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The Pill and Ovarian Cancer: Persistent Protection

kavin submitted, created time 2 months 3 weeks (womens-health.jwatch.org)

Reanalysis of forty-five studies verifies that oral contraceptives provide protection when women need it most, decades after use.

Although oral contraceptives (OCs) have been shown to reduce the risk for epithelial ovarian cancer, the duration of this protective effect has not been clearly defined. Now, investigators have reanalyzed data from forty-five case-control and prospective studies (primarily in Europe and the U.S.) including more than 23,000 women with ovarian cancer (cases; mean age at diagnosis, 56) and 87,000 women without the disease (controls)

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Arsenic and Paddy Rice: A Neglected Cancer Risk?

sea-maid submitted, created time 2 months 3 weeks (www.sciencemag.org)

Can eating rice increase the risk of cancer? That question arises from three sets of findings that report elevated arsenic levels in rice and products such as rice bran and rice crackers.

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The ghost of research past

jane2007 submitted, created time 10 months 1 day (www.nature.com)

In 1981, Nature published a review about the possible link between high levels of dietary β-carotene and reduced rates of cancer.
In 1994, the results of those trials were in: β-carotene supplements, given together with vitamin E, did not protect against lung cancer as epidemiological studies had suggested they might. Instead, the supplements may actually have raised risk of developing the disease for male smokers.

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An Environmental Contaminant Invades the Womb

Eric wu submitted, created time 10 months 1 week (sciencenow.sciencemag.org)

Arsenic is poised to become even more notorious. Scientists have found that if a pregnant woman is exposed, the deadly contaminant can alter the activity of several genes in her fetus, potentially increasing the child's risk of cancer later in life. The find puts new urgency on keeping arsenic out of expectant mothers' drinking water.

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Report Reveals Convincing Links Between Growth Pattern, Cancer

wugongliang submitted, created time 11 months 1 day (www.medicalnewstoday.com)

The most comprehensive report on cancer prevention ever published shows that how the body grows is closely linked to one's cancer risk. The landmark American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) report concluded that events that take place early in life greatly influence a person's cancer risk later on.

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Birth control pill may cut cancer risk

angelfish submitted, created time 1 year 3 weeks (www.reutershealth.com)

Researchers at Aberdeen University who studied the records of 46,000 women over a 36-year period found that taking an oral contraceptive for up to eight years did not lead to an increased risk of cancer over a woman's lifetime.

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Veggies may lower aggressive prostate cancer risk

lovely submitted, created time 1 year 1 month (www.reutershealth.com)

Men may be able to halve their risk of aggressive prostate cancer by adding large amounts of broccoli and cauliflower to their menu. However, the overall risk of prostate cancer was not changed.

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Kids often has a potential genetic risk from parent

abc01 submitted, created time 1 year 1 month (www.reutershealth.com)

A new study confirms.Parents who learn that they carry a breast cancer-linked gene mutation will usually pass this information along to their children, and will often do so long before any medical interventions are necessary.

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Alcohol may lower risk of kidney cancer

guohong submitted, created time 1 year 1 month (www.msnbc.msn.com)

According to a report in the British Journal of Cancer, alcohol consumption may lower the risk of developing kidney cancer. The researchers investigated the association of different types of alcoholic beverages and of total alcohol consumption with the risk of kidney cancer in a large population-based study in Sweden.The team found that the odds of developing kidney cell cancer was about 40-percent lower among those who consumed 620 g ethanol per month compared to those who did not drink at all

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Fertility drugs don't raise breast cancer risk

angelfish submitted, created time 1 year 1 month (www.reutershealth.com)

According to a new report, drugs used to treat female infertility do not appear to be associated with an increased risk of breast cancer.

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Japan study finds coffee may prevent colon cancer

DanyC submitted, created time 1 year 2 months (www.reutershealth.com)

According to a study by Japanese scientists, drinking three or more cups of coffee a day may cut the risk of colon cancer in women by half.

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FDA finds no strong link between tomatoes and reduced cancer risk

bianjie submitted, created time 1 year 2 months (www.eurekalert.org)

A US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) review has found only limited evidence for an association between eating tomatoes and a decreased risk of certain cancers, according to an article published online July 10 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

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Western diet ups breast cancer risk among Chinese

DanyC submitted, created time 1 year 2 months (www.reutershealth.com)

A study found Post-menopausal Chinese women who eat a Western-style diet heavy in meat and sweets face a higher risk of breast cancer than their counterparts who stick to a typical Chinese diet loaded with vegetables and soy.

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Vision loss linked to greater risk of early death

DanyC submitted, created time 1 year 2 months (www.reutershealth.com)

A study hints, older men and women with cataracts or age-related macular degeneration (ARMD) are at increased risk for suffering an early death, relative to older people without these two types of visual impairment.

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High risk : HIV infection raises lung cancer

annatto submitted, created time 1 year 2 months (www.reutershealth.com)

Independent of cigarette smoking, infection with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, is associated with an elevated risk for developing lung cancer, a study shows.

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