Tag Archive | "lifestyle"

New Irish cancer map reveals pattern of disease by geographical area

Friday, December 9, 2011

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Source: www.independent.ie Author: Eilish O’Regan Health Correspondent Where you live can have a bearing on how high a risk you run of contracting a specific type of cancer. That is a key conclusion of a major new survey by the National Cancer Registry and its northern equivalent. It shows that between 1995-2007: - Those living [...]

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Research shows lifestyle choices increase oral cancer risk

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

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Source: www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk Author: staff Research conducted by a team at Aberdeen University has shown that lifestyle choices are increasing the risk of oral cancer. The study showed that young people are increasing their risk of developing forms of cancer known as upper aero-digestive tract by choosing to drink alcohol on a regular basis and smoke. [...]

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Adapting the science of supplements and cancer prevention

Thursday, December 17, 2009

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Source: www.cancer.gov Author: Carmen Phillips Numerous studies suggest that avoiding excess weight, exercising regularly, and eating a diet heavy on fruits and vegetables decreases the risk of many diseases, including cancer. But as the expanding obesity epidemic has shown, there are major obstacles to getting broad swaths of people to adopt such a healthful lifestyle. [...]

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A case-control study on the combined effects of p53 and p73 polymorphisms on head and neck cancer risk in an Italian population

Saturday, May 9, 2009

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Source: 7thspace.com Author: Paola Galli et al. The purpose of this study is to analyze the combined effects of selected p53 and p73 polymorphisms and their interaction with lifestyle habits on squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN) risk and progression in an Italian population. Methods: Two hundred and eighty-three cases and 295 [...]

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Oral health, mouthwashes and cancer – what is the story?

Friday, March 27, 2009

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Source: www.nature.com Author: David Conway Question: What are the lifestyle, occupational and genetic risk factors for head and neck and oesophageal cancers? Abstract Design Two hospital-based case–control studies were conducted in central and eastern Europe and Latin America. Case/control selection Cases and controls were recruited in Moscow (Russia), Bucharest (Romania) and Lodz and Warsaw (Poland) [...]

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New cases of cancer decline in the United States

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

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Source: nytimes.com Author: Roni Cryn Rabin The incidence of new cancer cases has been falling in recent years in the United States, the first time such an extended decline has been documented, researchers reported Tuesday. Cancer diagnosis rates decreased by an average of 0.8 percent each year from 1999 to 2005, the last year for [...]

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Lifestyle risk factors for oral cancer

Friday, August 15, 2008

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Source: Oral Oncol, July 30, 2008 Author: Stefano Petti The “style of life is the unique way in which individuals try to realize their fictional final goal and meet or avoid the three main tasks of life: work, community, love” (Alfred Adler, founder of the Individual Psychology). Lifestyle refers to the way individuals live their [...]

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