Risk for colon, endometrial and lung cancers increased by sedentary behavior
6/18/2014
Physical inactivity has been linked with diabetes, obesity, and cardiovascular disease, but it can also increase the risk of certain cancers, according to a study published in the JNCI: Journal of...
Stroke prevention in women; chronic hepatitis C and liver cancer screening
6/18/2014
1. To prevent stroke in women, start youngStroke risk in women begins in young adulthood, according to a guideline synopsis being published in Annals of Internal Medicine.
Study links vitamin D deficiency to 'all-cause mortality and cancer prognosis'
6/18/2014
A new study finds a link between low vitamin D levels and all-cause mortality - including CVD and cancer. Researchers say the deficiency may even be linked to cancer prognosis.
Hormone treatment used by the majority of older breast cancer patients
6/18/2014
One of the most comprehensive looks at the use of hormone therapy in women over 65 with non-metastatic breast cancer found some welcome news.
Pediatric cancer should be considered a global health priority
6/17/2014
National childhood cancer strategies offer the best hope of improving outcomes in children with cancer living in resource-limited settings, according to experts from North America and Mexico...
Transfusion after trauma can benefit or harm patients depending on their risk of death
6/17/2014
The risks and benefits of red blood cell transfusions for patients with trauma and major bleeding might vary considerably based on a patient's predicted risk of death on arrival at a trauma centre...
In patients with advanced uveal melanoma, treatment with the agent selumetinib, compared with chemotherapy, resulted in an improved cancer progression-free survival time and tumor response rate...
In a study that included more than 56,000 patients with inflammatory bowel disease, use of a popular class of medications known as tumor necrosis factor alpha antagonists was not associated with an...
Breast cancer surgery trends in Canada
6/17/2014
Surgical care for breast cancer in Canada varies substantially across the country according to the province or territory in which a woman lives, according to an article in CMAJ Open.
With low-dose computed tomography screening, long-term anxiety or distress not a problem
6/17/2014
Examination and review of several studies that evaluated patient-centered outcomes for individuals undergoing low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) screening for lung cancer found that screening does...