Get physical to reduce risk of breast cancer

Get physical to reduce risk of breast cancer

Physical activity is a known strategy helping to reduce the risk of breast cancer, particularly in postmenopausal women.   It’s common after menopause for women to gain weight often in the abdominal area – belly fat – increasing the risk not only for breast cancer but also type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular disease, and other cancers.  Now it looks like women should “feel the burn” even more to reduce their breast cancer risk. 

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Better breast cancer diagnosis via computer

Better breast cancer diagnosis via computer

You know that the days of human travel agents, taxi drivers and switchboard operators are numbered, but you probably thought that that the jobs of highly-skilled pathologists weren't in danger from the coming AI apocalypse.

You might be wrong.

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Breast cancer, insomnia & Tai Chi

Breast cancer, insomnia & Tai Chi

A remarkable 30 percent of breast cancer survivors suffer from insomnia. For these women, lack of sleep may also be a precursor to depression, anxiety and a heightened risk of disease.

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New breast cancer risks

New breast cancer risks

To the “traditional” breast cancer risk factors, researcher Sanna Heikkinen from the University of Helsinki and Finnish Cancer Registry would add two more: the use of hormonal contraceptives and hair dyes.

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How to minimize your risk of skin cancer

How to minimize your risk of skin cancer

As the days get longer and the weather warmer that means one thing - more time spent outside in the sun.  Already many of us are venturing outdoors enjoying the warm spring days but there is one thing we must always do before we head outside – put on our sunscreen.  We’ve always known sunscreen use of SPF 30 or higher prevent sunburns but now researchers have proved it can also prevent melanoma, the most common form of cancer in the United States.

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Socioeconomic Status & Cancer

Socioeconomic Status & Cancer

What your parents did for a living, and where you lived, when you were born not only have an overall effect on your life, but could actually determine what specific types of cancer you will contract.

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Reduce your odds of a cancer diagnosis

Reduce your odds of a cancer diagnosis

A recent large study is strongly suggesting that one-quarter to one-third of all cancer cases including up to half of all cancer deaths could be prevented if we all practiced 4 lifestyle changes:

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The New Treatment for Skin Cancer

The New Treatment for Skin Cancer

Using new and innovative immune-therapeutic approaches to silence "don't eat me" signaling proteins recognized by specialized cells of the immune system, University of California, Irvine molecular biologists and their colleagues have identified an effective way to combat metastatic melanoma.

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