Sunshine vitamin ups bowel cancer survival odds, study finds
PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 9-Jul-2014 Bowel cancer patients with high levels of vitamin D in their blood are more likely to survive the disease, a study shows. Patients with the highest…
First study to show that bisphenol A exposure increases risk of future onset of heart disease
24 Feb 2012 Bisphenol A (BPA) is a controversial chemical widely used in the plastics industry. A new study followed people over a 10-year time period and shows that…
Unexpected results in cancer drug trial / Cetuximab + chemotherapy = Live 30% Less
Research from the University of Southampton has shown a drug, used in combination with chemotherapy to treat advanced colorectal cancer, is not effective in some settings, and indeed may result…
Vitamin E and Selenium raise cancer risk, Oh Really? Let us Disect the Research, and the Researchers
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTfCzJMyP8I] The SELECT trial is being utilized for sensationalist counter intuitive claims in regards to certain nutrients. The following posted below is simply a rational to why the SELECT…
Statins risk for women: Taking cholesterol-lowering drug for more than ten years ‘doubles chances of the most common breast cancer’
Previous studies had shown cholesterol-lowering drugs can reduce the risk of certain cancers Research had only looked at women on drugs for less than five years Experts say drugs could…
Physical activity can reduce the genetic predisposition to obesity by 40 percent
2010 posted for filing Contact: Katie Hickling press@plos.org 44-122-346-3330 Public Library of Science Although the whole population can benefit from a physically active lifestyle, in part through reduced obesity risk,…
Study reveals 2/3 of prostate cancer patients do not need treatment
2009 study posted for filing Contact: Samantha Martin samantha.martin@liv.ac.uk 44-151-794-2248 University of Liverpool In the largest study of its kind, the international team of pathologists studied an initial 4,000 prostate…
Breast cancer screening saves lives, says study??? that screening only narrowly decreased risks that a 50-year-old woman would die from breast cancer within 10 years — from 0.53 percent to 0.46 percent.
Engineering Evil Note: There seems to be conflicting studies being utilized to favor screening. I found this report stating that they used no current data for the meta analysis. The…
‘Cannabis alters human DNA’ — new study
2009 study posted for filing Contact: Rajinder Singh 44-116-223-1827 University of Leicester Research at University of Leicester highlights cancer risk from cannabis smoke A new study published by University of…
Powerful magnets that cause cancer cells to ‘self-destruct’ could offer targeted treatment for tumours
By Anna Hodgekiss PUBLISHED:06:40 EST, 8 October 2012| UPDATED:10:02 EST, 8 October 2012 Magnets that cause tumours to 'self-destruct' could be a revolutionary new weapon in the fight against cancer.…
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