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US Smoking Hits Record Low, But Cancer Deaths Still High

November 14, 2016 Srijitabut, Cancer, Deaths, High;, Hits, Low, record, Smoking, Still, US

The number of Americans who smoke has dropped to a record low, but 40 per cent of cancer cases in the country are still linked to tobacco use, a US government report has found. A report released this week by the US Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) showed that each year between 2009 and 2013, about 660,000 people in the US were diagnosed with, and about 343,000 people died from a cancer related to tobacco use, Xinhua news agency reported. The agency noted that smoking does not just…

Thiruvananthapuram Becomes Country’s ‘Breast Cancer Capital’

November 14, 2016 Srijitabecomes, Breast, Cancer, Capital, Country's, Thiruvananthapuram

Thiruvananthapuram has been termed as the country’s breast cancer capital, with cases at a record high of 40 per lakh of population. The revelation was made during the Kerala Chapter of Indian Radiological and Imaging Association (IRIA) Conference here last week. It noted that 50 per cent of breast cancer is occurring in the age group of under 50 years. Nine lakh women are diagnosed with breast cancer every year and it is the second most common malignancy next to cervical cancer. Speaking to IANS on Sunday, S.Pradeep, President of…

Vitamin D Levels Tied to Breast Cancer Survival

November 14, 2016 SrijitaBreast, Cancer, D, Levels, Survival, tied, to, Vitamin

For women diagnosed with breast cancer, high vitamin D levels in the blood may be tied to better odds of surviving and having tumors with less deadly characteristics, suggests a new study. While the new study supports previous research on vitamin D and breast cancer, it can’t prove that boosting vitamin D levels will improve outcomes for women with breast cancer. “Overall, we found a 30 percent reduction of all-cause mortality associated with vitamin D levels at the time of diagnosis,” said the study’s lead author Song Yao, of the…

Still Fighting: Vietnam Vets Seek Help for Rare Cancer

November 13, 2016 SrijitaCancer, fighting, for, Help, rare, Seek, Still, Vets, Vietnam

Mike Baughman considered himself one of the lucky ones, returning from Vietnam without any major injuries or psychological scars. But after falling ill nearly a half-century later, he found out he did not escape the war after all. The 64-year-old is among hundreds of veterans who have been diagnosed with a rare bile duct cancer that may be linked to their time in the service and an unexpected source: parasites in raw or poorly cooked river fish. The worms infect an estimated 25 million people, mostly in Asia, but are…

Weight Loss May Make Cancer Immunotherapies Ineffective

November 11, 2016 SrijitaCancer, Immunotherapies, Ineffective, Loss, Make, May, Weight

A weight loss condition that affects cancer patients may make immunotherapy ineffective, according to a new study which explains why the approach boosting a patient’s immune system to treat the disease fails in a lot of people. Cancer immunotherapies involve activating a patient’s immune cells to recognise and destroy cancer cells. They have shown great promise in some cancers, but so far have only been effective in a minority of patients with cancer. The reasons behind these limitations are not clear. Researchers at the University of Cambridge have found evidence…

Childhood Cancer Survivors Have Health Problems With Newer Treatments

November 11, 2016 SrijitaCancer, childhood, Have, Health, Newer, Problems, Survivors, treatments, With

Despite advances that have made treatments safer and more effective, childhood cancer survivors don’t appear to have experienced gains in long-term health outcomes, a new study suggests. Their survival odds are better, but as adults they may have chronic medical problems linked to cancer and tumor treatments, the study found. Up to one in four childhood cancer survivors report health problems in their 20s and 30s, researchers report in the Annals of Internal Medicine. “They have chronic conditions at higher rates than siblings and the general population and they perceive…