Oncology & Cancer
New diagnostic tool determines aggressiveness of prostate cancer
One in six men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during his lifetime, the second leading cause of death among men in the United States.
Apr 25, 2012
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News tagged with journal cancer
Surgery
Task force recommends new lung cancer screening guidelines
A lung screening and surveillance task force, established by the American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) and led by medical professionals from Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH), is strongly recommending new guidelines ...
Jun 21, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
Cancer study overturns current thinking about gene activation
(Medical Xpress)—A new Australian study led by Professor Susan Clark from Sydney's Garvan Institute of Medical Research shows that large regions of the genome – amounting to roughly 2% – are epigenetically activated ...
Dec 18, 2012
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HIV & AIDS
HIV raises anal cancer risk in women, study says
(HealthDay) -- Women with HIV are at increased risk for anal cancer, a new study finds.
Apr 16, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
In nonsmoking women, breastfeeding for more than six months may protect against breast cancer
A new analysis has found that breastfeeding for more than six months may safeguard nonsmoking mothers against breast cancer. The same does not seem to hold true for smoking mothers, though. Published early online in the Journal ...
Aug 15, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Surge in smoking among young adults during lockdown
The number of 18- to 34-year-olds who smoke increased by 25% in England during the first lockdown, according to a new study led by UCL researchers.
Aug 25, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Colonoscopy is the most comprehensive screening for colorectal cancer, despite flawed interpretations of a new study
A recently published study in a high-profile medical journal appeared to call into question the efficacy of colonoscopy, a proven and widely utilized strategy for the screening and prevention of colorectal cancer.
Oct 20, 2022
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Surgery
Study of Atomic-Bomb Survivors: Even lower levels of ionizing radiation exposure may lead to soft tissue cancers
In one of the largest and longest follow-up studies ever conducted to assess the effects of ionizing radiation upon the development of soft tissue sarcomas in humans, the investigators found that much lower levels than previously ...
Feb 11, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Air pollution may shorten survival of patients with lung cancer
Air pollution may shorten the survival of patients with lung cancer, suggests a population based study, published online in the journal Thorax.
Aug 4, 2016
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
People with Alzheimer's disease may have lower risk of cancer and vice versa
Older people with Alzheimer's disease are less likely to also have cancer, and older people with cancer are less likely to also have Alzheimer's disease, according to the largest study to date on the topic, which appears ...
Jul 10, 2013
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