News articles tagged with 'cancer' (Page 2)
Extreme weight gain raises risk for recurrence among breast cancer survivors
— 6 Apr 2011 17:52 | HealthBreast cancer survivors who experience extreme weight gain have an increased risk of death after breast cancer diagnosis. Moderate weight gain did not affect breast cancer outcomes.…
Social isolation, stress-induced obesity increases breast cancer risk in mice
— 6 Apr 2011 17:13 | HealthStress from social isolation, combined with a high-fat diet, increases levels of a brain neurotransmitter - neuropeptide Y, or NPY - in mice that then promotes obesity, insulin resistance,…
Researchers link common variant of p53 tumour suppressor gene to increased inflammatory responses
— 6 Apr 2011 17:07 | HealthNew findings by Fox Chase Cancer Centre researchers link a common variant of the powerful anticancer gene p53 to increased inflammatory responses following DNA damage. The results may…
Genomic signature in post-menopausal women may explain why pregnancy reduces breast cancer risk
— 6 Apr 2011 17:04 | HealthWomen who have children, particularly early in life, have a lower lifetime risk of breast cancer compared with women who do not. Now, Fox Chase Cancer Centre researchers have identified…
Risk of death from opioid overdose related to higher prescription dose
— 6 Apr 2011 16:40 | HealthIn an analysis of opioid prescription patterns and deaths, receiving higher prescribed doses is associated with an increased risk of opioid overdose death, but receiving both as-needed…
Caution for oestrogen therapy after hysterectomy
— 6 Apr 2011 16:34 | HealthAn editorial in the April 6 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association cautions against oestrogen-only hormone therapy in women who have had a hysterectomy because of…
Longer-term follow-up of users of oestrogen therapy finds some changes in risks
— 6 Apr 2011 16:25 | HealthAmong postmenopausal women with prior hysterectomy who had used oestrogen therapy for about 6 years and then stopped, longer-term follow-up indicates that the increased risk of stroke…
Scientists discover a way to kill off tumours in cancer treatment breakthrough
— 6 Apr 2011 15:34 | HealthScientists from the School of Pharmacy at Queen's University Belfast and Almac Discovery Ltd have developed a new treatment for cancer which rather than attacking tumours directly,…
Treatment of Barrett's oesophagus may lower risk of oesophageal cancer
— 4 Apr 2011 18:51 | HealthNew guidelines issued by the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) support the use of radiofrequency ablation (RFA) to remove precancerous cells in patients with Barrett's…
MicroRNA variations associated with earlier prostate cancer diagnosis in African-American men
— 4 Apr 2011 18:33 | HealthProstate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related death among American men. Yet population-wide screening programs have not reduced the number of deaths from the disease.…