Cancer

Hodgkin Lymphoma Survivors Need Long-Term Follow-Up for CVD | Medpage Today

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Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) survivors experience increased risks of cardiovascular disease (CVD) for as long as 40 years after initial HL treatment, according to a Dutch study published online in JAMA Internal Medicine on April 27, 2015.

Furthermore, compared with the general population, HL patients run four- to almost seven-fold increased risks of coronary heart disease (CHD) or cardiomyopathy/congestive heart failure (HF) 35 years or more after treatment, resulting in 857 excess CV events per 10,000 person-years. More than half of patients with a CVD will experience multiple CV events over time.

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Diet and Colon Cancer Risk – CBS News

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Two-week diet swap shows impact on colon cancer risk – CBS News.

They found that only two weeks of diet exchange was enough change the makeup of the intestinal microbiota and affect a number of biomarkers associated with colon cancer risk. The rate of cell turnover in the intestinal lining, levels of fiber fermentation, bacterial metabolic activity, and inflammation all reflected the change in eating patterns.

American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR): CRU: Report: Obesity and 3 Daily Alcoholic Drinks Increase Liver Cancer Risk

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The report also reaffirms the clear link between alcohol consumption and liver cancer, and for the first time quantifies the amount at which risk for liver cancer rises. “We now have a little more precision on the alcohol-liver cancer link,” said Hursting. “Getting above three drinks a day seems to dramatically impact the tumorigenic process and increase risk.”

via American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR): CRU: Report: Obesity and 3 Daily Alcoholic Drinks Increase Liver Cancer Risk.

More coffee!  Less beer!

 

Melanoma Risk Appears Doubled in Airline Pilots, Cabin Crew — Physician’s First Watch

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Melanoma Risk Appears Doubled in Airline Pilots, Cabin Crew — Physician’s First Watch.

Researchers analyzed data from 19 trials comprising over 250,000 participants. They found that pilots and cabin crew workers had roughly twice the risk for melanoma as the general population — a finding that held true for both men and women. Pilots and cabin crew members also had a 42% increased risk for melanoma mortality. – See more at: http://www.jwatch.org//fw109248/2014/09/04/melanoma-risk-appears-doubled-airline-pilots-cabin-crew#sthash.q9tTZsuy.dpuf

Sleep Apnea Linked to Cancer

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Sleep Apnea Linked to Cancer.

Moderate-to-severe OSA was associated with a 2.5-fold higher likelihood of incident cancer (95% CI 1.2-5.0) after adjustment for obesity and a full range of other factors, Nathaniel Marshall, PhD, of the University of Sydney Nursing School in Australia, and colleagues found.

Cancer mortality was 3.4 times more common (95% CI 1.1-10.2) in those with sleep apnea than with no sleep apnea during 20 years of follow-up, they reported in the April 15 issue of theJournal of Clinical Sleep Medicine.

Red Meat Tied to Cancer Risk in Some People

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  • Red and processed meat consumption was significantly associated with colorectal cancer risk in patients who had a common gene mutation, researchers found.

  • Note that, if replicated, the findings suggest selected individuals at higher risk of colorectal cancer based on genomic profiling could be targeted for screening, diet modification, and other prevention strategies.

via Red Meat Tied to Cancer Risk in Some People.

Fish oil and prostate cancer: Go beyond the headlines

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The new study shows an association between higher blood levels of omega-3 and prostate cancer incidence, nothing more. Despite the inclination to burn them in effigy, the authors themselves claimed nothing more than that. Specific assertions about fish oil supplements are products of media distortion, a problem that routinely bedevils the delivery of medical news — and an issue my next column will show to be a life-and-death concern for us all.

via Fish oil and prostate cancer: Go beyond the headlines.