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• Isolation and Stress Up Risk for Breast CA

  
  Psych Central News — Authority: 540
  A new study, albeit on a rodent model, finds that social isolation and related stress could contribute to human breast cancer susceptibility. University of Chicago researchers studied environmental mechanisms that could contribute to cancer risk and found that isolation and stress resulted in a 3.3-fold increase for ...
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• An evaluation of the mode of action framework for mutagenic carc...

  
  Science nature & education - science-nature.marc8.com — Authority: 156
  In response to the 2005 revised U.S Environmental Protection Agency?s (EPA) Cancer Guidelines, a strategy is being developed to determine whether a carcinogen operates through a mutagenic mode of action (MOA). This information is necessary for EPA to decide whether age-dependent adjustment factors (ADAFs) should be ...
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• High Cholesterol Can Trigger Prostate Cancer

  
  Weight Loss Surgery Channel — Authority: 128
  High cholesterol may dramatically increase the risk of high-grade prostate cancer according to a new study.  As with most cancers, prevention may be the best cure.Prostate cancer is deadly when it’s in what is known as the “high-level” stage, where the cancer spreads rapidly into bones and lymph nodes. This ...
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• Vitamin D level affects lymphoma course, survival

  
  iHealthBulletin News — Authority: 134
  A new study has found that the vitamin D level in patients being treated for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma was strongly associated with cancer progression and overall survival. The results are being presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Hematology.“These are some of the strongest findings yet ...
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• Bacon overdose not healthy!

  
  22MOON.COM — Authority: 150
  . .       Men ‘largely ignorant’ of processed meat risk ____ November 30th, 2009 Belefast Telegraph BELEFASTTELEGRAPH.CO.UK Belfasttelegraph.co.uk   Men eat almost twice as much processed ...
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• Vitamin D levels linked to survival in lymphoma patients

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 728
  Washington, Dec 6 (ANI): The amount of vitamin D in patients being treated for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma is strongly linked to cancer progression and overall survival, according to a new study.“These are some of the strongest findings yet between vitamin D and cancer outcome,” says the study’s lead author, ...
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• Which Is The Greater Cell Phone Risk, Developing A Brain Tumor Or Crashing The Car?

  
  TreeHugger — Authority: 675
  Image credit: EnglishRussia For decades Ive seen periodic reports linking cell phone use and brain cancer for US citizens. The causal link was always weak; but, I kept hearing about ongoing Nordic studies which left a sense of unease. According to a just-published article in Journal of the National Cancer Institute, ...
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• Smoking early in the morning ‘ups lung cancer risk’

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 728
  Washington, Dec 4 (ANI): Smokers who light up immediately after waking up may be at higher risk of lung cancer than those who wait, regardless of the number of cigarettes smoked, says a new study.To reach the conclusion, scientists measured smokers’ levels of cotinine, a by-product of nicotine, which has been shown ...
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• Alcohol, Cigarettes and Diabetes Up Colorectal Cancer Risk

  
  DrEddyClinic.com - Holistic - Integrative Dental Blog — Authority: 104
  (HealthDay News) -- Its been known for some time that obesity and eating lots of red meat can raise the risk of colorectal cancer, but new research sheds light on other lifestyle factors that increase risk. Drinking alcohol, smoking cigarettes and having diabetes also play a major role in determining who is going to ...
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• Ciggie smoking ‘increases colorectal cancer risk’

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 728
  Washington, Dec 4 (ANI): People who smoke cigarettes over a long period of time have an increased risk for developing colorectal cancer, says a new study.“This provides one more reason not to smoke, or to quit as soon as possible,” said senior author Michael J. Thun, M.D., M.S., vice president emeritus, ...
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• Secondhand cigarette smoke exposure ‘ups breast cancer risk’

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 728
  Washington, Dec 4 (ANI): Women who are exposed to secondhand smoke for a prolonged period of time and in high quantity face an increased risk of breast cancer, says a new study.“The question of whether exposure to side-stream smoke could increase risk of breast cancer is one that is unresolved,” said Peggy ...
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• It is official: Cellphones don’t up brain cancer risk

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 728
  Washington, Dec 4 (ANI): Finally you can breathe a sigh of relief and continue chatting on your cellphone, for a 30-year study of just about everyone in Scandinavia has found no link between rising mobile use and rates of brain cancer. According to the new brief communication published online December 3 in the Journal ...
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• Study: Mammograms May Raise Breast Cancer Risk in Certain Women

  
  Health Fitness & Beauty - health-fitness.marc8.com — Authority: 159
  Low-dose radiation from mammograms or chest X-rays may place some young high-risk women at increased risk of developing breast cancer, a new study suggests.
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• Up to 10,000 people die needlessly of cancer ever year in the UK

  
  Wintery Knight — Authority: 474
  Story from the left-wing Guardian . (H/T Legal Insurrection via ECM) Excerpt: Up to 10,000 people die needlessly of cancer every year because their condition is diagnosed too late, according to research by the government’s director of cancer services. The figure is twice the previous estimate for preventable ...
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• Mammograms May Boost Cancer Risk in High-Risk Women

  
  EmpowHer.com - Site Activity Feed — Authority: 558
  TUESDAY, Dec. 1 (HealthDay News) -- Mammograms may actually boost the risk of breast cancer in some high-risk women, a new study suggests. read more
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• Mammography could increase breast cancer threat for high-risk women

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 728
  Washington, Dec 1 (ANI): Researchers have found that low dose radiation from annual mammography screening may increase breast cancer risk in women with genetic or familial predisposition to breast cancer.The research suggested that women, who are at high risk for breast cancer, need to begin screening at a younger ...
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• Avoid Aluminium Neurotoxicity :: Tom’s of Maine

  
  ::the open end:: — Authority: 137
  ::This is a fictional paid advertisement:: Q: When did you start reading labels? A: October of 1998. Before October of 1998, I never read labels. I couldn’t care less what I was putting on or inside my body. Whatever it was, my body could handle it. Not so much because my body could handle everything under the ...
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• I’d Rather Just Leave ‘em Alone :: Pressure to Enlarge my Breasts AND Cut Them Off

  
  ::the open end:: — Authority: 137
  It all began tonight with an   NPR article about Huntington’s disease.  Charles Sabine, a famous journalist, had a family history of HD and decided to undergo genetic testing. The test revealed that he will inevitably die from the genetic mutation and its horrific outcome.  I continued reading and was brought ...
  2 weeks ago

• Mammography is Imperfect But Essential, and New Guidelines Foolish

  
  BlogHer - Health & Wellness — Authority: 145
  by Bonnie Reichman, M.D. (The piece below is second in a series of responses by WVFCs Medical Advisory Board to the new screening guidelines for breast and cervical cancer issued last week. Check back later for word from Dr. Elizabeth Poynor on cervical cancer screening and from Dr. Allen on the ...
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• Side effects include weight loss and lower risk of heart disease and diabetes

  
  Healthy Weight Loss Diet — Authority: 120
  As a dietitian, I know there is clear scientific evidence that eating a healthy diet reduces cancer risk. Studies mentioned in your article suggest that isolated nutrients and supplements do not prevent cancer, but this does not minimize the role a healthful diet can play. Health-conscious consumers should try a ...
  2 weeks ago

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