News tagged with stomach cancer
Lifestyle changes can help prevent 30% of cancers: WHO
More than 30 percent of cancers can be prevented by lifestyle changes, the World Health Organization said Friday, on the eve of World Cancer Day.
Feb 03, 2012 |
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Barrett's patients who smoke twice as likely to develop oesophageal cancer
Smoking doubles the risk of developing oesophageal cancer in people with Barrett's Oesophagus, according to scientists at Queen's University Belfast and the Northern Ireland Cancer Registry.
Jan 30, 2012 |
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The pros and cons of Helicobacter pylori
(Medical Xpress) -- The debate over the bacteria Helicobacter pylori continues as a new study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases shows that people carrying H. pylori have a reduced risk of diarrhea from other bacterial ...
Dec 27, 2011 |
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Cancer risk in Northern Ireland lower than the Republic of Ireland
People in Northern Ireland have a lower risk of developing some cancers than those living in the Republic of Ireland, according to the All-Ireland Cancer Atlas - a collaborative publication by the Northern Ireland Cancer ...
Dec 09, 2011 |
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Closing in on an ulcer- and cancer-causing bacterium
A research team led by scientists at the Chinese University of Hong Kong is releasing study results this week showing how a bacterium, Helicobacter pylori, that causes more than half of peptic ulcers worldw ...
Dec 07, 2011 |
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Otago research reveals most Kiwis eating too much salt
(Medical Xpress) -- Nearly two-thirds (65%) of adult New Zealanders are consuming more sodium than current nutrition guidelines recommend, according to analysis of urine samples taken from 3000 people who ...
Dec 02, 2011 |
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Ulcer-causing bacteria tamed by defect in cell-targeting ability
Without the ability to swim to their targets in the stomach, ulcer-causing bacteria do not cause the inflammation of the stomach lining that leads to ulcers and stomach cancer, according to a new study by researchers at the ...
Nov 21, 2011 |
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Stomach bacterium damages human DNA
The stomach bacterium Helicobacter pylori is one of the biggest risk factors for the development of gastric cancer, the third most common cause of cancer-related deaths in the world. Molecular biologists from the University of Zur ...
Sep 06, 2011 |
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Dusty legacy of 9/11 still a medical mystery
(AP) -- Like a lot of New Yorkers who spent time near the smoking ruins of the World Trade Center, Lorraine Ashman needs to take a deep breath before listing all the health problems that have afflicted her over the past ...
Sep 01, 2011 |
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Toxic chromium found in Chicago's drinking water
Chicago's first round of testing for a toxic metal called hexavalent chromium found that levels in local drinking water are more than 11 times higher than a health standard California adopted last month.
Aug 08, 2011 |
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Genetic differences distinguish stomach cancers, treatment response
Stomach cancer is actually two distinct disease variations based on its genetic makeup, and each responds differently to chemotherapy, according to an international team of scientists led by researchers at Duke-National University ...
Aug 01, 2011 |
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Study explains why men are at higher risk for stomach cancer
Several types of cancer, including stomach, liver and colon, are far more common in men than in women. Some scientists have theorized that differences in lifestyle, such as diet and smoking, may account for ...
Jul 13, 2011 |
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Gastric bacterium Helicobacter pylori protects against asthma
Infection with the gastric bacterium Helicobacter pylori provides reliable protection against allergy-induced asthma, immunologists from the University of Zurich have demonstrated in an animal model together with allergy specia ...
Jul 01, 2011 |
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Barrett's esophagus carries lower risk of malignancy than previously reported
Patients with Barrett's esophagus may have a lower risk of esophageal cancer than previously reported, according to a large, long-term study published online June 16 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
Jun 16, 2011 |
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Simple test could hold key to early diagnosis of cancers
Cancers of the gut, stomach and pancreas could be detected much sooner with a simple urine test, research suggests.
Jun 09, 2011 |
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Stomach cancer
Stomach or gastric cancer can develop in any part of the stomach and may spread throughout the stomach and to other organs; particularly the esophagus, lungs and the liver. Stomach cancer causes about 800,000 deaths worldwide per year.
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