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A new analysis from the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) shows that, compared with women without diabetes, adult postmenopausal women with type 2 diabetes are at a significant 13% increased risk of invasive cancer and have a 46% higher risk for […]
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A higher intake of fiber, particularly during adolescence and early adulthood, appears to reduce the risk for breast cancer, according to an analysis of data from the Nurses’ Health Study II published online February 1 in Pediatrics. “The associations […]
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“The days are numbered for axillary surgery” in breast cancer patients and, in the coming years, use of the commonplace procedure will be “very limited,” write a pair of Italian surgeons in a viewpoint published in the November issue of […]
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Women may be less likely to panic or pursue aggressive treatment for ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) if clinicians don’t use the word “cancer” to describe the abnormal cells, an Australian study suggests. “There […]
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- 03 Nov
What is in a shisha pipe? Shisha pipes use tobacco sweetened with fruit or molasses sugar, which makes the smoke more aromatic than cigarette smoke. Popular flavourings include apple, plum, coconut, mango, mint, strawberry and cola. Wood, coal, or charcoal […]
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Screening for early cancer detection may reduce the rate of related metastatic disease, but not always. In a perspective published today in the New England Journal of Medicine, the authors describe trends in metastatic breast cancer and prostate cancer prior […]
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For the first time since 2003, the American Cancer Society (ACS) has updated its breast cancer screening guidelines for women at an average risk of developing the disease. The guidance is published in the October 20 issue of JAMA. […]
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – High levels of stromal tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (STILs) are associated with improved recurrence-free survival (RFS) in early-stage human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) positive breast cancer patients treated with chemotherapy, according to an exploratory ad […]
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When it comes to cancer, a growing body of evidence supports the premise that regular physical activity may play a protective role and decrease the risk for many types of the disease. Exercise may also temper the adverse effects of […]
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VIENNA — Surgery has a bigger impact on cancer than any other treatment modality, with potential to cure more than 50% of patients, and yet worldwide, fewer than 25% of cancer patients have access to safe and affordable care. […]
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