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Discoveries have linked certain viruses to cancer growth. The hepatitis B virus is related to liver cancer. Women who develop cervical cancer have had a human papilloma virus (HPV) infection but not all women with HPV infection will develop cervical cancer. Stomach ulcers are likely caused by Helicobactor pylori, or H. pylori a bacteria and [...]
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International cancer researchers warned today that burning solid fuels and frying food at high temperatures in poorly ventilated rooms raise the risk of lung cancer. Scientists at the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) said indoor emissions from burning biomass fuel — such as wood, charcoal and dung — as well as emissions from [...]
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Even after successful treatment for colon cancer, the very obese are about one-third more likely to have their cancer recur and to die prematurely from cancer than those of normal weight, researchers from the University of Chicago and the University of Pittsburgh report in the Nov. 15, 2006, issue of the Journal of the National [...]
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More stress can lead to the growth and spread of cancer and controlling stress might help to control it, reveals a new study. A remarkable research finding suggests that Stress hormone Norepinephrin can stimulate cancer tumor cells to produce compounds that can break down of the tissue around the tumor cells and allow the cells [...]
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Studies exist that link acid-reflux conditions to cancer of the larynx — or voice box — but authors of a new study say they all suffer shortcomings in methodology. The new study, published in the American Journal of Medicine, was intended to make up for these shortcomings by comparing 96 men and women with laryngeal [...]
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The results of cancer studies conducted by the World Health Organization (WHO) have been published on the WHO organization’s official Internet site under the heading, “10 Facts About Cancer.†WHO study reveals that most common cancer because of which people die is lung cancer followed by stomach, liver, colorectal and esophagus. It also mentions that [...]
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A RELIGIOUS newsletter has linked the breast cancer scare at ABC’s Toowong studios with the rise of career women delaying childbirth. The August edition of Festival Focus Queensland said that breast cancer might not just be linked to radiation from broadcasting equipment, as ABC journalists have claimed. Instead, it said lifestyle factors could be involved [...]
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Women with the highest levels of cadmium in their urine have more than a two-fold higher risk of breast cancer than women with the lowest levels, according to a new study. However, further studies are needed to determine if these elevated levels are a cause or effect of breast cancer. Although cadmium, a heavy metal, [...]
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Turkish Health Minister Recep Akdag has said smoking, alcohol and high-calorie foods posed greater factors in cancer than the Chernobyl disaster. The Health Ministry has concluded its research report “Black Sea Region Cancer and Cancer Risk Factors”. According to the report there is no direct link between the increased number of cancer cases in Turkey’s [...]
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A new survey by Cancer Research UK says that obese people are unaware that they face the higher risk of cancer and think they must slim down only to look good. The survey conducted in over 4,000 adults found that 40% thought looking good was the main reason for losing weight, while 32% were aware [...]
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As many as 60,000 people a year die from too much sun — mostly from malignant skin cancer — according to the World Health Organization (WHO). About 48,000 deaths are caused by malignant melanomas, and 12,000 deaths are caused by other kinds of skin cancer. And 90 percent of these cancers are caused by ultraviolet [...]
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A study completed by the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies has found that at least 1.5 million people are harmed as a result of medication errors each year. The panel recommends steps that health care organizations, government agencies, and pharmaceutical companies can take to reduce the level of medication errors. The incentive for [...]
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