Category: Cancer

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Anchor lead: Some statins seem to reduce the risk of liver cancer, Elizabeth Tracey reports Statin medications that dissolve easily in fats may lower the chance that people who are at risk for liver cancer develop the disease, a recent …

September 2, 2019 – Liver Cancer and Statins Read more »

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Anchor lead: Can a new method of assessing cysts in the pancreas help identify cancer? Elizabeth Tracey reports Cancer of the pancreas is deadly, with limited ways to catch the disease early. Now a new test integrating a number of …

August 16, 2019 – Pancreatic Cysts Read more »

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Anchor lead: Can eating a diet that reduces inflammation reduce your risk for cancer? Elizabeth Tracey reports Foods that promote inflammation can increase your risk for cancer while those that decrease inflammation can reduce it. That’s the conclusion of a …

August 12, 2019 – Inflammatory Diet and Cancer Read more »

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Anchor lead: Consumption of sugary drinks may increase your cancer risk, Elizabeth Tracey reports Consumption of sugary drinks, whether those are soft drinks or fruit juices, may up your risk of cancer, a recent study in the British Medical Journal …

August 2, 2019 – Sugar and Cancer Read more »