High levels of the inflammation marker hs-CRP associated with increased risk for cancer death. No significant association was found in women. The relationship was more common in lean participants. PHILADELPHIA — Measuring blood levels of high-sensitive C-reactive protein, an important marker of...
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Serum PSA was lower in men assigned to green tea consumption. Green tea could be preventive alternative for men under active surveillance. ANAHEIM, Calif. — Men with prostate cancer who consumed green tea prior to undergoing prostatectomy had reductions in markers of inflammation, according to...
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A-high fat/calorie diet speeds development of precancerous lesions in mice. Diet produces obese mice with pancreatic inflammation. Human obesity may promote pancreatic cancer development. LAKE TAHOE, Nev. — Study results presented at the American Association for Cancer Research’s Pancreatic...
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Study indicates relationship between weight loss and cancer risk. Patients had a manageable goal of 10 percent weight loss. Participants were overweight or obese, postmenopausal women. PHILADELPHIA — Postmenopausal women who were overweight or obese and lost at least 5 percent of their body weight...
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Metastases increased in mice with breast cancer and arthritis. Mast cells one of the major underlying causes of metastases. Therapies could be developed to decrease metastases. CHICAGO — The incidence of breast cancer-associated metastasis was increased in animal models of the chronic inflammatory...
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Reductions of markers like PGE2 may be a biomarker for colon cancer prevention. Phase II study conducted in humans requires validation. Natural supplement use could be potential cancer prevention strategy. PHILADELPHIA — Ginger supplements reduced markers of colon inflammation in a select group of patients...
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Tweet • Current methods often fail to separate lethal from non-lethal cancers.• Levels of prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia (PIN) identify lethal cancers.• Men with PIN were 89 percent more likely to die of prostate cancer. PHILADELPHIA — Current methods of prostate cancer detection...
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