06.08.2016 Large prospective study finds higher risk of gallbladder cancer by Parker Brown Staff Writer, MedPage Today People who reported daily consumption of sugar-sweetened drinks had a higher incidence of biliary tract cancer and gallbladder cancer, according to a new study. Researchers in Sweden studied nearly 71,00 adults and found that those who reported drinking […]
5/31/2016 JAMA internal medicine TAKE-HOME MESSAGE Data from 12 US and European studies were pooled to evaluate the relationship between self-reported physical activity and cancer risk in 1.44 million people. People with high levels of leisure-time physical activity had a lower risk of 13 cancers than those with low reported activity levels. After adjusting for […]
Roxanne Nelson, BSN, RN May 20, 2016 About 20% to 40% of cancer cases and about half of all cancer deaths can potentially be avoided by making modifications in lifestyle, according to new findings. After investigating cancer risk among a portion of the US white population, the authors of a large cohort study concluded that […]
Fran Lowry April 12, 2016 Higher levels of vitamin D are associated with a reduction in cancer risk of more than a 65%, according to a study published online April 6 in PLOS ONE. The finding comes from a pooled analysis of results from a randomized trial and a prospective cohort study, and the higher levels of […]
February 09, 2016 Annals of Oncology TAKE-HOME MESSAGE The authors of this study investigated the association between periodontal disease and cancer in nonsmoking men. They identified a 13% increase in cancer incidence among men reporting periodontitis. Advanced periodontitis in men was further associated with a 45% increased cancer risk. For cancers known to be associated […]
02.01.2016 Healthy eating in early adulthood may have protective effects by Molly Walker Participants in the Nurses’ Health Study II who ate healthier as teenagers and young adults had a lower risk of breast cancer as they aged, researchers said. The hazard ratio for highest quintile of fiber consumption as adolescents and in early adulthood, […]
Nature 529, 43–47 (07 January 2016) doi:10.1038/nature16166 Received 15 April 2015 Accepted 23 October 2015 Published online 16 December 2015 Song Wu,Scott Powers, Wei Zhu & Yusuf A. Hannun Abstract Recent research has highlighted a strong correlation between tissue-specific cancer risk and the lifetime number of tissue-specific stem-cell divisions. Whether such correlation implies a high […]
Date: September 29, 2015 Source: Inderscience Publishers Summary: New research suggests that age, race and family history are the biggest risk factors for a man to develop prostate cancer, although high blood pressure, high cholesterol, vitamin D deficiency, inflammation of prostate, and vasectomy also add to the risk. In contrast, obesity, alcohol abuse, and smoking […]
Date: September 14, 2015 Source: The JAMA Network Journals Summary: Eating a Mediterranean diet supplemented with extra virgin olive oil was associated with a relatively lower risk of breast cancer in a study of women in Spain, according to a new article. Eating a Mediterranean diet supplemented with extra virgin olive oil was associated with […]
09.14.2015 by Molly Walker Children who were exposed to indoor-based pesticides appear to have a higher risk of developing leukemia and lymphoma, according to a small meta-analysis on 16 observational studies examining pesticide exposure and childhood cancer. There were 13 studies on indoor residential insecticide exposure and that exposure was associated with a significant increase […]
PLoS One. 2015 Aug 11;10(8):e0135190. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0135190. eCollection 2015. Sanna Heikkinen 1, Janne Pitkäniemi 2, Tytti Sarkeala 1, Nea Malila 3, Markku Koskenvuo 4 PMID: 26263013 PMCID: PMC4532449 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0135190 Abstract Introduction: Role of hair dyes in the etiology of breast cancer has occasionally raised concern but previous research has concluded with mixed results. Remnants […]
Date Posted: 4/22/2015 3:28:36 PM Is Supplement Use Linked to Increased Cancer Risk? By Lise Alschuler, ND, FABNO TAPintegrative.org Many integrative healthcare practitioners prescribe multivitamin/mineral supplements to their patients. After all, this can provide a strong foundation of nutrients that may be absent from the standard American diet. A recent (April 2015) presentation by Tim […]
Veronica Hackethal, MD March 26, 2015 Higher fitness levels among middle-aged men might be associated with a lower risk for later lung and colorectal cancer, but not prostate cancer, according to a new study. The study also linked higher fitness levels in midlife to a lower risk for later death from cancer or cardiovascular disease. The findings […]
By Tom Polansek CHICAGO | Fri Mar 20, 2015 7:31pm EDT By Tom Polansek CHICAGO (Reuters) – The world’s most widely-used weed killer can “probably” cause cancer, the World Health Organization said on Friday. The WHO’s cancer arm, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), said glyphosate, the active ingredient in the Monsanto Co […]
Menopausal hormone use and ovarian cancer risk: individual participant meta-analysis of 52 epidemiological studies The Lancet, 02/17/2015 Half the epidemiological studies with information about menopausal hormone therapy and ovarian cancer risk remain unpublished, and some retrospective studies could have been biased by selective participation or recall. Authors aimed to assess with minimal bias the effects […]
January 19, 2015 Diabetes Care TAKE-HOME MESSAGE In this observational population-based cohort study, researchers evaluated patients with diabetes to determine risk for colorectal cancer. Patients with type 2 diabetes had an increased risk compared with nondiabetic patients (HR, 1.26). Longer duration of obesity in patients with diabetes was also associated with an increased risk for […]
Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network,12/28/2014 Clinical Article Mehta M, et al. – Lifestyle modifications, such as increasing physical activity and consumption of a diet rich in fiber, fruits, vegetables, fish, and poultry and low in red and processed meats, have been advocated for primary prevention of several chronic diseases, and may in fact be […]
December 09, 2014 Global Burden of Cancer Attributable to High BMI in 2012 The Lancet Oncology TAKE-HOME MESSAGE Body-mass index >25 kg/m2 is associated with increased risk for cancer. Using BMI data from 2002 and assuming a 10-year lag period between high BMI and cancer occurrence, the authors assessed worldwide cancer incidence in 2012 to assess […]
Low carb ketogenic diet fights cancer says oncologist: Proven for weight loss October 23, 2014 he low carb, high-fat ketogenic diet can prevent and fight cancer, said radiation oncologist Dr. Colin Champ. Champ, an MIT graduate and researcher at the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, understands the skepticism that accompanies prescribing the ketogenic diet to […]