Heart
Failure Patients May Face Higher Cancer Risk
Doctors may
want to keep an even closer eye on their patients who have experienced heart
failure, a condition where not enough blood is able to be pumped by the heart
to other parts of the body. A new study shows they face a higher risk of cancer.
In Huffington
Post
Many cancer
patients expect palliative care to cure
In a survey
of patients with terminal lung cancer, nearly two-thirds did not understand
that radiation treatments intended only to ease their symptoms would not cure
their disease.
By Kathryn Doyle. In Reuters
Cancer: An
acidic link
Obese
people are at higher risk of multiple types of cancer, but why? One explanation
could be that obesity enhances the production of pro-inflammatory, and
carcinogenic, bile acids by gut microorganisms.
By Suzanne Devkota & Peter. J. Turnbaugh. In
Nature.com
Cancer
Clinics Closing: Community Oncology 'Near Crisis'
The
community cancer care landscape in the United
States continues to evolve, and not for the better,
according to a report released by the Community Oncology Alliance
By Roxanne Nelson. In Medscape
Lifestyle
cancers increase by 40% due to 'bad habits' and changes in fashion
Cancers
caused by smoking, drinking and excessive sunbathing have soared in the past
decade, official statistics have revealed.
By Richard Gray. In The Telegraph
Cancer : le rat-taupe nu fait
renaître l'espoir
Aucun cancer n'a jamais été détecté
chez ce petit rongeur appelé le rat-taupe "nu" ou "glabre".
L'animal produirait lui-même son propre anti-cancéreux, l'acide hyaluronique.
Dans Le Nouvel Observateur
Cancers héréditaires : les malades
obligés de prévenir leur entourage
Les personnes à risque de développer
un cancer héréditaire seront désormais contraintes de prévenir leur entourage.
En cas de refus, c'est le médecin qui en avertira la famille par courrier.
Dans Le Nouvel Observateur
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