• Can blood clots appear in the thigh or tibia area Pulmonary Embolism Questions Ask a Pharmacist on E

    Updated: 2011-07-30 15:19:41
    Home Health A-Z Drugs A-Z Symptom Checker Food and Fitness Community Health Tools My Everyday Health Health Questions Pulmonary Embolism Can blood clots appear in the thigh or tibia area Can blood clots appear in the thigh or tibia area Q : Can blood clots appear in the thigh or tibia area A : The assumption is made that you are inquiring in reference to deep vein thrombosis DVT Deep vein thrombosis DVT is a blood clot that forms in a deep vein . DVTs usually are located in the legs . The risk with a DVT is fear of the clot moving to the lungs and causing a pulmonary embolism . Pulmonary embolism is a serious medical condition that can be life-threatening . The classic symptoms of a DVT is tender and swollen calf or calves . Patients that are at risk of developing DVTs include the

  • Antioxidants may ward off infertility -- study

    Updated: 2011-07-30 11:34:53
    Primary links Login Register Forgot Password About us Contact us Privacy Policy Terms of Service Secondary links My Health Health News Alternative Medicine Healthy Skin Kids Parenting Nutrition Men's Health Sex Relationships Women's Health Industry News Conferences Events Diagnostics Equipments Pharma Recalls Research Development Rulings Blogs Discussions from the Gurus Home Antioxidants may ward off infertility study POSTED Sat , 07 30 2011 10:34 POSTED BY Jyoti Pal Last edited by Silky Chandvani on Sat , 07 30 2011 10:44 Findings of a new study suggest that antioxidants could be the key in addressing infertility issues in men as well as . women Previous studies on the subject have remained inconclusive . However , there is a growing body of evidence that underscores the potency of

  • Illicit tobacco trafficking poses cancer threat to African teens

    Updated: 2011-07-30 11:05:25
    Primary links Login Register Forgot Password About us Contact us Privacy Policy Terms of Service Secondary links My Health Health News Alternative Medicine Healthy Skin Kids Parenting Nutrition Men's Health Sex Relationships Women's Health Industry News Conferences Events Diagnostics Equipments Pharma Recalls Research Development Rulings Blogs Discussions from the Gurus Home Illicit tobacco trafficking poses cancer threat to African teens POSTED Sat , 07 30 2011 10:05 POSTED BY Silky Chandvani Last edited by Harpreet Bhagrath on Sat , 07 30 2011 10:29 In what can be termed as a shameful way of making money from innocent lives , an Indian health ministry official revealed Thursday that African teens , especially school kids , are getting addicted to Indian pan masala and gutka that is

  • Drop in Breast Cancer Death Rates May Not Be Linked to Screening Rates

    Updated: 2011-07-29 21:03:29
    Health News Drop in Breast Cancer Death Rates May Not Be Linked to Screening Rates Print E-mail FRIDAY , July 29 HealthDay News Developed countries have seen a drop in breast cancer death rates in recent years , but a new international study suggests this trend is less about rising screening rates and more about the availability of increasingly effective treatments and improving health-care . systems The finding stems from an analysis of World Health Organization WHO breast cancer data collected between 1980 and 2006, in which French , British and Norwegian researchers compared the screening and fatality rates of several Western European countries . The observations were presented online July 29 in the British Medical Journal The contrast between the time differences in implementation of

  • Collaboration reveals gene mutation link to head and neck cancer

    Updated: 2011-07-29 09:50:00
    Experts in the United States have collaborated to uncover a link between head and neck cancer and mutations in a family of genes.

  • Growing up near livestock farm raises cancer risk

    Updated: 2011-07-29 09:31:11
    Primary links Login Register Forgot Password About us Contact us Privacy Policy Terms of Service Secondary links My Health Health News Alternative Medicine Healthy Skin Kids Parenting Nutrition Men's Health Sex Relationships Women's Health Industry News Conferences Events Diagnostics Equipments Pharma Recalls Research Development Rulings Blogs Discussions from the Gurus Home Growing up near livestock farm raises cancer risk POSTED Fri , 07 29 2011 08:31 POSTED BY Neelam Goswami Last edited by Jyoti Pal on Fri , 07 29 2011 09:12 Growing up on livestock farms can significantly increase an individual’s risk of developing blood cancers later in life , according to a latest . study The research findings published online in Occupational and Environmental Medicine suggest that children raised on

  • Growing Up Near Livestock Tied to Blood Cancers

    Updated: 2011-07-29 05:00:48
    Health News Growing Up Near Livestock Tied to Blood Cancers Print E-mail THURSDAY , July 28 HealthDay News Children raised on livestock farms are at significantly greater risk of developing blood cancers such as leukemia , multiple myeloma and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma later in life , a new study . contends The researchers pointed out that further studies will be needed before a definitive cause and effect can be established , but they suggested that exposure to particular viruses during childhood may modify the immune system response and result in a higher risk for blood cancer in . adulthood In conducting the study , published in the July 28 online edition of Occupational and Environmental Medicine researchers compiled information from 114,000 death certificates for people between 35 and 85

  • Tamoxifen Wards Off Breast Cancer's Return for More Than a Decade

    Updated: 2011-07-29 05:00:47
    Health News Tamoxifen Wards Off Breast Cancer's Return for More Than a Decade Print E-mail THURSDAY , July 28 HealthDay News Women who took the cancer-suppressing drug tamoxifen for five years after a breast cancer diagnosis were nearly 40 percent less likely to have the cancer return , and that protection lasted for more than a decade after they stopped taking the drug , a new study . finds Researchers analyzed the results of about 20 randomized controlled trials on a five-year course of tamoxifen vs . not taking the drug . The trials involved 21,000 women from a dozen countries around the world , including the United States , Europe , China and . Japan Some 15 years after their diagnosis and 10 years after they stopped taking the drug women who took tamoxifen still had one-third lower

  • Drug prolongs lives of patients with hormone-sensitive breast cancer

    Updated: 2011-07-29 00:01:00
    Women with hormone-sensitive breast cancer who take the drug tamoxifen for five years after breast cancer surgery can cut their long-term chances of dying from the disease by at least a third, according to a report by the Early Breast Cancer Trialists' Collaborative Group (EBCTCG).

  • Cell signalling expert receives Cancer Research UK Lifetime achievement prize

    Updated: 2011-07-28 11:33:00
    Professor Chris Marshall has been named as the recipient of this year's Cancer Research UK Lifetime Achievement Prize.

  • Cell phones not a cancer risk for kids -- study

    Updated: 2011-07-28 08:34:04
    Primary links Login Register Forgot Password About us Contact us Privacy Policy Terms of Service Secondary links My Health Health News Alternative Medicine Healthy Skin Kids Parenting Nutrition Men's Health Sex Relationships Women's Health Industry News Conferences Events Diagnostics Equipments Pharma Recalls Research Development Rulings Blogs Discussions from the Gurus Home Cell phones not a cancer risk for kids study POSTED Thu , 07 28 2011 07:34 POSTED BY Jyoti Pal Last edited by Jaspreet Virk on Thu , 07 28 2011 07:50 Children and adolescents who use cell phones are at no greater risk of developing brain tumors , findings of a new Swiss study . reveal Debunking findings of previous studies that established mobile phone use with greater risk of developing brain cancer in children and

  • Greater Breast Density May Raise Cancer Risk

    Updated: 2011-07-28 02:02:07
    Health News Greater Breast Density May Raise Cancer Risk Print E-mail WEDNESDAY , July 27 HealthDay News Greater breast density is associated with an increased risk of breast cancer and certain aggressive tumor traits , new research . says In the study , published in the July 27 online edition of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute researchers used mammography to compare breast density in 1,042 postmenopausal women with breast cancer and a control group of 1,794 postmenopausal women without breast . cancer Breast density on mammograms is determined by the proportions of fat , connective tissue and epithelial tissue in the breast . Previous research has shown that women with higher amounts of epithelial and stromal tissue have more density and higher risk of breast cancer . But it

  • Computer-Aided Mammography Doesn't Improve Breast Cancer Detection Study

    Updated: 2011-07-28 02:01:53
    : Health News Computer-Aided Mammography Doesn't Improve Breast Cancer Detection : Study Print E-mail WEDNESDAY , July 27 HealthDay News The widely used mammography software known as computer-aided detection CAD doesn't improve detection of invasive breast cancer , new research . suggests But CAD does increase the chances that a woman will be called back for further testing , according to the study , published July 27 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute All in all , we found very little impact of CAD on the outcomes of mammography , said study author Dr . Joshua J . Fenton , an assistant professor of family and community medicine at the University of California , . Davis With colleagues , Fenton analyzed 1.6 million screening mammograms from seven states and the records of the

  • Parasite found in cats may up brain cancer risk

    Updated: 2011-07-28 01:14:58
    Primary links Login Register Forgot Password About us Contact us Privacy Policy Terms of Service Secondary links My Health Health News Alternative Medicine Healthy Skin Kids Parenting Nutrition Men's Health Sex Relationships Women's Health Industry News Conferences Events Diagnostics Equipments Pharma Recalls Research Development Rulings Blogs Discussions from the Gurus Home Parasite found in cats may up brain cancer risk POSTED Thu , 07 28 2011 12:14 POSTED BY Neelam Goswami Last edited by Jyoti Pal on Thu , 07 28 2011 13:27 Here’s warning bells for all cat owners . A new study has suggested that cats may be spreading brain cancer to their owners . The study findings show that a parasite that breeds in cats' stomachs could almost double their owner's chance of developing brain . cancer

  • Bowel cancer risk doubles for men

    Updated: 2011-07-27 00:01:00
    Men's chances of getting bowel cancer in Great Britain have doubled since the mid 70s - according to new figures released today by Cancer Research UK.

  • Gene mutations linked to diseases of the oesophagus

    Updated: 2011-07-26 21:01:00
    US scientists have linked mutations in three genes with an increased risk of Barrett's oesophagus and oesophageal cancer, according to preliminary research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).

  • Calorie information brings down fast food calorie intake says US study

    Updated: 2011-07-26 16:35:00
    Researchers in the US have found that providing customers in fast food restaurants with information about the food's energy content can reduce the number of calories they consume.

  • Jul 26, Lump in colon

    Updated: 2011-07-26 16:29:10
    I have a lump in my colon and I don't know if it's cancer I stuck my finger in to feel it and it's like a bean size I'm 16 so I don't know how old to get

  • Jul 26, Sharp Belly Pains

    Updated: 2011-07-26 14:00:56
    I am having Sharp pains in my belly mostly on left side but makes my entire belly hurt, extremely tired all the time I have no energy. And I stay nauseaed

  • Jul 26, Colorectal Cancer - Post Surgery Chemo

    Updated: 2011-07-26 14:00:39
    I was diagnosed with colorectal cancer in October 2010. I underwent 4 treatments of F5U and Oxaliplatin and 6 weeks of radiation before surgery. No lymph

  • Jul 26, lymphatic invasion

    Updated: 2011-07-26 14:00:14
    Cancer is stage T1. But it is poorly differentiated with lymphatic invasion. Does this mean it will be in the lymph nodes already

  • Gene test helps identify precancerous pancreatic cysts

    Updated: 2011-07-26 08:16:00
    US scientists have developed a new gene-based test that can determine if pancreatic cysts are likely to develop into cancer.

  • Jul 26, colonoscopy

    Updated: 2011-07-26 01:59:49
    Should chroumium picolinate and Co Q10 be stopped a week before a colonoscopy?

  • 'Sponge on a string' trial launched to try and prevent deadly oesophageal cancer

    Updated: 2011-07-25 00:01:00
    Cancer Research UK has launched a large multi-centre trial to test a new device for detecting Barrett's oesophagus - a condition that puts sufferers at increased risk of developing cancer of the oesophagus, one of the most deadly cancers.

  • Erlotinib improves progression-free survival in non-small cell lung cancer

    Updated: 2011-07-22 15:55:00
    The cancer drug erlotinib triples how long certain patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) survive without their disease progressing, according to researchers at Tongji University in China.

  • Scientists uncover role gene plays in small cell lung cancer

    Updated: 2011-07-21 01:30:00
    US scientists have used cutting-edge gene sequencing technology to identify a gene that might be involved in the progression of small cell lung cancer.

  • Height gives clue to cancer

    Updated: 2011-07-21 00:01:00
    Taller people are at increased risk of a wide range of cancers, new research shows today.

  • Jul 20, Pain after colon surgery

    Updated: 2011-07-20 15:44:22
    What if there is continual pain 2 weeks after the operation

  • Jul 19, DCA and Vidaza and Colon Cancer

    Updated: 2011-07-19 19:42:02
    I may have told my story here before but it has changed so here goes. DXed colon cancer 10/1/2006 Stage 2A no chemo for first two years thought I was

  • Jul 19, colon cancer detection

    Updated: 2011-07-19 19:37:53
    Besides Colonscopy is there another way to detect if I m having any kind of colon cancer or diverticular disease?

  • Jul 19, Colon Polyp Growth Rate

    Updated: 2011-07-19 19:37:25
    During my colonoscopy the doctor found a 16mm polyp. How long is it likely to have been in my colon? What is the growth rate of polyps and will life styles

  • Jul 19, Post Colon Cancer Surgery Check ups

    Updated: 2011-07-19 19:37:05
    Hi. My dad just had surgery after discovering he had colon cancer. He did this overseas as it was easier for him to communicate in his mother tongue. He

  • Jul 19, colon cancer diet

    Updated: 2011-07-19 19:36:34
    My 32 year old daughter was diagnosed with at least stage 3 colon cancer when she delivered her first baby. I want to help, but she is refusing different

  • Jul 19, if colon cancer tumor blast then what happen

    Updated: 2011-07-19 19:36:09
    if colon cancer tumor blast then what happen?

  • Jul 19, vitamins after colorectal surgery

    Updated: 2011-07-19 19:35:29
    Should I take vitamins after colorectal surgery

  • Jul 19, collapsed colon

    Updated: 2011-07-19 19:35:12
    what happens when your colon collapsed is this serious and what to expec

  • Cancer Research UK scientist honoured by the Royal Society

    Updated: 2011-07-19 15:44:00
    A Cancer Research UK scientist has been recognised for his groundbreaking work on the fundamental building blocks of life and how they influence cancer.

  • Report calls for improved end-of-life care provision

    Updated: 2011-07-18 16:06:00
    End-of-life care must be prioritised in order to allow the 70 per cent of Britons who wish to die at home to do so, according to new guidance published by two national care bodies.

  • Genetic mutations that lead to colon cancer

    Updated: 2011-07-18 15:18:58
    Scientists at UT Southwestern Medical Center say there are at least 70 genetic mutations involved in the formation of colon cancer, far more than researchers previously thought. Based on the study, reported in the July 2011 Cancer Research (Priority Reports), scientists are suggesting a new approach to colon cancer therapys targeting multiple genes and pathways simultaneously. Current cancer therapys target just one or two known cancer-driver genes believing this would be beneficial to patients. While patients may get transient tumor burden reduction, almost universally tumor growth returns........

  • Cancer rates rise in middle-aged

    Updated: 2011-07-18 00:01:00
    Cancer rates in middle-aged men and women in Great Britain have gone up by nearly 20 per cent in a generation - an increase of 17,000 cases a year - according to new figures released today by Cancer Research UK.

  • Gene may provide new target for breast cancer drug development

    Updated: 2011-07-15 18:34:00
    US scientists have identified a gene that appears to be faulty in 70 per cent of cases of oestrogen receptor-negative breast cancer samples.

  • Study suggests new way to attack resistant tumours

    Updated: 2011-07-14 12:38:00
    UK scientists have shown that a particular group of chemotherapy drugs work by causing an unusual form of cell death in cancer cells, called necroptosis.

  • Projects launched to crack the cancer code

    Updated: 2011-07-13 15:59:00
    CANCER RESEARCH UK today launched two pioneering projects to identify the key genetic faults that are driving oesophageal and prostate cancers, which will transform our understanding of the diseases and pave the way to better and more targeted treatments.

  • Are Avastin eye injections causing my hives rashes Avastin Questions Ask a Pharmacist on Everyday He

    Updated: 2011-07-13 15:47:54
    Home Health A-Z Drugs A-Z Symptom Checker Food and Fitness Community Health Tools My Everyday Health Health Questions Avastin Are Avastin eye injections causing my hives rashes Are Avastin eye injections causing my hives rashes Q : Are Avastin eye injections causing my hives rashes A : The most common side effects with Avastin are : nosebleed , headache , high blood pressure , inflammation of the nasal passages , protein in the urine , alteration in taste , dry skin , rectal bleeding , disorder in the secretion of tears , back pain , and exfoliative dermatitis widespread scaling of the skin , with itching , redness of the skin , and hair loss Rash is also a reported side effect with Avastin . A search of the prescribing information for Avastin did not specifically list hives as a side

  • Report reveals postcode lottery for lung cancer survival

    Updated: 2011-07-13 01:09:00
    A new report by the Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation has uncovered widespread variations in lung cancer survival across the country.

  • Jul 12, Smoothie

    Updated: 2011-07-12 17:23:53
    Can I drink a fruit smoothie the day before my colonoscopy

  • Jul 12, Parent has colon cancer

    Updated: 2011-07-12 17:23:37
    If my dad has colon cancer what do I need to do?

  • Jul 12, bloody stools

    Updated: 2011-07-12 17:23:10
    my husband has been having bloody stools, what could be the cuase?

  • Jul 12, Spasms after part of colon removed

    Updated: 2011-07-12 17:22:50
    My mom had part of her colon removed last year, A large part and farily low down, so part of rectum was removed as well but luckily only needed an ileostomy

  • Contact allergies 'may be associated with reduced risk of some cancers'

    Updated: 2011-07-12 01:28:00
    People with contact allergies to common metals and chemicals may be less likely to develop certain types of cancer, according to a study by Danish scientists.

  • Cancer Research UK invests in future world-leading scientists

    Updated: 2011-07-11 12:53:00
    Cancer Research UK has given a number of prestigious grants to new investigators who are set to become the eminent cancer scientists of the future.

  • 'Stage set' for large trials to widen leukaemia and lymphoma donor pool

    Updated: 2011-07-11 12:35:00
    Two new US clinical trials suggest more patients with leukaemia and lymphoma could benefit from bone marrow transplants if half-matched bone marrow or unrelated umbilical cord blood were used.

  • Scientists unlock further prostate cancer secrets

    Updated: 2011-07-10 18:00:00
    Cancer Research UK-funded scientists have taken a further step to identifying men at a greater risk of prostate cancer with the discovery of seven new variants in the human genome that increase the chances of developing the disease.

  • Study suggests girls need cervical screen reminder following HPV vaccination

    Updated: 2011-07-08 01:40:00
    A Cancer Research UK-funded study, by scientists at the University of Oxford, has found that many girls and their parents do not understand the importance of attending cervical screening after they have had the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine.

  • Folate intake may reduce colorectal cancer risk

    Updated: 2011-07-06 07:58:58
    A newly released study finds high folate intake is linked to a reduced risk of colorectal cancer, a finding consistent with the findings of most prior epidemiologic studies. The study is reassuring, as prior recent evidence has suggested that consumption of very high levels of folate through supplements and from folate-fortified diet may increase risk of some cancers. Nonetheless, the potential importance of folate in colorectal cancer prevention remains in question because at least one other study found folate supplementation had no effect on recurrence of colorectal adenomas, precursors to colorectal cancer........

  • Small US study suggests celecoxib may reduce risk of lung cancer in former smokers

    Updated: 2011-07-06 05:06:00
    US scientists have found preliminary evidence that a drug called celecoxib could help to prevent lung cancer in patients who used to smoke and therefore face an increased risk of the disease, according to research published in the journal Cancer Prevention Research.

  • Study reveals 16 to 30-year-olds are worst at skin cancer prevention

    Updated: 2011-07-05 12:01:00
    People aged 16 to 30 years tend to have the poorest understanding of ways to avoid skin cancer and are more likely to get sunburnt than older age groups, new research shows.

  • Advanced form of radiotherapy to be made available on NHS

    Updated: 2011-07-04 18:55:00
    An advanced form of radiotherapy, called stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT), should be made available on the NHS to all suitable patients with cancer in England, according to new guidance.

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