New breast cancer screening guidelines confuse womens experts disagree | Breast Cancer Screening
New breast cancer screening guidelines confuse womens experts disagree | Breast Cancer Screening The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has issued new breast cancer screening guidelines, which are published in the November 17 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine. The task force now recommends against routine mammography screening for women before age 50 [...]
Can a Low PH Level Cause Cancer
In the middle of 2007 my yearly mammogram showed an area of abnormal clusters of calcium. The Doctor wanted that area removed from my left breast. He was going to use a procedure that involved me stripping to the waist, climbing a ladder, lying on a table approximately 6 feet in the air, allowing my [...]
Fat in Urine Could Predict Whether Prostate Cancer
According to research published in the British Journal of Cancer, tiny bubbles of fat in urine hold molecules that could predict whether prostate cancer is aggressive. Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men in the UK, with around 34,000 new cases diagnosed each year. Around 10,000 men die from prostate cancer each year [...]
New Gene May Provide Breast Cancer Diagnostic Marker
Ann Killary (from the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center) and colleagues have described a new gene called DEAR1 that is genetically altered by mutation and deletion in breast tumors, and that may provide a new breast cancer prognostic marker.Each year, more than one million women discover that they have breast cancer. Although [...]
Urine Test May Predict Lung Cancer Risk In Smokers
Scientists in the US may have uncovered why some smokers get lung cancer while others do not: they found that those with the highest urine levels of a known biomarker for the uptake of a cancer-causing chemical found in tobacco had a two-fold increased risk of developing lung cancer than those with the lowest levels. [...]
Breast Cancer
Breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed malignancy in women. Consequently, women should become actively involved in routine breast screening. This protocol includes monthly self-examinations, a yearly examination by a healthcare professional, and an annual mammogram beginning at age 40. Women with strong family histories of breast or gynecologic cancer, a personal history of cancer, [...]
Treating Sleep Problems May Improve Pain Management In Patients With Cancer
A study in the April 15 issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine suggests that sleep problems lead to increased pain and fatigue in cancer patients. The results indicate that interventions aimed at trouble sleeping would be expected to improve both pain and fatigue in this patient population. Results show that more than half [...]
Omega-3 Fatty Acids Reduce Risk of Advanced Prostate Cancer
According to a study by John S. Witte and colleagues, omega-3 fatty acids appear protective against advanced prostate cancer, and this effect may be modified by a genetic variant in the COX-2 gene. “Previous research has shown protection against prostate cancer, but this is one of the first studies to show protection against advanced prostate [...]
Breast Cancer Risk in Postmenopausal Women With High Insulin Levels
Higher-than-normal levels of insulin place postmenopausal women at increased risk of breast cancer, according to researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University. Their findings suggest that interventions that target insulin and its signaling pathways may decrease breast cancer risk in these women. Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in [...]
