News tagged with cancer risk
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American Cancer Society recommends informed decision making in lung cancer screening
New guidelines from the American Cancer Society say evidence is sufficient to recommend screening high risk patients for lung cancer with low-dose computed tomography (CT) provided that certain conditions exist:
Cancer
Jan 11, 2013 |
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Ovarian cancer rates declining in breast cancer survivors
(HealthDay)—Primary ovarian cancer incidence is declining in the United States, both among the general population and among breast cancer survivors, according to research published online Jan. 2 in the ...
Cancer
Jan 08, 2013 |
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Ultrasound diagnoses appendicitis without X-rays
Children suspected of having appendicitis are more likely to receive CT scans, which involve radiation, if they are evaluated at a general hospital, a new study by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has ...
Pediatrics
Dec 27, 2012 |
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Three new genetic links to colorectal cancer
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center investigators have identified three new genetic "hotspots" linked to colorectal cancer. These variants, reported Dec. 23 in an Advanced Online Publication in Nature Genetics, provide new in ...
Cancer
Dec 23, 2012 |
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Ironing out the link between H. pylori infection and gastric cancer
H. pylori frequently causes gastric ulcers and is also one of the greatest risk factors for gastric cancer. H. pylori infection is also associated with another gastric cancer risk factor, iron deficiency.
Cancer
Dec 21, 2012 |
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Game changing diagnostic and prognostic prostate cancer genetic tests revealed
Researchers at the Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson (KCC) have developed potentially game-changing diagnostic and prognostic genetic tests shown to better predict prostate cancer survival outcomes and distinguish clinically-relevant ...
Cancer
Dec 20, 2012 |
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Toasting your health: Take care with alcohol consumption
(Medical Xpress)—The holidays are a time to consume—food, gifts, and spirits. Here are a few alcohol-related story ideas from The Methodist Hospital. Because alcohol's effects on human physiology are complex, advice about ...
Health
Dec 20, 2012 |
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Healthy lifestyle during menopause may decrease breast cancer risk later on
Obese, postmenopausal women are at greater risk for developing breast cancer and their cancers tend to be more aggressive than those in lean counterparts. A University of Colorado Cancer Center study published in the December ...
Cancer
Dec 19, 2012 |
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Men's cancer risk to climb to one in two as research drives up survival
A man's lifetime risk of developing cancer is set to reach one in two by 2027 according to new Cancer Research UK figures released today (Wednesday). ...
Cancer
Dec 19, 2012 |
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9/11 cancer study won't settle debate over risks
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. ...
Cancer
Dec 18, 2012 |
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Polygenic risk score helpful for women with familial breast CA
(HealthDay)—For women affected by familial breast cancer, a polygenic risk score based on 22 genomic variants can identify women at high-risk of breast cancer, according to a study published in the Dec. ...
Cancer
Dec 18, 2012 |
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Immediate health risk must be weighed against radiation-induced cancer risk
The lifetime risks of cancer from medical radiation may be overemphasized relative to more immediate health risks, according to a new study published online in the journal Radiology.
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Dec 18, 2012 |
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Study examines risk reduction and screening for ovarian cancer among women following BRCA testing
Following BRCA testing, many women who are non-BRCA carriers undergo risk-reducing procedures and additional ovarian cancer screenings, despite limited data to determine the effectiveness of these interventions among the ...
Cancer
Dec 17, 2012 |
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Scientists discover gene linked to breast and ovarian cancer
(Medical Xpress)—A team of researchers led by the Institute of Cancer Research, London, have found that rare mutations in a gene called PPM1D are linked to an increased risk of breast and ovarian cancer. The mutations are ...
Cancer
Dec 17, 2012 |
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Snack attack: Eating unhealthy snack foods may affect cancer risk in patients with Lynch syndrome
A new analysis has found that loading up on snack foods may increase cancer risk in individuals with an inborn susceptibility to colorectal and other cancers. Published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the ...
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Dec 17, 2012 |
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