearing in the December 2012 issue of The FASEB Journal, researchers show that the various genetic switches, which are turned on and off in the regular development of every cell in the body, can be analyzed in minute detail to determine the presence or risk of breast cancer growth. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-genetic-early-breast-cancer-future.html Cancer Thu, 29 Nov 2012 12:48:05 EST news273415675 (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 Patients with Type 2 Diabetes may face an increased risk for Barrett's Esophagus (BE), regardless of other risk factors including smoking, alcohol consumption, obesity and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), according to research unveiled today at the American College of Gastroenterology's (ACG) 77th Annual Scientific meeting in Las Vegas. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-diabetes-barrett-esophagus.html Diabetes Mon, 22 Oct 2012 09:28:14 EST news270116868 New insights on the global fight to prevent cancers were presented during the ESMO 2012 Congress of the European Society for Medical Oncology in Vienna. The studies highlight the challenges of overcoming misunderstandings about how important lifestyle factors are in reducing cancer risk. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-myths-hamper-efforts-cancer.html Cancer Sun, 30 Sep 2012 06:08:03 EST news268204071 Lung cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide and is associated with very low survival rates. Two new genome-sequencing studies have uncovered novel genes involved in the deadly disease, as well as striking differences in mutations found in patients with and without a history of smoking. The findings, published September 13th by Cell Press in the journal Cell, could pave the way for personalized therapies that boost survival rates. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-personalized-therapies-lung-cancer-patients.html Cancer Thu, 13 Sep 2012 12:54:48 EST news266759680 Women carrying a mutation in the BRCA1- or BRCA2- genes (which control the suppression of breast and ovarian cancer) who have undergone diagnostic radiation to the chest before the age of 30 are more likely to develop breast cancer than those who carry the gene mutation but who have not been exposed, a study published in the British Medical Journal today reveals. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-diagnostic-chest-breast-cancer.html Cancer Thu, 06 Sep 2012 18:30:02 EST news266166243 A major risk factor for colon cancer — the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States — is chronic inflammation of the colon. Nearly 10 percent of patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) eventually develop colon cancer. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-enzymes-tissue-inflammation.html Inflammatory disorders Thu, 14 Jun 2012 06:20:07 EST news258873418 With high UV levels continuing in Queensland this autumn, young people are at risk of suffering the worst skin damage they will receive during their lifetime, research from Queensland University of Technology (QUT) has found. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-cancer-causing-skin-young.html Cancer Thu, 10 May 2012 10:29:34 EST news255864567 More than 30 percent of cancers can be prevented by lifestyle changes, the World Health Organization said Friday, on the eve of World Cancer Day. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-lifestyle-cancers.html Cancer Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:50:02 EST news247480780 Women concerned about breast cancer should worry less about cellphones and hair dyes and worry more about weighing or drinking too much, exercising too little, using menopause hormones and getting too much radiation from medical tests. So says a new report on environmental risks by a respected panel of science advisers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-breast-cancer-factors.html Cancer Wed, 07 Dec 2011 14:29:42 EST news242490572 HIV-infected patients are at increased risk for cancer as a result of both their impaired immune system and lifestyle factors, such as smoking, according to researchers at Kaiser Permanente. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-earlier-antiretroviral-therapy-burden-cancer.html HIV & AIDS Tue, 22 Nov 2011 13:43:23 EST news241191791 (Medical Xpress) -- A new research project involving Greenland women with breast cancer shows for the first time a clear link between the risk of breast cancer and exposure to perfluorocarbons found in products such as raincoats, pizza trays and baking paper. More substances ought to be prohibited according to the Aarhus University (Denmark) researcher behind the study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-widespread-pfc-substances-breast-cancer.html Cancer Wed, 16 Nov 2011 05:37:28 EST news240644208 In the largest study of its kind to date, Stanford University School of Medicine researchers have shown that women related to a patient with a breast cancer caused by a hereditary mutation -- but who don't have the mutation themselves -- have no higher risk of getting cancer than relatives of patients with other types of breast cancer. The multinational, population-based study involving more than 3,000 families settles a controversy that arose four years ago when a paper hinted that a familial BRCA mutation in and of itself was a risk factor. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-higher-breast-cancer-women-dont.html Cancer Mon, 31 Oct 2011 16:00:03 EST news239289107 A computer-based tool could help GPs to speed up the diagnosis and treatment of patients suffering from two of the most common forms of cancer, potentially saving thousands of lives every year. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-computer-based-tool-diagnosis-prognosis-cancer.html Cancer Mon, 31 Oct 2011 11:34:33 EST news239279662 Heavy alcohol consumption may be linked to a greater risk of developing lung cancer, while higher BMI and increased consumption of black tea and fruit are associated with lower risk of the deadly disease. In three separate studies presented at CHEST 2011, the 77th annual meeting of the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP), heavy alcohol consumption was related to increased risk of lung cancer, while specific ethnic groups, including African American men and Asian women, had slightly higher risks for lung cancer. Conversely, black tea consumption was shown to reduce lung cancer risk in nonsmoking women, while higher BMI and increased fruit consumption were associated with a lower risk of lung cancer in both men and women. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-heavy-alcohol-consumption-linked-lung.html Cancer Mon, 24 Oct 2011 04:20:49 EST news238648837 A recent, large-scale study on cat intestinal cancer has provided new insight into a common pet disease and its causes; the findings could ultimately benefit humans. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-factors-cat-cancer-human-implications.html Cancer Wed, 28 Sep 2011 16:36:43 EST news236446589