Oncology & Cancer
Alcohol, processed meats may raise stomach cancer risk
(HealthDay)—Alcohol, processed meats—such as hot dogs, ham and bacon—and excess weight all may raise a person's risk of stomach cancer, a new review finds.
Apr 21, 2016
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Stomach Cancer
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
H. pylori infection may reduce risk of allergic esophageal condition
New research suggests that Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection of the stomach, which occurs in about half of the world's population and can cause peptic ulcers and stomach cancer in minority of cases, may help protect ...
Mar 2, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Genomic fingerprint can highlight which breast, ovarian, pancreatic and gastric cancers likely to respond to treatment
Gastric cancer, otherwise known as stomach cancer, does not respond well to existing treatments and it is currently the third leading cause of cancer death in the world (after lung and liver cancer). Researchers have discovered ...
Oct 29, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Anticancer effects of drugs overestimated by as much as 45 percent in animal models
Badly designed studies may lead to the efficacy of drugs being overestimated and money being wasted on trials that prove fruitless, according to new a study from McGill University in Canada.
Oct 13, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
The tadpole endoscope—new diagnostic device in the fight against cancer
Engineers have developed a new medical device aimed at improving diagnostic procedures for various cancers: the tadpole endoscope (TE).
Sep 16, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
To test cancer sooner, we need the government to invest in the NHS
Too many people are diagnosed with late-stage cancer each year.
Sep 2, 2015
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Medical research
Helicobacter pylori causes gene activity in the gastric cells resembling the activity of cancer cells
Around half of the global population is chronically infected with the stomach bacterium Helicobacter pylori, almost 1% of whom go on to develop gastric adenocarcinoma, one of the deadliest forms of cancer. Usually it takes ...
Jun 12, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Second primaries for over 25 percent with metastatic prostate cancer
(HealthDay)—More than one-quarter of patients with metastatic prostate cancer present with a synchronous second primary malignancy, according to a review published in the April issue of The Journal of Urology.
Apr 23, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
New breath technology picks up high risk changes heralding stomach cancer
A new type of technology that senses minute changes in the levels of particular compounds in exhaled breath, accurately identifies high risk changes which herald the development of stomach cancer, reveals research published ...
Apr 13, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Persistent heartburn may be a sign of cancer, campaign warns
People with persistent heartburn are being urged to visit their GP as it may be a sign of cancer, according to a new campaign by Public Health England (PHE).
Jan 28, 2015
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