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Coffee Lowers Risk Of Skin Cancer Basal Cell Carcinoma
Oct 25, 2011
A prospective study found that the more coffee an adult drinks, the lower their risk seems to be for developing basal cell carcinoma, a common type of skin cancer... Read More
New Lung Cancer And COPD Research Highlighted At CHEST 2011
Oct 25, 2011
Detroit Holds Record for Highest Lung Cancer Mortality Rates (#1111771, Tuesday, October 25, 3:00 PM Eastern) Compared with other cities, Detroit has one of the highest mortality rates in the United States for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)... Read More
Dietary Patterns May Be Linked To Increased Colorectal Cancer Risk In Women
Oct 25, 2011
Researchers may have found a specific dietary pattern linked to levels of C-peptide concentrations that increase a woman's risk for colorectal cancer. "High red meat intake, fish intake, sugar-sweetened beverage intake, but low coffee, whole grains and high-fat dairy intake, when taken as a whole, seemed to be associated with higher levels of C-peptide in the blood," said Teresa T. Fung, S.D... Read More
Could Additives In Hot Dogs Affect Incidence Of Colon Cancer?
Oct 25, 2011
The addition of ascorbate (vitamin C) or its close relative, erythorbate, and the reduced amount of nitrite added in hot dogs, mandated in 1978, have been accompanied by a steep drop in the death rate from colon cancer, according to data presented at the 10th AACR International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research, held Oct. 22-25, 2011... Read More
Use Of PET/CT Scans As Prostate Cancer Staging Tool Supported By Trio Of Studies
Oct 24, 2011
Recent studies have suggested that C-11 choline positron emission tomography/computerized tomography (PET/CT) scans can be utilized as a staging and potentially therapeutic tool in prostate cancer. The results of three studies, released during a meeting of the North Central Section of the American Urological Association (http://www.ncsaua.org/default... Read More
PSA Test Valuable In Predicting Biopsy Need, Low-Risk Prostate Cancer
Oct 24, 2011
The prostate-specific antigen test, commonly known as the PSA test, is valuable in predicting which men should have biopsies and which are likely to be diagnosed with low-risk prostate cancer, a Mayo Clinic study has found. The findings were released during a meeting of the North Central Section of the American Urological Association (http://www.ncsaua.org/default.aspx) in Rancho Mirage, Calif... Read More
Long-Term Protection Against Skin Cancer May Be Provided By Sleeping Sickness Drug
Oct 24, 2011
An antiparasitic agent used to treat African sleeping sickness might someday be used to prevent nonmelanoma skin cancers... Read More
Potential Link Between Body Weight, Diet And Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Oct 24, 2011
Body weight in young adulthood and diet appeared to be associated with the risk for non-Hodgkin lymphoma, according to results presented at the 10th AACR International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research, being held Oct. 22-25, 2011... Read More
Association Between NSAID Use And Lower Colorectal Cancer Mortality Rates Among Postmenopausal Women
Oct 24, 2011
Postmenopausal women who reported having used nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for at least 10 years at the time of enrollment in the Women's Health Initiative study had a lower risk for death from colorectal cancer compared with women who reported no use of these drugs at enrollment, according to data presented at the 10th AACR International Conference on Frontiers in Canc... Read More
Significant Antarctic Ozone Hole Remains
Oct 23, 2011
The Antarctic ozone hole, which yawns wide every Southern Hemisphere spring, reached its annual peak on Sept. 12. It stretched to 10.05 million square miles, the ninth largest ozone hole on record. Above the South Pole, the ozone hole reached its deepest point of the season on Oct. 9, tying this year for the 10th lowest in this 26-year record... Read More
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