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The addition of ascorbate (vitamin C) or its close relative, erythorbate, and the reduced amount of nitrite added in hot dogs, mandated in 1978, have been accompanied by a steep drop in the death rate from colon cancer, according to data presented at the 10th AACR International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research, held Oct. 22-25, 2011. However, the incidence rate for colon cancer has apparently not changed much since 1978, according to 2011 data from the SEER Cancer...
Some of the nation’s top health and environmental officials are meeting in Washington to discuss a little-known mineral that could put thousands of Americans at risk for mesothelioma Washington, DC (PRWEB) October 23, 2011 According to the website Surviving Mesothelioma, some of the nation’s top health and environmental officials have been meeting in Washington to discuss a little-known mineral that could put thousands of Americans at risk for mesothelioma. Although the...
Clapper Patti Schweizer & Mason are informing their clients diagnosed with asbestos related diseases of a new scientific discovery published in the August edition of Nature Genetics that may help in diagnosing risk and development of mesothelioma. (PRWEB) October 03, 2011 A recent study published in Nature Genetics shows that people with a hereditary mutation in gene BAP1 run a higher risk of developing mesothelioma, a rare and aggressive form of cancer due to exposure to asbestos....
Recent research suggests that the modern day-day-night-night shift pattern for shift workers may not be as disruptive or as potentially carcinogenic as older, more extreme shift patterns. “Recent research has suggested shift work could increase the risk of cancer, although the biological mechanism responsible for this observation is still unknown,” says Anne Grundy, the paper’s lead author and a doctoral student in the Department of Community Health and Epidemiology. “Our study...
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Next time you reach for a drink, you may need to consider side effects other than a rough morning. A new study that will be published in the December 2011 issue of Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research has established a link between alcohol metabolism and DNA damage that may cause breast and liver cancers. Alcohol is known to be carcinogenic to humans in the upper aero digestive tract, liver, colon, and the female breast. "Although the link between...
NEW YORK, Sept. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Many published human and animal studies have reported an association between fluoride and various cancers, including valid and unrefuted scientific evidence that fluoride can increase the risk of osteosarcoma (a type of bone cancer) in boys and young men, reports the Fluoride Action Network (FAN) in its recent submission to the California Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA). (1)...
Hazards of World Trade Center dust may affect first responders, trade center workers for many years to come. (PRWEB) September 10, 2011 The Mesothelioma Cancer Alliance is recognizing the 10th anniversary of the September, 11th 2001 terrorist attacks by seeking to build awareness and support for those suffering from long-term health complications as a result of toxic exposure at Ground Zero and throughout lower Manhattan. Utilizing various studies on the health of first responders and...
Shrader & Associates, a leading national firm, is investigating new mesothelioma research at The University of Hawaii and Fox Chase cancer centers. The firm is interested in a recent study that shows a genetic tendency to developing mesothelioma. For more information regarding mesothelioma, please contact Shrader & Associates at 888-637-6236 or visit http://www.shraderlaw.com Houston, Texas (PRWEB) September 02, 2011 Shrader & Associates, a leading national law firm dedicated...
A new saliva test can measure the amount of potential carcinogens stuck to a person's DNA — interfering with the action of genes involved in health and disease — and could lead to a commercial test to help determine risks for cancer and other diseases, scientists reported here today during the 242nd National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS). "The test measures the amount of damaged DNA in a person's body," said Professor Hauh-Jyun Candy Chen, Ph.D., who...
A study conducted by Hebrew University researchers has found that that there can be very short latency periods between the time of exposure and development of cancer in workers in tasks with intense or prolonged exposure to electro-magnetic fields (EMFs). Previous studies have described excess risks for cancer from such high occupational exposures. However, none have addressed the issue of short latency periods from high exposure.In the past two decades, 47 cancer patients - including 8 with...
