Medications
Bone loss medicines linked to lower ovarian cancer rates
Medicines used to prevent bone loss may help lower the risk of ovarian cancer according to research by The University of Queensland.
Jun 17, 2022
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News tagged with cancer risk factors
Oncology & Cancer
Study predicts cancer cases, deaths in Africa could double by 2040
Cancer cases and deaths are expected to double in Africa during the next two decades, according to findings from a new study by Penn State College of Medicine researchers. The study also reveals that the region lacks sufficient ...
Jun 14, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers on a mission to block rogue melanoma protein
Despite years of skin cancer warnings, Australia continues to hold the unenviable record for the highest melanoma rates in the world, a disease that is almost universally fatal if it spreads to other organs.
Jun 14, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Ductal carcinoma in situ study offers new insights into disease biology, progression
A new study led by the global Cancer Grand Challenges PRECISION team, including researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, shifts the long-held belief that all invasive breast cancers following ductal ...
Jun 09, 2022
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Health
Study shows public perception of e-cigarettes vs. cigarettes harms changed sharply during pandemic
A new study led by researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS) shows perceptions of electronic or e-cigarettes as being "more harmful" than cigarettes by adults in the United States more than doubled between 2019-2020 ...
Jun 08, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Adult survivors of childhood cancer often undertreated for cardiovascular risk factors
Adults who survive childhood cancer have a higher risk of cardiovascular disease than the general population, yet they are 80% more likely to be undertreated for several cardiovascular risk factors: hypertension (also called ...
Jun 08, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Time-restricted eating may lower CVD risk for older breast cancer survivors
Older breast cancer survivors with cardiometabolic risk factors who restricted food intake to eight hours during the weekday, followed by 16 hours of fasting, lowered their risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) after a few ...
May 17, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Density, benign disease raise risk of breast cancer
Women with dense breast tissue and benign breast disease face an elevated risk of future breast cancer and could benefit from a tailored mammogram screening strategy, according to a large study published in the journal in ...
May 17, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Alarming rise found in esophageal cancer and Barrett's esophagus in middle-aged adults
Adults aged 45 to 64 experienced a nearly doubled rate of esophageal cancer and a 50 percent increase in the precancerous condition Barrett's esophagus between 2012 and 2019, according to a database analysis of roughly five ...
May 13, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Study uncovers clues to rise in uterine cancer death rates
A rare but aggressive kind of uterine cancer appears to be driving an increase in U.S. deaths from the disease, particularly among Black women, researchers reported Thursday.
May 05, 2022
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