In Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Resection, Statins May Help Prolong Survival
10/24/2012
Patients who have undergone resection for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) may improve their overall survival and reduce the risk of recurrence by taking statins. Researchers from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, and Penn State Hershey Cancer Institute followed 803 patients who underwent resection for NSCLC, of which 315 were using statins...
Brachytherapy Leads To More Complications In Older Breast Cancer Patients
10/24/2012
The breast cancer treatment brachytherapy - heralded for its low complication rates - actually results in more complications than whole-breast radiation one year after treatment, Yale School of Medicine researchers report in the October issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology...
Women Should Receive Pap Tests Every 3 to 5 years
10/23/2012
Women should be screened for cervical cancer every three to five years at most. This recommendation came from the new guidelines issued today by The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (The College), which also indicated that receiving the Pap test and the HPV (human papillomavirus) test at the same time is better than the Pap test alone...
Women Should Receive Pap Tests Every 3 to 5 years
10/23/2012
Women should be screened for cervical cancer every three to five years at most. This recommendation came from the new guidelines issued today by The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (The College), which also indicated that receiving the Pap test and the HPV (human papillomavirus) test at the same time is better than the Pap test alone...
Statins May Reduce Risk Of Esophageal Cancer
10/23/2012
A new US review of published evidence from studies looking at the cancer prevention effects of statins, finds taking the cholesterol-bustings drugs may cut people's risk of developing esophageal cancer (cancer of the gullet)...
Association Between Chronic Constipation And Increased Risk Of Colorectal Cancer
10/23/2012
Patients with chronic constipation may be at increased risk of developing colorectal cancer and benign neoplasms, according to study findings unveiled at the American College of Gastroenterology's (ACG) 77th Annual Scientific meeting in Las Vegas...
Extended Family Members, Younger Endometrial Cancer Patients At Increased Risk For Colorectal Cancer
10/23/2012
New studies also highlight impact of gender, race and obesity on CRC, adenoma detection rates Women under age 50 who have been diagnosed with endometrial cancer, and first, second and third degree relatives of patients with colorectal cancer may have an increased risk of developing colorectal cancer (CRC), according to two separate studies unveiled at the American College ...
Association Between Chronic Constipation And Increased Risk Of Colorectal Cancer
10/23/2012
Patients with chronic constipation may be at increased risk of developing colorectal cancer and benign neoplasms, according to study findings unveiled at the American College of Gastroenterology's (ACG) 77th Annual Scientific meeting in Las Vegas...
Extended Family Members, Younger Endometrial Cancer Patients At Increased Risk For Colorectal Cancer
10/23/2012
New studies also highlight impact of gender, race and obesity on CRC, adenoma detection rates Women under age 50 who have been diagnosed with endometrial cancer, and first, second and third degree relatives of patients with colorectal cancer may have an increased risk of developing colorectal cancer (CRC), according to two separate studies unveiled at the American College ...
A Man's Risk Of Dying From Prostate Cancer May Be Increased By Metabolic Factors
10/23/2012
High blood pressure, blood sugar, blood lipids, and body mass index - characteristics that are often lumped together as the metabolic syndrome - are jointly linked with an increased risk of dying from prostate cancer. That is the conclusion of a new study published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society...