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U.S. Breast Cancer Deaths Drop; Rate Among White Women Falls Most

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U.S. death rates from breast cancer have dropped, although the decline was still greater among white women than black women, according to a study released Thursday. From 2010 to 2014, there were approximately 41,000 deaths each year from breast cancer, the second-most deadly cancer for women after lung cancer, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. While total death rates dropped during the five-year period, the decline was greater for white women at 1.9 percent per year compared with 1.5 percent per year for black women, the study…

Dubai’s Burj Khalifa Lit Up in Pink for Breast Cancer

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The facade of the world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa in the Gulf emirate of Dubai, was lit up in pink on thursday to raise awareness and funds for breast cancer. The lights will be turned on for the next two days, and then on the same days in the coming weeks, to mark “Pink October”, an annual breast cancer awareness month, said Burj’s developer, Emaar Properties. Visitors to the tower, which stands at 823 metres (2,700 yards), have been invited to “dress in pink to show their support” for…

5.5 Lakh Head and Neck Cancer Cases Every Year in India: Experts

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Head and neck cancers account for more than 5.5 lakh of the total cancer cases reported in India every year, putting India in the sixth place worldwide, said health experts. Quoting the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), the experts said approximately eight lakh cases are diagnosed each year, out of which 5.5 lakh cases are of head and neck cancer. “Primarily a lifestyle-related disease, such cancer is highly preventable. As much as 80 per cent of the causation is attributed to tobacco consumption, while 75 per cent is due…

Age – an important factor that links cancer, sugar-sweetened beverages

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A new study has come up with more information on how cancer and sugar-sweetened beverages are linked. A study conducted by researchers at LSU Health New Orleans suggests that age is an important factor in the association between cancer and sugar-sweetened beverages and recommends that intervention programs to reduce consumption of added sugar be focused on lower socio-economic status, young males, as well as cervical cancer survivors. Sugar intake or sugar-sweetened beverage consumption has been demonstrated to have a positive association with obesity, diabetes and cardio-metabolic diseases, as well as…

Breast cancer on the rise among younger women

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Breast cancer is increasing among younger women (Thinkstock) When Mahek Shah felt a small lump in her breast, she ignored it, thinking it was just a hormonal change. A few days later, when she noticed it was still present, she wondered if she should get it checked. At just 33, she thought she was too young to get diagnosed with breast cancer and almost ignored it. However, after a talk with her mother, she decided to go for tests and was shocked when she was told that it was an…

One in every four men in Aizawl facing cancer threat

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Men in Mizoram’s capital Aizawl have much higher probability of developing cancer than their counterparts in any other part of the country, an official said here on Monday. According to the Population Based Cancer Registries (PBCR), the probability of contracting any type of cancer in a lifetime (up to 74 years of age) is one in four males in Aizawl against one in seven to eight men in important cities in India. “Probability of contracting cancer among females in Aizawl is one in five persons, whereas it is one…