Archive for the ‘cancer’ Category
Smoking Ups Colon Cancer Risk
December 18th, 2008
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Italian researchers recently reported that smoking cigarettes ups the the risk of getting colorectal cancer by 18 percent and the risk of malignancy by about 25 percent.
This study is published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (December 17, 2008).
Smoking cigarettes does a lot of damage to your body.
Organs that have direct contact with […]
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Smoking-Related Illnesses Come with Significant Costs
October 10th, 2008
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Nicotine dependence is the physical vulnerability to the chemical nicotine, which is potently addicting when delivered by various tobacco products.
Smoke from cigarettes, cigars and pipes contains thousands of chemicals, including nicotine.
Being addicted to tobacco brings a host of health problems related to the substances in tobacco smoke. These effects include damage to the lungs, heart […]
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A Statement from Lung Cancer Alliance on the Death of Paul Newman
September 29th, 2008
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PRNewswire-USNewswire via COMTEX — Lung Cancer Alliance President and CEO Laurie Fenton-Ambrose issued the following statement:
All of us at Lung Cancer Alliance, our Board, our advocates and the patients, families and caregivers we represent, extend our deepest sympathy to the wife and family of Paul Newman.
Mr. Newman was an icon of the American stage and […]
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Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis at Increased Risk of Lung Cancer
September 24th, 2008
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Reuters Health Report
Recently researchers found a link between the risk of lung cancer and rheumatoid arthritis.
The article reported that the risk of lung cancer is increased in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, even after taking into account the effects of tobacco and asbestos exposure, according to a case-control study in US military veterans.
Using a Veterans Health […]
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Small changes can help prevent cancer
August 25th, 2008
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Making small changes could make a big difference in preventing cancer. Avoid preventable risk factors by incorporating these guidelines into of your lifestyle.
Don’t use tobacco
Smoking damages nearly every organ in the human body, is linked to at least 15 different cancers, accounts for about 30 percent of all cancer deaths and costs billions of dollars each year, according to the American Cancer Society. In the United States, cigarette smoking is responsible for about 90 percent of all cases of lung cancer — the leading cause of cancer death. Smoking cigars and pipes or chewing tobacco isn’t safe either.
“The importance of not smoking cannot be over emphasized in the prevention of cancer,” says Dr. Thomas Johnson, oncologist with Sacred Heart Medical Oncology Group. “Quitting is imperative for anyone who uses tobacco. Even people who have used tobacco for many years reduce their risk of cancer by quitting, as compared to [...]
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