Health

Odds of a hookah non-smoker taking first puff

A positive attitude toward and desire to take up hookah smoking are the most likely predictors of a young adult becoming a hookah tobacco smoker, University of Pittsburgh researchers found in the first nationally representative ...

Oncology & Cancer

Finding the causes of cancer is the first step to prevention ​

Big Tobacco is the poster child for how an industry can confuse the experts and the public on the dangers of its product. It delayed any smoking restrictions for decades by employing the subterfuge of demanding "perfect knowledge" ...

Oncology & Cancer

Cancer mortality differs among Asian ethnic groups

The growing Asian American population in the United States presents a diverse set of health behaviors and health outcomes, and may benefit from cancer prevention and screening efforts tailored to specific Asian ethnic groups, ...

Oncology & Cancer

Risk of noncervical anogenital cancer up with history of CIN2/3

(HealthDay)—Women with a history of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN)2 or CIN3 have increased risks of subsequent development of anal, vulvar, and vaginal cancers, according to a study published online June 29 in ...

page 9 from 30