Cancer
Chlordecone increases the risk of prostate cancer
Mon Jun 28, 11:45 / comments: 0
Exposure to chlordecone significantly increases the risk of prostate cancer. This is the main result of an epidemiological study. This product family interacts with hormone-related cancers like prostate or breast cancer.
Vitamin B6 and methionine reduce the risk of lung cancer
Wed Jun 16, 15:13 / comments: 0
Patients with high levels of vitamin B6 and methionine would be less likely to develop lung cancer, according to the EPIC study conducted by researchers at the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) published in JAMA.
Research: Vaccine against breast cancer
Thu Jun 3, 15:03 / comments: 0
The announcement of the discovery of a vaccine against breast cancer in mice published in the latest issue of "Medicine" raises logically, many hopes. Obviously, such a vaccine is more than expected.
Women. Cigarettes. Lung cancer
Mon May 24, 21:09 / comments: 0
Lung cancer is the most specific indicator of the effect of tobacco on health. If we monitor lung cancer between 35 and 44 years, we observe the effects of smoking the last twenty years. For women, there are four times more deaths than fifteen years ago.
Mobile phones and cancer study: no link found
Mon May 17, 12:11 / comments: 0
International Interphone Study of International Center for Cancer Research does not confirm an increased risk of cancer associated with the use of mobile phones.
Colorectal cancer: Prevention with sigmoidoscopy
Thu Apr 29, 16:01 / comments: 0
According to a study by British researchers published in the medical journal Lancet, for a sigmoidoscopy, a cursory examination of the rectum and lower colon, between 55 and 64 years would reduce deaths from cancer colorectal by 43%.
Cancer: a study returns on fruits and vegetables
Mon Apr 12, 16:24 / comments: 0
Everyone has heard that to be healthy we must eat five fruit and vegetables per day, yet it now appears that contrary to what was previously thought, these eating habits are not sufficient to reduce the risk of cancer.
Prostate cancer: A preventive drug
Thu Apr 1, 15:13 / comments: 0
A new drug, dutasteride, taken as a preventive measure could reduce the risk of getting prostate cancer by 23%.
Lung cancer in non-smokers: discovery of a genetic predisposition
Mon Mar 22, 20:22 / comments: 0
Genetic variations may significantly contribute to increasing the risk of developing lung cancer among never-smokers, according to a study published Monday online in the journal The Lancet Oncology.
Lung Cancer: A question of genes?
Mon Mar 15, 15:13 / comments: 0
Not all smokers are equal to the risk of cancer. A genetic factor is also responsible for lung cancer, a study by U.S. researchers says.
Researchers invent a test revealing the genetic signature of tumor
Fri Feb 19, 15:26 / comments: 0
U.S. researchers have developed the first genetic test that can identify biomarkers specific to a tumor in blood, a breakthrough that could improve the personalized treatment of cancer.
Cancer, the leading cause of death worldwide, can be avoided
Thu Feb 4, 15:02 / comments: 0
40% of cancers can be avoided by "simple measures" which include stopping smoking, limiting alcohol, avoiding too much sun exposure, keeping an average weight by eating healthily and making exercise, and finally protecting against infections that can develop into cancer.
Stop smoking even when lung cancer is diagnosed
Mon Jan 25, 17:42 / comments: 0
Patients with lung cancer diagnosed at an early stage would double their chances of survival if they stop smoking immediately, compared with those who continue to smoke, according to a study published in British Medical Journal (BMJ).
High levels of vitamin D linked to reduced risk of colon cancer
Sun Jan 24, 11:18 / comments: 0
High blood levels of vitamin D are associated with reduced risk of colon cancer, according to a comparative study on more than half a million Europeans, published Friday by the British Medical Journal (BMJ)
Lung cancer: New promising compunds
Mon Dec 28, 13:06 / comments: 0
New compounds tested on mice appear promising to fight lung cancer, including forms that become resistant to current treatments, according to a U.S. study.
X-ray scanners responsible for cancer
Thu Dec 17, 10:18 / comments: 0
The radiation emitted by the scanners used for making medical images could be responsible for thousands of cancers that appear years later.
Turmeric and pepper could fight breast cancer
Fri Dec 11, 18:01 / comments: 0
Turmeric and pepper could be useful in the treatment of breast cancer by limiting the growth of stem cells that make the tumor grow.
Prostate cancer: exercise reduces mortality
Thu Dec 10, 14:42 / comments: 0
For people cured of prostate cancer, moderate activity can improve overall survival and at least five hours of vigorous activity per week could reduce mortality from prostate cancer.
Lung cancer: Attention to the first cigarette
Tue Dec 8, 15:08 / comments: 0
The time of the first cigarette smoking can have a major impact on lung cancer, according to a study published in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention.
A chromosomal abnormality can cause certain types of cancer
Tue Dec 8, 13:40 / comments: 0
A chromosomal abnormality known as aneuploidy may cause some cases of cancer, says a study published Monday in the U.S., confirming a hypothesis raised by researchers earlier.
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