Bilateral oophorectomy may up risk for developing dementia
Feb 09, 2022
“Risk-reducing oophorectomy should be limited to those women with an inherited high risk for cancer,” the medical director of the North American Menopause Society said.
Sitting, inactivity increase death risk among cancer survivors
Jan 13, 2022
The risk for both all-cause and cancer-specific death increased for cancer survivors with a combination of prolonged sitting and inactivity.
Considerable racial/ethnic, sociodemographic disparities present in cancer
Dec 16, 2021
Cancer death rates were higher for Black versus white males and females; kidney cancer death rates were higher for American Indian/Alaska Native people.
Statin use does not change benefits of prostate cancer screening
Dec 08, 2021
Less of an increase was reported in detection of low-grade localized tumors in statin users versus nonusers.
Colorectal cancer risk up for patients with psoriasis
Nov 30, 2021
In a subgroup analysis according to sex, an increased risk for CRC was seen for female but not male psoriasis patients.
Higher dietary intake of alpha linolenic acid may lower mortality risk
Oct 15, 2021
Higher dietary intake of alpha linolenic acid through foods such as nuts, seeds and plant oils is linked to a reduced risk for mortality from all causes, cardiovascular disease and coronary heart disease.
Genetic testing proposed for women with breast cancer diagnosis at age 65+
Aug 06, 2021
Women older than 65 years of age with estrogen receptor (ER)-negative breast cancer, and perhaps all older women with breast cancer, should be offered hereditary breast cancer testing, according to a study...
COVID-19 falls from America’s No. 1 killer to No. 7 by June
Jul 01, 2021
COVID-19 deaths have fallen sharply as vaccination rates have surged in recent months.
Low exercise may amplify link between poor sleep, mortality risk
Jun 30, 2021
The highest risks for all-cause, total CVD, total cancer, lung cancer mortality were seen in the no moderate-to-vigorous physical activity/poor sleep group.
Older age, Black or Hispanic race tied to higher risk for colorectal cancer
Jun 22, 2021
The findings were seen in a large study of veterans undergoing diagnostic colonoscopy.