Following 126,920 post-menopausal women for nine years, a Cancer Causes Control study tied current hormone therapy use to 29 percent higher ovarian cancer risk. Estrogen-only users were at 63 percent; the 20 percent rise for estrogen plus progestin was not statistically significant.
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Cancer
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Disease
15 signs of cancer in men
A checklist of symptoms men are told not to ignore, among them a cough lasting three to four weeks, unexplained persistent pain, changes in the testicles, swollen lymph nodes, unexplained fever, and weight loss of more than 10 percent over a short period.
Disease
Diabetes linked to elevated cancer risk
In a Japanese study of nearly 98,000 adults, men with diabetes were 27 percent more likely and women 21 percent more likely to be diagnosed with cancer. Risks ran highest for liver, pancreatic and kidney cancer in men, and ovarian, liver and stomach cancer in women.
Food
Meat ups cancer risk while fruit/vegetables reduce it
A translated compilation of older claims linking meat to cancer, including a 1976 Senate committee report and National Research Council figures attributing 40% of cancers in men and 60% in women to meat. The piece notes names and organizations may not be rendered accurately.
Cancer
The Surprising Cause of Melanoma (And No, it's Not Too Much Sun)
Mercola argues that three decades of rising melanoma rates reflect more diagnoses of non-cancerous lesions classified as stage 1 melanoma rather than sun exposure, citing British Journal of Dermatology research, and says UVB and the vitamin D it produces are protective.
Drug
Organ transplants linked to increased cancer risk
A JAMA study of 175,732 solid organ transplant recipients found they were twice as likely as the general population to be diagnosed with cancer, across 32 malignancies. Non-Hodgkin lymphoma led; researchers point to immunosuppressive drugs and oncogenic viral infections.
Chemical
High Arsenic Found in Some Brands of Apple Juice
The Dr. Oz Show reported testing that found Nestle/Gerber apple juice with up to 36 parts per billion of arsenic, above the EPA's 10 ppb drinking-water limit. The FDA called releasing the results irresponsible and misleading, noting the figures covered total arsenic, organic and inorganic.
Cancer
High dietary fiber intake may help prevent breast cancer
A meta-analysis of 10 cohort studies covering 712,000 people found the highest fiber eaters were 11 percent less likely to develop breast cancer, with each 10-gram increase tied to a 7 percent lower risk. The authors note this does not prove fiber caused the reduction.
Cancer
Green tea prevents colorectal cancer
Following 60,567 Shanghai men aged 40 to 74 for five years, researchers found green tea drinkers 46% less likely to develop colorectal cancer than non-drinkers, with each extra two grams of dry leaves tied to 12% lower risk. The benefit did not show up among smokers.
Cancer
Eating too much red meat may cause stomach cancer
Among 481,000 people in the EPIC study, with 444 gastric cancers identified, doubling heme iron intake came with 13% higher risk after adjustment. The link was statistically significant only in those whose plasma vitamin C fell below 39 mmol/L.
Cancer
90 Year-Old Powerful Natural Cancer Therapy You've Probably Never Heard Of
A documentary follows 15-year-old Garrett across the country investigating the Gerson Therapy, Max Gerson's 1920s regimen of organic food, juicing, detoxification and supplements. Mercola notes the American Cancer Society ties a third of cancer deaths to diet, inactivity and excess weight.
Cancer
Stanford study identifies potential anti-cancer therapy that starves cancer cells of glucose (PR)
Stanford researchers report in Science Translational Medicine that they found a compound that blocks cancer cells from taking up glucose. They tested it against renal cell carcinoma, a kidney cancer that resists standard chemotherapy and usually carries a mutation absent from normal tissue.
Cancer
Research links diet during pregnancy to breast cancer risk reduction in female offspring (PR)
Research presented at the Era of Hope conference suggests an expectant mother who eats more omega-3 fatty acids, or methyl nutrients such as methionine, choline, folate and vitamin B12, may reduce her daughter's later breast cancer risk. Some findings go further and hypothesise prevention.
Vitamins
The Stunning Effect of This Single Vitamin on CANCER...
Mercola summarises Daniel Haley's book The Politics of Healing, which claims the FDA suppressed ten non-toxic cancer treatments, including Stanislaw Burzynski's, and accuses the agency of serving drug makers. He links this to whistleblower David Graham's 2004 testimony.
Cancer
Diet, breast density and breast cancer risk
Harvard researchers compared 1,042 postmenopausal women with breast cancer to 1,794 without and found those with 50% or more breast density had triple the risk of women below 10%. Denser breasts went with in situ, larger, estrogen-receptor-negative and higher-grade tumours.
Cancer
Walnuts and flaxseed fight colorectal cancer
Mice carrying human colon cancer cells and fed walnut oil or flaxseed oil for six weeks grew tumors 43% and 27% more slowly than corn-oil-fed mice, and final tumor mass fell 33% and 44%. The oils lowered serum angiogenesis factors rather than hormones or inflammation.
Cancer
Red meat linked to elevated breast cancer risk
In a Vanderbilt study of 2,386 breast cancer cases and 1,703 controls, women eating the most well-done red meat were 50 percent more likely to be diagnosed than those eating the least. The link ran stronger among postmenopausal women.
Cancer
Vitamin C, k3 may be enlisted to cure leukemia
In Jurkat and K562 leukemia cell lines, vitamin C combined with vitamin K3 triggered apoptosis through an oxidative stress pathway involving NF-kB, p53, c-Jun and caspase-3. Cell death peaked at ratios of 1 to 1,000 and 1 to 100. Animal studies are still needed.
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