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Scientists find DNA repair 'scissors' after 18 year hunt

Cancer Research UK scientists have identified a long sought after enzyme that plays a critical role in a DNA repair pathway linked with inheritable breast and ovarian cancer, reveals research published in Nature.

19 Nov 2008

Early breast health education may be key to lowering breast cancer mortality rates

Project Early Awareness, a breast cancer education program of Howard University Cancer Center, brings a young survivor into high school classrooms to dispel breast cancer myths, provide breast cancer facts, and teach breast self exams.

18 Nov 2008

Lower socioeconomic status decreases chances of early detection and survival of colorectal cancer

An abstract presented at the American Association for Cancer Research's Seventh Annual International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research shows that lower socioeconomic status reduced the chance of early stage diagnosis and survival of colorectal cancer in Colorado.

18 Nov 2008

Risk of non-AIDS cancer higher for individuals infected with HIV

The risk of non-AIDS cancer is higher for individuals infected with HIV than for the general population, according to a meta-analysis presented here at the American Association for Cancer Research's Seventh Annual International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research.

18 Nov 2008

Home-based program to improve exercise and diet improves senior cancer survivors' physical function

A home-based program to improve exercise and diet led to significant, clinically meaningful improvement in body weight and physical function among older long-term cancer survivors in preliminary findings from the RENEW (Reach-out to ENhancE Wellness) trial, according to Wendy Demark-Wahnefried, Ph.D., from The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center's Department of Behavioral Science.

18 Nov 2008

ER/PR negative tumors associated with insurance status

African-American women are at a higher risk for ER/PR negative breast cancer.

18 Nov 2008

Reduced-calories and exercise can modify a postmenopausal woman's risk of breast cancer

Scientists at the University of Texas at Austin have identified pathways by which a reduced-calorie diet and exercise can modify a postmenopausal woman's risk of breast cancer.

18 Nov 2008

Cruciferous vegetables may lower lung cancer risk in smokers

The cancer preventive properties of broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables appear to work specifically in smokers, according to data presented at the American Association for Cancer Research's Seventh Annual International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research.

18 Nov 2008

Why only some former smokers develop lung cancer

Canadian researchers are trying to answer why some smokers develop lung cancer while others remain disease free, despite similar lifestyle changes.

17 Nov 2008

Study helps identify beachgoers at increased risk of skin cancer

Identifying the sun-protection practices and risk profiles of beachgoers may help determine those who would benefit from targeted interventions intended to reduce the risk of skin cancer, according to a study in the November issue of Archives of Dermatology.

17 Nov 2008

Variations within three genes associated with lipid peroxidation could increase kidney cancer risk

A team of international scientists has identified three genes associated with the body's processing of fats that may increase susceptibility to kidney cancer.

17 Nov 2008

Exercise can lower a woman's overall risk of cancer

Exercise is good for more than just your waistline. A recent study presented at the American Association for Cancer Research's Seventh Annual International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research suggests that regular physical activity can lower a woman's overall risk of cancer - but only if she gets a good night's sleep. Otherwise, lack of sleep can undermine exercise's cancer prevention benefits.

17 Nov 2008

Breast cancer common among women with family history but without BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation

New data presented at the American Association for Cancer Research's Seventh Annual International Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research meeting outlines new data, which assesses breast cancer risk among women with a strong family history of breast cancer, but without a BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation.

17 Nov 2008

Behavioral risk factors influence cancer risk among the elderly

Behavioral risk factors have a significant effect on cancer risk in the U.S. elderly population, according to research presented at the American Association for Cancer Research's Seventh Annual International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research.

17 Nov 2008

Canadian women unaware of their vitamin D levels

A new survey, conducted by Ipsos Reid, reveals Canadian women are unaware of their vitamin D levels. According to the survey sponsored by Marc Sorenson, Ed.D, 97 per cent of the 516 Canadian women surveyed didn't know their vitamin D levels.

17 Nov 2008

Smoking linked to two forms of esophageal cancer and stomach cancer

Researchers who have been following the health of more than 120,000 residents of the Netherlands for more than two decades have found that smoking is associated with two forms of esophageal cancer as well as a form of stomach cancer, and that drinking alcohol is strongly linked to one form of esophageal cancer.

17 Nov 2008

Researchers say identifying women with HPV types 16, 18 and 45 could improve early intervention to stop cervical cancer

As testing for high-risk types of the human papillomavirus (HPV) emerges as the gold standard in cervical cancer prevention, scientists are already researching how to determine even more precisely who is most likely to develop the disease and thus are in need of more immediate intervention.

16 Nov 2008

Aspirin lowers PSA levels

The use of aspirin and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) is significantly associated with lower PSA levels, especially among men with prostate cancer, say researchers at Vanderbilt University.

16 Nov 2008

Difluoromethylornithine may affect Barrett's esophagus

"While there was a suggestion that difluoromethylornithine (DFMO) may influence the extent of Barrett's dysplasia, this finding is very preliminary and further study of this agent in a larger number of patients is needed," said Frank A. Sinicrope, M.D., professor of medicine and oncology at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.

16 Nov 2008

Fear, misconceptions about screenings keep many African-Americans from getting mammograms

Training physicians and caregivers to improve cultural sensitivity and communication with economically disadvantaged African-American patients could influence these women to get mammograms that could save their lives, according to a new study in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.

12 Nov 2008

Cancer Prevention News and Research

Scientists find DNA repair 'scissors' after 18 year hunt

Early breast health education may be key to lowering breast cancer mortality rates

Lower socioeconomic status decreases chances of early detection and survival of colorectal cancer

Risk of non-AIDS cancer higher for individuals infected with HIV

Home-based program to improve exercise and diet improves senior cancer survivors' physical function

ER/PR negative tumors associated with insurance status

Reduced-calories and exercise can modify a postmenopausal woman's risk of breast cancer

Cruciferous vegetables may lower lung cancer risk in smokers

Why only some former smokers develop lung cancer

Study helps identify beachgoers at increased risk of skin cancer

Variations within three genes associated with lipid peroxidation could increase kidney cancer risk

Exercise can lower a woman's overall risk of cancer

Breast cancer common among women with family history but without BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation

Behavioral risk factors influence cancer risk among the elderly

Canadian women unaware of their vitamin D levels

Smoking linked to two forms of esophageal cancer and stomach cancer

Researchers say identifying women with HPV types 16, 18 and 45 could improve early intervention to stop cervical cancer

Aspirin lowers PSA levels

Difluoromethylornithine may affect Barrett's esophagus

Fear, misconceptions about screenings keep many African-Americans from getting mammograms

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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