 | ATOMIC BOMB SURVIVORS STUDY SHOWS RADIATION EXPOSURE POSES SIMILAR RISK OF FIRST AND SECOND CANCERS
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| | SEATTLE– It is well known that exposure to radiation has multiple harmful effects – including causing cancer – but until now, it has been unclear to what extent such exposure increases a person’s risk... [more]
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| Breast Cancer Prevention
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| | Breast cancer prevention studies are clinical trials (research studies) that explore ways of reducing the risk, or chance, of developing breast cancer. These studies usually involve women who have not... [more]
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| COMMON OSTEOPOROSIS DRUGS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH A DECREASE IN RISK OF BREAST CANCER
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| | SEATTLE – Women who take some types of bone-building drugs used to prevent and treat osteoporosis may be at lower risk of breast cancer, according to a study by U.S. researchers published today in the... [more]
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| Radiation and Cancer Risks: Is it safe to have X-Rays?
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| | The association between cancer and radiation is a well-documented one and has led to fear and anxiety among patients who are supposed to receive diagnostic radiology studies. Shortly after the discov... [more]
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| Hair Dyes and Cancer Risk
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| | Over 5,000 different chemicals are used in hair dye products, some of which are reported to be carcinogenic (cancer-causing) in animals... [more]
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| Prostate Cancer Prevention Study Shows No Benefit for Use of Selenium and Vitamin E Supplements
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| | Initial, independent review of study data from the Selenium and Vitamin E Cancer Prevention Trial(SELECT), funded by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and other institutes that comprise the National... [more]
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| Eating red meat during adolescence might heighten the risk of breast cancer
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| | Red meat consumption during adulthood has been previously shown to spur hormone-fueled breast cancer in women ages 26 to 46. The new study is the first prospective study to show a connection between a... [more]
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| Fruits, Vegetables and Teas May Protect Smokers from Lung Cancer
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| | Tobacco smokers who eat three servings of fruits and vegetables per day and drink green or black tea may be protecting themselves from lung cancer, according to a first-of-its-kind study by UCLA ... [more]
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| Formaldehyde and Cancer Risk
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| | Since the 1980s, the National Cancer Institute (NCI), a component of the National Institutes of Health, has conducted studies to determine whether there is an association between occupational exposure... [more]
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| Vitamin D Status Is Not Associated With Risk for Less Common Cancers
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| | Despite hopes that higher blood levels of vitamin D might reduce cancer risk, a large study finds no protective effect against non-Hodgkin lymphoma or cancer of the endometrium, esophagus, stomach, ... [more]
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| Screening Mammograms: Questions and Answers
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| | A screening mammogram is an x-ray of the breast used to detect breast changes in women who have no signs or symptoms of breast cancer.... [more]
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| Green Tea Shows Promise as Chemoprevention Agent for Oral Cancer
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| | The study, published online in Cancer Prevention Research, is the first to examine green tea as a chemopreventative agent in this high-risk patient population. The researchers found that more than hal... [more]
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| Garlic and Cancer Prevention: Questions and Answers
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| | Several population studies show an association between increased intake of garlic and reduced risk of certain cancers, including cancers of the stomach, colon, esophagus, pancreas, and breast. Populat... [more]
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| Cancer and Smoking: What are the facts?
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| | Tobacco use, particularly cigarette smoking, is the single most preventable cause of death in the United States. Cigarette smoking alone is directly responsible for approximately 30 percent of all can... [more]
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| Radiation and Cancer Risks: Is it safe to have X-Rays?
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| | The association between cancer and radiation is a well-documented one and has led to fear and anxiety among patients who are supposed to receive diagnostic radiology studies. Shortly after the discov... [more]
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| Nutrition & Cancer Research: Sorting Through the Confusion
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| | To the general public, the amount of information available about the role of nutrition in preventing and managing cancer is overwhelming. For most people, including those recently diagnosed with canc... [more]
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| Nicotine Patch - Nicotine Lozenge Combination Works Best For Smoking Cessation
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| | In the largest study to date comparing smoking cessation therapies, the use of the nicotine lozenge in combination with the nicotine patch provided the greatest benefit for smokers trying to quit, res... [more]
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| Formaldehyde Exposure among Industrial Workers Is Associated with Increased Risk of Cancers
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| | Results from an ongoing study of workers employed at plants that used or produced formaldehyde continue to show a possible link between formaldehyde exposure and death from cancers of the blood and ... [more]
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