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(Ivanhoe Newswire) – You may want to hold the bacon and skip the steak at your next meal. A new study find people who eat a lot of red and processed meats have greater risk of developing bowel and lung cancer. The research adds to the growing evidence that less red meat and processed meats is better for your Men’s health.

The study was conducted by investigators from the U.S. National Cancer Institute. Researchers used data from a large U.S. diet and (more…)

(Ivanhoe Newswire) – Can you climb stairs? Or kneel down and get back up? Or even lift your groceries? These are things that could lower your stroke risk, according to new research. The study finds that people who have good physical function after the age of 40 can lower their risk of stroke by 50 percent.

Researchers in the United Kingdom examined more than 13,000 men and women over a four year period. The participants ranged in age from 40 to 79 and had not had a stroke, heart attack or cancer. Participants completed a survey on how well they were able to climb stairs, carry groceries, kneel, bend and lift. Researchers followed up with the participants until 2005.

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(Ivanhoe Newswire) – It’s clear that genetics and environment play a role in your cancer risk. But what many people overlook is their everyday choices can also have an impact. Choices such as whether you choose to smoke or whether you choose to eat your vegetables. Research now shows you have the power to influence your own cancer risk.

A research team from the University of Texas conducted a study comparing everyday choices with lung cancer risk. They found people who quit smoking reduce their risk of cancer by adding lots of vegetables to their diet. They also report physical activity can also reduce the risk of cancer in former smokers by up to 45 percent.

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(Ivanhoe Newswire) – A new blood test could help identify patients that have lung cancer. The blood test could save patients from undergoing more invasive procedures to find out if they have the deadly disease.

CT scans are often used to detect lung cancer, but they have a very high false positive rate. This leads to a patient having more scans or even a biopsy to find out if they have cancer. Researchers from Duke University Medical Center have identified four markers in the blood that can help identify if a patient has cancer or not.

For the research, study authors compared the levels of the four protein markers in the blood of almost 100 patients known to have cancer and in 100 patients without cancer. They say individually these markers are all associated with cancer, but when isolated they are not strong enough to indicate cancer. However, when you look at all four together, researchers were able to determine if a patient had cancer 80 percent of the time.

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(Ivanhoe Newswire) – One area of focus when it comes to cancer research is identifying the small number of cells within a tumor that are responsible for tumor growth. New research from the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center has made a big step in this type of research. Study authors have found a marker that can be used to identify cancer stem cells in breast tumor.

In the new research, investigators found that cells from normal and cancerous breast tissue that had high levels of the enzyme aldehyde dehydrogenase activity or ALDH acted like breast stem cells. Out of the 577 tissue samples studied, those that expressed the specific form of ALDH1 had the worst outcomes. Researchers say this means this marker could be used as a good predictor of how aggressive a tumor is and how well patients will fare.

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(Ivanhoe Newswire) – Forget drugs. New research shows there’s potential to fight cancer naturally. The studies show that a black raspberry-based gel is successful for oral cancer and that two natural drinks could be helpful for colorectal cancer and prostate cancer. All of the research was presented at the American Association for Cancer Research’s Sixth Annual International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research held this week.

The first study focused on oral squamous cell carcinoma. It’s a deadly cancer that can leave permanent disfigurement. A clinical trial found a topically applied black raspberry gel prevents and slows down the malignant transformation of precancerous oral lesions. Black raspberries are full of anthocyanins which appear to have a role in silencing cancerous cells. One big benefit of the gel is there are no side effects from using it.

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(Ivanhoe News wire) – Being overweight can have an impact on the results of a common test for prostate cancer. A measurement of prostate specific antigen (PSA) is often the way prostate cancer is diagnosed. A high level of PSA indicates cancer. But obese men have lower PSA levels and new research says it’s because the large volumes of plasma associated with being overweight.

Several theories have been presented about why obese men have lower PSA levels. Researchers from the U.S. and Canada examined a large cohort of men with prostate cancer and looked at the relation between body-mass index (BMI), PSA measurements, and plasma volume. They included more than 13,700 men from a 16 year time period.

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(Ivanhoe Newswire) – For the first time, research is connecting a common household chemical to breast development. The research focused on butyl benzyl phthalate (BBP). BBP is a plasticizer and is found in household items such as pipes, vinyl floor tiles and carpet backing.

Investigators from Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia and the University of Alabama in Birmingham fed lactating rats BBP and then their offspring absorbed it via breast milk. The offspring ingested a level of BBP that is equivalent to the Environmental Protection Agency’s safe dose limit.

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