News tagged with cancerous lesions

Soy and tomato combo may be effective in preventing prostate cancer

Tomatoes and soy foods may be more effective in preventing prostate cancer when they are eaten together than when either is eaten alone, said a University of Illinois study.

Cancer May 08, 2013 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

Longer wait for mammogram after benign breast biopsy may be warranted

(HealthDay)—Women who have a breast biopsy that turns out to be benign are typically told to undergo another imaging test, such as a mammogram, in six to 12 months. Now, a new study suggests that the longer ...

Cancer May 02, 2013 | not rated yet | 0

Self-collection of samples for HPV testing shows promise in detection of cervical cancer in Kenya

In Kenya, women face a cervical cancer mortality rate that is approximately 10 times as high as in the United States. A study by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill suggests that training women ...

Cancer May 01, 2013 | not rated yet | 0

Obese men at high risk for prostate cancer even after benign biopsy

Obese men were more likely to have precancerous lesions detected in their benign prostate biopsies compared with non-obese men, and were at a greater risk for subsequently developing prostate cancer, according to researchers ...

Cancer Apr 23, 2013 | not rated yet | 0

Two views are better than one in 3-D breast screening

One view 3D breast screening (tomosynthesis) means less radiation dose and about five seconds less compression, but a study from Yale University, New Haven, CT, found that obtaining both views is necessary to help ensure ...

Cancer Apr 19, 2013 | not rated yet | 0

Research shows promise for microwave ablation (MWA) to relieve painful bone and soft-tissue tumors

First-of-its-kind research presented today showed microwave ablation (MWA) therapy cut pain in half for patients with painful bone and soft-tissue tumors and took less time to complete than radiofrequency ablation. Pain relief ...

Cancer Apr 11, 2013 | not rated yet | 0

Calcium may cut risk for precancerous colon lesions in some people

(HealthDay)—Consuming higher amounts of calcium may lower the likelihood of precancerous colon and rectal lesions in people who are at increased risk due to variations in two genes, a new study suggests.

Cancer Apr 10, 2013 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

Researchers show that a promising drug can help prevent head and neck cancers

Head and neck cancers typically begin in squamous cells that line moist surfaces inside the mouth, nose and throat. Squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (HNSCC) is the sixth most common type of cancer in the United ...

Cancer Apr 09, 2013 | not rated yet | 0

Doctors too pap-happy, survey suggests

(HealthDay)—Most primary care physicians advise women to get "Pap" tests for cervical cancer screening more often than clinical guidelines recommend, new research reveals.

Cancer Apr 08, 2013 | not rated yet | 0

Tanning beds just as dangerous as sun bathing, dermatologist says

Despite the fact that 30 states in America have restrictions on the use of commercial tanning beds by those 18 and younger, Idaho recently joined 17 states that do not restrict tanning bed use among minors.

Health Mar 20, 2013 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

'Very low' risk of infections in advanced brain procedures

Patients undergoing cerebral angiography and neurointerventional procedures on the brain are at very low risk of infection—even without preventive antibiotics, reports a study in the March issue of Neurosurgery, official journal of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons. ...

Neuroscience Mar 04, 2013 | not rated yet | 0

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