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Colorectal Cancer Risk and Red and Processed Meat
People worried about colorectal cancer may want to put those hot dogs and hamburgers on hold this summer. New research from a Fred Hutch Cancer Center collaboration with USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center and published in the March issue of the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention quantifies the risk posed by eating red or processed meat. The collaboration also found two genetic mutations that, for those carrying them, make eating red and processed meat even more hazardous.
Endurance Exercise Affects All Tissues of the Body, Even Those Not Normally Associated With Movement
A large research project in young adult rats has found that that all bodily tissues tested respond to exercise training, amounting to over 35,000 biological molecules that respond and adapt to endurance exercise over time, including tissues from organs not usually associated with exercise. Researchers also found differences in responses between male and female rats that were more widespread than anticipated, highlighting the importance of including animals of both sexes in pre-clinical research.
New Blood Test Accurately Detects Ovarian Cancer
A novel test for detecting high-grade ovarian cancer, called OvaPrint, successfully diagnosed 91% of malignant tumors, according to study findings published in Clinical Cancer Research. High-grade serous ovarian carcinoma (HGSOC) is the most deadly type of epithelial ovarian cancer. The malignancy typically grows slowly, seldom causes symptoms at early stages...
Liver Cancer Screening Improves Survival but Is Underused
Screening for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the most common type of liver cancer, led to earlier detection and was associated with improved survival, but only about 40% of cases were detected this way, according to study results published in JAMA Network Open. Based on these findings, greater efforts are needed to increase screening among people at risk, including those with viral hepatitis or fatty liver disease.
6 Years After Lung Cancer Diagnosis, Patient Says CU Cancer Center Research is “Why I’m Here”
Birthdays. Anniversaries. Holidays. For each of us, each year brings special dates to celebrate. For Emily Daniels, each year is all the more special. It’s another year of life that she once thought she might not get to live. Another year spent with her loving husband, Brian, and two young children.
WHO Overturns Dogma on Airborne Disease Spread. The CDC Might Not Act on It.
The World Health Organization has issued a report that transforms how the world understands respiratory infections like COVID-19, influenza, and measles. Motivated by grave missteps in the pandemic, the WHO convened about 50 experts in virology, epidemiology, aerosol science, and bioengineering, among other specialties, who spent two years poring through the evidence on how airborne viruses and bacteria spread.
Alabama Plans to Eliminate Cervical Cancer Within 10 Years
Within the next decade, Alabama aims to become the first state to eliminate cervical cancer. Cervical cancer was once one of the most common causes of death for American women, according to the American Cancer Society. But since the 1970s, incidence and mortality rates for cervical cancer in have dropped by more than half, largely due to improved cancer screening and prevention, including Pap tests and the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine.
What Women of Eastern European Jewish Ancestry Should Know About Their Cancer Risk
All women need to pay attention to their risk factors for breast cancer and ovarian cancer, but women of Eastern European (Ashkenazi) Jewish ancestry should be especially vigilant, says University of Colorado Cancer Center member Marie Wood, MD, as their risk for having a genetic variant in the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes is increased, predisposing them to developing hereditary breast and ovarian cancer.
Analysis Identifies 50 New Genomic Regions Associated With Kidney Cancer Risk
In a new analysis of genetic susceptibility to kidney cancer, an international team of researchers has identified 50 new areas across the genome that are associated with the risk of developing kidney cancer. These insights could one day be used to advance our understanding of the molecular basis of kidney cancer, inform screening efforts for those at highest risk, and identify new drug targets.
Medicaid Unwinding Decried as Biased Against Disabled People
Jacqueline Saa has a genetic condition that leaves her unable to stand and walk on her own or hold a job. Every weekday for four years, Saa, 43, has relied on a home health aide to help her cook, bathe and dress, go to the doctor, pick up medications, and accomplish other daily tasks.
Rejuvenating the Immune System by Depleting Certain Stem Cells
The risk for serious infections rises with age, as people’s immune systems lose the ability to respond to novel infections. Part of the reason for this is that the types of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs), which make the various types of blood cells, change with age. Some HSCs, called...
What’s Keeping the U.S. From Allowing Better Sunscreens?
When dermatologist Adewole “Ade” Adamson sees people spritzing sunscreen as if it’s cologne at the pool where he lives in Austin, Texas, he wants to intervene. “My wife says I shouldn’t,” he said, “even though most people rarely use enough sunscreen.”. At issue...
Healthy Recipe: Chilled Spring Pea Soup
This cold minty spring pea soup is quick and easy to make and totally delicious. Plus it looks absolutely beautiful. If fresh peas are out of season, you can substitute frozen, just make sure there’s no sugar added to them. 6 servings. 7 ingredients. 20 min prep. Ingredients. 1...
What to Know About Sunlight and Skin Cancer
As spring days get longer and summer approaches, people begin to spend more time outdoors — especially in Colorado, with its 300 days of sunshine per year. But sun exposure is the leading cause of melanoma skin cancer, which means you need to be extra careful while you’re soaking up all those rays. University of Colorado Cancer Center member Theresa Pacheco, MD, associate professor of dermatology at the CU School of Medicine, offers these tips for staying safe in the sun:
Liver Fibrosis Diagnosis Promotes Lifestyle Changes
Screening that reveals liver fibrosis was linked to improvements in lifestyle, including reduced calorie and alcohol consumption as well as more exercise in people at risk for liver disease. While these lifestyle changes were initially self-reported six months after the scan, they were maintained for two years, according to study findings published in Clinical Gastroenterology & Hepatology.
American Cancer Society Launches Largest U.S. Population Study of Black Women
[On May 7], the American Cancer Society (ACS) is proud to announce the launch of the VOICES of Black Women study, the largest behavioral and environmental focused population study of cancer risk and outcomes in Black women in the United States. Designed to better understand the multi-level drivers of cancer incidence, mortality and resilience within this demographic, the long-term study will gather valuable data from Black women between the ages of 25 and 55 from diverse backgrounds and income levels who have not been diagnosed with cancer. The organization aims to enroll over 100,000 Black women across 20 states and D.C. where, according to the U.S. Census, more than 90 percent of Black women in the U.S. reside.
NIH to Open Long COVID Clinical Trials to Study Sleep Disturbances, Exercise Intolerance and Post-Exertional Malaise
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) will launch clinical trials to investigate potential treatments for long-term symptoms after COVID-19 infection, including sleep disturbances, exercise intolerance and the worsening of symptoms following physical or mental exertion known as post-exertional malaise (PEM). The mid-stage trials, part of NIH’s Researching COVID to Enhance...
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