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Higher incidence of thyroid cancer in volcanic area of Sicily

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

People living in volcanic areas may be at a higher risk for thyroid cancer, according to a new study published online November 5 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.


Breast cancer incidence in Spain drops in early 2000s after decades of increasing rates

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created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

After a steady increase of invasive breast cancer cases in Spanish women during the 1980s and 1990s, incidence rates abruptly declined starting in 2001—a trend most likely explained by a period effect linked to screening ...


Physically active have reduced risk of prostate cancer

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created Oct 28, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Lifetime physically active men have a lower risk of developing prostate cancer, according to a new study from Karolinska Institutet, Sweden. The effect was observable in those who had been sitting for less ...


Obesity causes 100,000 US cancers every year: study

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created Nov 06, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Obesity causes more than 100,000 incidents of cancer in the US every year, the American Institute for Cancer Research said in estimates published Friday.


Statins may prevent blood clots in patients with cardiovascular disease

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created Nov 03, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Statins may provide potentially life-saving benefits for patients with cardiovascular disease by helping reduce the incidence of blood clots. New research presented at the 75th annual international scientific assembly of ...


Henry Ford Hospital study: Diverticulosis not associated with higher incidence of polyps

Diverticulosis not associated with higher incidence of polyps

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A Henry Ford Hospital study questions the need for aggressive screening for colonic polyps in patients with diverticulosis.


A new explanation of 'Asian paradox'

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created Oct 28, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 1

There is abundant evidence of an association between Helicobacter pylori chronic infection and gastric cancer. The incidence of gastric cancer is much higher in Japan than Indonesia. A research from Indonesia and Japan found ...


Hepatitis B does not increase risk for pancreatic cancer

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created Nov 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A Henry Ford Hospital study found that hepatitis B does not increase the risk for pancreatic cancer - and that only age is a contributing factor.


Treatment with folic acid, vitamin B12 associated with increased risk of cancer, death

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created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Patients with heart disease in Norway, a country with no fortification of foods with folic acid, had an associated increased risk of cancer and death from any cause if they had received treatment with folic acid and vitamin ...


Is type 2 diabetes mellitus a risk factor for gallbladder, biliary and pancreatic cancer?

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created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

There are minimal data assessing the relationship between diabetes with gallbladder, biliary and pancreatic cancer. Recent small studies have suggested an elevated risk of pancreatic cancer only in patients with diabetes ...



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