Archive for November, 2007
« Previous EntriesImportant Usa: New Survey Finds That Smokers Remain Unaware Of The Health Effects Of Smoking
Friday, November 30th, 2007Despite major efforts to educate the public on the dangers of smoking, a new national survey conducted by the American Legacy Foundation and GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare, indicates that major knowledge gaps exist in what smokers believe to be the risks of smoking compared with the actual realities of tobacco related disease and death. Experts believe […]
Important More Dollars Don’t Boost Lung Cancer Survival (healthday)
Friday, November 30th, 2007Although it can cost more than $1 million to give a lung cancer patient an added year of life, overall survival from the disease hasn’t increased significantly, a new study finds. (Link)
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Update Working Adolescents More Likely Than Their Non-working Peers To Smoke Cigarettes
Thursday, November 29th, 2007Today, Working for pay during the school year is positively associated with the likelihood of tobacco use among adolescents. Researchers used data from the second generation of the Baltimore Prevention and Intervention Research Center studies to investigate the link between working for pay and adolescent tobacco use. The study involved 799 adolescents who were followed […]
New Entry Relationship Between Genetics, Esophageal Cancer And The Carcinogenic Effects Of Alcohol
Thursday, November 29th, 2007Admin wrote: As the seventh leading cause of cancer death worldwide, the occurrence of esophageal cancer varies by geographic area, ethnic group and gender. Esophageal cancer is thought to be triggered by a variety of environmental factors which interact with the host genome. Researchers have long been seeking the etiology of esophageal cancer. Many studies have […]
Topic Canada: Academics Highlight The Risk Of Breast Cancer And Smoking At Who Conference
Wednesday, November 28th, 2007Today, Established research indicates that smoking and exposure to secondhand smoke can nearly double the risk of developing premenopausal breast cancer. Dr. Kenneth C. Johnson, a senior epidemiologist and research scientist for the Public Health Agency of Canada, said: “There are an increasing number of studies that point to greater breast cancer risks for both […]
Comments Requested New Theory Of How Viruses May Contribute To Cancer Proposed In Study
Tuesday, November 27th, 2007A new study suggests that viruses may contribute to cancer by causing excessive death to normal cells while promoting the growth of surviving cells with cancerous traits. Viruses may act as forces of natural selection by wiping out normal cells that support the replication of viruses and leaving behind those cells that have acquired defects […]
Updated Potential Breast Cancer Susceptibility Gene Identified Using ‘network’ Approach
Tuesday, November 27th, 2007Like a crossword-puzzle solver who uses the letters in some answers to figure out others, researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and an international group of collaborators have used data on genes involved in inherited forms of breast cancer to identify a gene linked to non-hereditary cases of the disease. [click link for full article] (Link)
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Subject Combination Of Cigarette Smoke And Alcohol Increases Damage To Heart
Monday, November 26th, 2007Tobacco smoke-filled air is bad for cardiovascular health, and drinking alcohol at the same time only makes it worse, according to researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB).Testing the theory that moderate alcohol consumption provides some heart-protection benefits, the UAB team said it wanted to take the idea further and look at the […]
Your Comments? Uc Davis Researchers Identify A Cellular Pathway That Makes Prostate Cancer Fatal
Monday, November 26th, 2007Expanding evidence that tiny strands of RNA - called microRNAs - play big roles in the progress of some cancers, UC Davis researchers have identified one that helps jump start prostate cancer cell growth midway through the disease process, eventually causing it to become fatal. The discovery […]
Join The Fight Against Cancer Prostate Cancer Survival Varies By Season (healthday)
Sunday, November 25th, 2007Today, Men diagnosed with prostate cancer in the summer and fall have a better chance of survival than those diagnosed in the spring and winter, a new study of Norwegian men suggests. (Link)
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