Sugar-sweetened drinks may raise risk for liver cancer
Jun 14, 2022
“Replacing sugar-sweetened beverages with water, and non-sugar-sweetened coffee or tea could significantly lower liver cancer risk,” an author said.
Recent cancer may increase risk for Guillain-Barré syndrome
Mar 04, 2022
“It is important that people with cancer know the overall risk of developing Guillain-Barré is still very small,” an author said in a statement.
Deaths from 5 diseases decline
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 28, 2015
Wellness efforts may be having an effect. Deaths from five of the six leading causes saw an overall decline in the United States between 1969 and 2013, according to a new analysis.
FDA: Common diabetes drug Januvia may contain traces of carcinogen
Aug 12, 2022
Nitroso-STG-19 has been found in some samples of the drug.
New cancer diagnosis may up risk for cardiovascular death, morbidity
Mar 15, 2022
The highest cardiovascular risk was seen for patients with genitourinary, gastrointestinal, thoracic, nervous system and hematologic malignancies.
Statin use may cut cancer risk in heart failure patients
Jun 24, 2021
Reduced risk for incident cancer and cancer-related mortality in patients with heart failure appears to depend on duration of statin use.
Exercise habit prior to breast cancer chemo may aid cognition
Sep 08, 2021
“These findings contribute to the growing body of evidence highlighting the importance of promoting physical activity as early as possible across the continuum of cancer care,” researcher Elizabeth...
Model using routine clinical data may predict pancreatic cancer risk
Feb 14, 2022
The findings show promise following a diagnosis of impaired fasting glucose.
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.
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.