MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'cancer causes'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:38:01 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4696895&cid=t_120991_136_f&fid=39212&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbahtocancer.com%2F2011%2F04%2Fjust-a-sparkling-water-for-me-thanks%2F I heard an interesting piece on Radio 4’s Today programme about the link between alcohol and cancer. It’s here. Although I’m not sure that ‘undoubtably’ is a word…. ‘undoubtedly’, surely? So, it seems the link between alcohol and cancer is now firmly established. Which is a Good Thing because it helps us to manage our health better. And a Bad Thing because I’m sure I’m not the only one who is left wondering precisely which of those I-shouldn’t-really-but-go-on-then glasses of Rioja, gins and tonic, or late-night single malts was The One That Did It….. Just as there’s a fine line between pleasantly relaxed and unpleasantly drunk, there’s also a border between responsibility and guilt that we need to be caref... Bah! to cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4696895 Sat, 09 Apr 2011 08:20:40 +0100 4696895 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2832235&cid=t_120991_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2FJQDckQEeKos%2F Cancer is a tricky disease. We know some causes of some cancers and some risk factors for some cancers, but we don’t know enough to cure most of them. What we can do, however, is take what we know and try to reduce the risks we do know of. It’s not surprising to anyone in the healthcare field to know that unhealthy lifestyle choices, like smoking, drinking too much, not eating well, not exercising enough, and so on, contributes to ill health. Obesity is also something that contributes to disease, and now it’s being found that it could also be contributing to some types of cancer as well. According to a press release issued by ECCO-the European CanCer Organisation: At least 124,000 new cancers in 2008 in Europe may have been caused by excess body weight, according to estim... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2832235 Thu, 24 Sep 2009 18:44:55 +0100 2832235 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2134916&cid=t_120991_136_f&fid=36051&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FCancerCommentary%2F%7E3%2FAs-gMN2P564%2F Although this may sound like something out of the "don’t do it because you’ll go blind" book of sexual repression, it’s not a joke. According to a report published in the January issue of BJU International, men who are very sexually active in their 20s and 30s, especially if they masturbate frequently, have a higher risk of developing prostate cancer. BUT - men in their 50s who have even infrequent sexual activity actually decrease their risk of developing prostate cancer. According to the study, which looked at 800 men: frequent sex in 20s and 30s: not good frequent sex in 40s: no health impact re prostate sex in 50s: good The important point also was not intercourse, but the frequency of masturbation. I would be very interested in reading the study in w... Cancer Commentary blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2134916 Mon, 26 Jan 2009 14:29:19 +0100 2134916 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2112466&cid=t_120991_136_f&fid=36051&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FCancerCommentary%2F%7E3%2FlAzDRHyqg_k%2F Cell phones have been the subject of many studies when it comes to cancers of the head. From brain tumors to eye cancer, researchers have been hard at work to see if there are any connections. In the latest of studies, the findings show that using and talking on a cell phone doesn’t increase your chances of developing melanoma of the eye. An earlier, smaller study of just over 100 people said there was such a connection, but this larger study of 459 subjects did not come to the same conclusion. The results of the study were published in the online issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. ~~~~ Tags: cancer blog, cell phones and cancer, eye cancer, melanoma of the eye Share This (Source: Cancer Commentary) Cancer Commentary blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2112466 Sun, 18 Jan 2009 08:26:46 +0100 2112466 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1999372&cid=t_120991_136_f&fid=36051&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FCancerCommentary%2F%7E3%2FFaW9MZ-PCNY%2F No-one knows for sure if you will get cancer, but there’s a need for many of us to know what our risks are. Disaboom.com has a good article, written by Debbie Marsh, How Likely Are You to Get Cancer?, which covers several of the lifestyle and environmental contributions to cancer development. I’m a fan of the Disaboom.com site, so I like it when I can refer people to some of their articles. ~~~ Tags: cancer blog, risks of cancer, lifestyle and cancer Share This (Source: Cancer Commentary) Cancer Commentary blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1999372 Sun, 30 Nov 2008 01:41:40 +0100 1999372 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1981366&cid=t_120991_136_f&fid=36051&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FCancerCommentary%2F%7E3%2FLeLBHQ_UgIY%2F Is there such a thing as Pink Ribbon overload? Has all the attention that has gone to breast cancer awareness and fundraising taken away from other cancers, such as lung cancer? The University of Michigan Health System has issued a release that discusses how lung cancer still plays a large role in North American society. According to their press release, lung cancer kills four times the number of Americans as does breast cancer. Not only tht, but lung cancer is the number one killer of both men and women. Did you even know that November is Lung Cancer Awareness month? You surely new that October was Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Did you know that US federal funding for research favors breast cancer over lung cancer 10 to 1? And that  $11,000 in breast cancer research is funded for ever... Cancer Commentary blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1981366 Sun, 23 Nov 2008 01:47:20 +0100 1981366 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1947703&cid=t_120991_136_f&fid=36051&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FCancerCommentary%2F%7E3%2FOYrsJlvN9a8%2F It’s safe. No it’s not. Yes it is. No it’s not. Could it be that our health and safety - and all the research that is being done - are reduced to schoolyard-like exchanges like “is to!” and “is not!!”? That’s what it seems like sometimes. First, we read of research that says cell phone use cause brain cancer and not just any brain cancer, but a rare form of it. Then we read that it doesn’t cause the cancer because other researchers had different findings. But wait, yet more researchers say it does cause cancer. And what’s the latest? Apparently, we don’t know. A study called Interphone, began 8 years ago and it involves approximately 50  researchers who are following study subjects from 13 countries. The researchers are loo... Cancer Commentary blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1947703 Sun, 09 Nov 2008 21:20:15 +0100 1947703 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1943571&cid=t_120991_136_f&fid=36051&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FCancerCommentary%2F%7E3%2FRZyYq1DMsGI%2F Many years ago, before I had my children, I knew someone who received a new liver. I remember as she was waiting for the call; it was very stressful on her because she knew what had to happen for her to get a liver. She was also very tiny, not even 5 foot, so she needed a tiny one and she knew where a tiny one would come from. As it happened, my friend became one of the first to receive a partial liver and when I last heard about her a few years ago, she was still doing well. I remember how sick she was and how scared she was. I also remember how wonderful the miracle of science was. So, imagine my dismay when I read this article, Liver Transplant Recipients Have Higher Cancer Risk, Study Suggests. According to the article, people who had received a liver transplant were at a higher risk o... Cancer Commentary blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1943571 Fri, 07 Nov 2008 16:48:41 +0100 1943571 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1939791&cid=t_120991_136_f&fid=36051&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FCancerCommentary%2F%7E3%2FuqBP9HFhMew%2F It’s frustrating, isn’t it? One day you hear that drinking coffee can cause breast cancer. You hear another day that’s not true. Then other researchers come back and say that it is true. Who to believe? After all, you like your coffee, but not at the expense of your long-term health, right? Well, according to the latest report that was published recently in the journal Archives of Internal Medicine, caffeine does NOT increase the overall risk of developing breast cancer. *BUT*, if you have a history of benign breast disease or tumors that are hormone-receptor negative, caffeine could increase your risk. If you’d like to read more about the findings, you can read the article, No Link Found Between Caffeine and Breast Cancer Risk. Tell us what you think - have you eve... Cancer Commentary blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1939791 Fri, 07 Nov 2008 07:59:55 +0100 1939791 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1282262&cid=t_120991_136_f&fid=35300&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.metastaticlivercancer.org%2F2008-03-06-cancer-treatment%2Fdeath-of-actor-patrick-swayze%2F Patrick Swayze, 55, who starred in Ghost with Demi Moore and Dirty Dancing has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer as reported initially by the National Enquirer and New York Post. Now his doctor has confirmed this as well. Ghost Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore Patrick Swayze dirty dancing with Jennifer Grey Death sentence rumours We all have to die sooner or later, it’s just the way it is brought to you that makes a hell of a difference… According to Dr George Fisher, Patrick Swayze has “a very limited amount of the disease and he appears to be responding well to treatment thus far”. George appeared to be responding to rumours that the actor was seriously ill and has only weeks to live. Patrick Swayze pancreatic cancer Swayze was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in late... Metastatic liver cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1282262 Thu, 06 Mar 2008 08:39:20 +0100 1282262 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=637970&cid=t_120991_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F05%2F25%2Fchromium-in-water-causes-cancer-says-agency%2F Filed under: Prevention, All CancersAre you a fan of ordinary, household tap water? I'm really not (no matter how much the local water authorities try to convince me) just based on the sources my local water comes from -- which are not the cleanest by any means. Well, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently stated that a type of chromium can cause cancer in lab animals when they drink it in water. Surprised? I'm not, oddly. Hexavalent chromium has already showed to be cancerous to the lungs when inhaled -- and now, findings are that it is just as dangerous when consumed in water. Who here does not drink water? No hands went up -- I thought so.Avoiding the possibility of this in your drinking water means finding a natural (and generally expensive) water source from which to consume... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=637970 Fri, 25 May 2007 04:00:00 +0100 637970 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=612005&cid=t_120991_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F05%2F16%2Fcancer-by-the-numbers-melanoma%2F Filed under: Skin Cancer, Cancer by the NumbersWe're still basking in the hot sun, bronzing our bodies in tanning beds, and playing outdoors without slathering on the sunscreen. What will it take, I wonder, for our society to catch on, to take real steps toward preventing skin cancer?It seems education isn't enough. Most of us know by now all it takes is one bad sunburn to increase our risk of skin cancer, yet we continue to collect burn after burn after burn. Perhaps like all habit-forming behaviors -- think smoking -- it takes something tragic in our lives to inspire change. When someone we know gets lung cancer after a lifetime of smoking or someone we know develops melanoma after years of sunbathing, maybe we get the hint. MaybeNow, I know you don't personally know this young woman -- ... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=612005 Wed, 16 May 2007 04:00:00 +0100 612005 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=515141&cid=t_120991_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F04%2F01%2Fthought-for-the-day-cancer-for-the-layperson%2F Filed under: All Cancers, Daily news, Thought for the DayCancer is a complicated disease often described by those who know it well in confusing medical, technical, and scientific terms. There's a way to understand it in simple terms, though. And a recent CBS news story features a great run-down on the disease, its causes, how it grows, and more.Think about this: Cancer refers to any one of a large number of diseases characterized by the uncontrollable growth of abnormal cells. These cells have the ability to infiltrate and destroy normal tissue and can spread -- metastasize -- throughout the body. Cancer is caused by damage in the DNA. DNA is like a set of instructions for cells and tells cells how to grow and divide. Normal cells can develop mutations in their DNA but can repair mo... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=515141 Sun, 01 Apr 2007 04:00:00 +0100 515141