Category: Cancer
Just how big a contributor to cancer risk is obesity? Elizabeth Tracey reports
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Obesity is a risk factor for several types of cancer, with a new study looking at additional metabolic risk factors to further define it, and giving rise to the idea of metabolically healthy versus unhealthy obesity. William Nelson, director of …
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The FDA has warned that a number of cancer drugs are in short supply, Elizabeth Tracey reports
The link between infections and cancer is becoming ever more robust, Elizabeth Tracey reports
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Cancer and infectious disease are increasingly related, with one of the latest studies establishing a link between a common bacterial infection, Helicobacter pylori, specific genes, and stomach cancer. And it’s not just bacteria, says Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer center director …
What is the risk for gastric cancer with genes and infections? Elizabeth Tracey reports
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A combination of certain genes and infection with a bacterium called Helicobacter pylori or H. pylori increases the risk for gastric or stomach cancer, a new study finds. Kimmel Cancer Center director William Nelson at Johns Hopkins says that risk …
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What is the relationship between genes and infection in stomach cancer? Elizabeth Tracey reports
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A common bacterium called Helicobacter pylori or H.pylori infects the stomach, and is known to cause stomach ulcers. Now new research links this infection and genetics to the development of stomach or gastric cancer. William Nelson, director of the Kimmel …