Archive for the ‘General Cancer News’ Category
Just One More Cigarette: How Much is enough to Cause Cancer?
In: Cancer Advocacy and Awareness Events|General Cancer News|Quality of Life Decisions
19 Jan 2011News is out from the University of Minnesota this week about the immediate consequences of cigarette smoke on the pathway implicated in initiation of carcinogenesis. Yes, “big surprise,” as apparently smoking can cause cancer, but what’s particularly troublesome is that it doesn’t take a lifetime of smoking to cause the mutations that are a part [...]
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- Tags: cancer, carcinogenesis, lung cancer, mutation, PAH, Quality of Life Decisions, tabacco smoke
By Kathryn Among provocative topics in the fight against cancer, few have been as high profile as the issues surrounding Gardasil, available to women for the prevention of contracting the human papillomavirus (HPV) and thus prevent cervical cancer. This month the FDA approved Gardasil for protection against anal cancer. Beyond Gardasil, however, many more clinical [...]
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Lifestyle Improvements Can Reduce Colon Cancer Risk
In: Cancer Advocacy and Awareness Events|Cancer Patient Tools and Resources|General Cancer News
2 Nov 2010In an essay for fwdailynews.com, Dr. Terry Gaff of Fort Wayne, Indiana, discusses a recent study of the effects of lifestyle changes on colon cancer prevention. Gaff describes a Denmark study of 55,487 middle-aged Danes that he says was one of the first studies on the impact of multiple healthy behaviors. Among several research papers [...]
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- Tags: aspirin, colorectal cancer, diet, exercise, NSAIDs