Heavier breasts linked to increased cancer riskNovember 9th, 2009 TORONTO - Women with heavier busts who have been treated for breast cancer are at higher risk of its recurrence, says a new study. These findings indicate that such patients may benefit from additional therapies, such as radiation, following surgery.
Breast density linked to increased cancer recurrence riskNovember 9th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Women treated for breast cancer are at higher risk of cancer recurrence if they have dense breasts, according to a new study. The study's results indicate that breast cancer patients with dense breasts may benefit from additional therapies following surgery, such as radiation.
Younger women becoming vulnerable to breast cancer: doctorsNovember 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - About a decade back, the age group of women most vulnerable to breast cancer was 50 and above. But with changing times and a faster lifestyle, younger women are becoming more susceptible to the disease, say doctors.
People living in volcanic areas 'at increased thyroid cancer risk'November 6th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A new study has revealed that people living in volcanic areas may be at a higher risk of thyroid cancer. In the study, Gabriella Pellegriti, M.D., Ph.D., of the endocrinology division, University of Catania Medical School, Garibaldi-Nesima Hospital in Italy, and colleagues collected incidence of thyroid cancers in Sicily from January 1, 2002 through December 31, 2004 to compare the cancer rates of residents living in the volcanic area of Mt.
Smokers with common autoimmune disorder at increased skin damage riskNovember 3rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Researchers have come up with another reason to stay away from cigarettes after linking smoking to skin problems in people with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Experts at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) found that smokers with the long-term autoimmune disorder faced an increased risk for skin damage and rashes.
Immune system-suppressing drugs 'raise bladder cancer risk'October 27th, 2009 WASHINGTON - In a recent study of possible triggers of cancer, scientists identified an increased risk to the bladders of patients taking drugs that suppress the immune system. The findings came from a population-based, case-control study in New Hampshire.
Implants don't increase women's breast cancer riskOctober 21st, 2009 WASHINGTON - Getting breast implants does not increase a woman's breast cancer risk or interfere in detection procedure, say researchers from The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Centre
"The question of how implants affect breast cancer risk and screening tests, like the mammogram, is a question that many women ask," said Dr Therese Bevers, medical director of the Cancer Prevention Centre at M.
HHS secretary sports bandage, puffy eye after easily curable skin cancer removed from foreheadOctober 21st, 2009 HHS secretary has minor skin cancer removedWASHINGTON — The office of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius (seh-BEEL'-yuhs) says she had a slow-growing form of skin cancer removed from her forehead Tuesday. The spot was a basal cell carcinoma, the most common form of skin cancer and a highly curable type since it typically is easily cut away.
Skin cells may act as early warning for cancerOctober 16th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Cancer is such a complex genetic disease that one has to sequence a person's complete genome in order to predict his or her risk. But a recent study reveals that the risk may be more simply determined by inexpensively culturing a few skin cells.
Skin cells can predict cancer risk elsewhere in bodyOctober 16th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Just inexpensively culturing a few skin cells can predict a person's cancer risk, revealed a cell biologist from the University of California, Berkeley. Harry Rubin, professor emeritus of molecular and cell biology at UC Berkeley, has acknowledged that cancer cells have mutations in hundreds of genes, making it hard to determine which are the key triggers and making prognosis and treatment equally difficult.
FDA advisers unanimously back GlaxoSmithKline drug for kidney cancer, despite liver risksOctober 5th, 2009 FDA panel unanimously backs Glaxo cancer drugGAITHERSBURG, Md. — Federal health advisers said Monday an experimental kidney cancer drug from GlaxoSmithKline PLC can benefit patients by slowing the disease, despite some risk of liver damage.
Regular exercise cuts prostate cancer riskSeptember 29th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A new study has revealed that regular exercise can help keep prostate cancer at bay. According to researchers at Duke University Medical Centre, those who were moderately active - anything equivalent to walking at a moderate pace for several hours a week - were significantly less likely to be diagnosed with prostate cancer.
Sunlight may help cancer patients surviveSeptember 22nd, 2009 LONDON - Two new studies have found that sunbathing, which causes skin cancer, can also help to fight the disease. Scientists say, although, protection from sunlight is necessary, moderate exposure is beneficial to health.
Tanning 'linked to moles in very light-skinned children'September 22nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Very-light-skinned white kids without red hair who tan seemingly had more nevi (birthmarks, moles or other coloured spots on the skin) as compared to those who did not tan, a new study has found. Jenny Aalborg, M.P.H., of the Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado, Denver, and colleagues examined the link between tanning and number of nevi.
Obesity, booze and smoking increase second breast cancer riskSeptember 9th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Obesity, alcohol use and smoking significantly increase the risk of second breast cancer among breast cancer survivors, says a new study. The study by researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center has been published online Sept.
