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Working in night shifts may increase cancer risk, reveals study
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], March 13 (ANI): A novel study led by a team of researchers from the Washington State University has shed light on the clues as to why night shift workers may be at increased risk of developing certain types of cancer compared to those who work regular daytime hours.
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Night shift work may increase cancer risk, says study
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], March 8 (ANI): A new study conducted by researchers at Washington State University has found new clues as to why night shift workers may be at increased risk of developing certain types of cancer compared to those who work regular daytime hours.
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Exposure to nighttime artificial lights linked to elevated thyroid cancer
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 8 (ANI): People living in regions with high levels of outdoor artificial light at night may face a higher risk of developing thyroid cancer, suggested the findings of a novel study.
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New mammogram measures can improve screening of breast cancer risks, Austr
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 26 (ANI): Researchers from the University of Melbourne have suggested new cost-effective measures to revolutionise breast screening for women at risk of breast cancer.
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New mammogram measures of breast cancer risk could revolutionise screening
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 23 (ANI): World-first techniques for predicting breast cancer risk from mammograms that were developed in Melbourne could revolutionise breast screening by allowing it to be tailored to women at minimal extra cost.
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Every pregnancy helps reduce endometrial cancer risk: Researchers
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Brisbane [Australia], November 17 (ANI): Each additional pregnancy a woman experiences, including those that result in miscarriage, can help reduce her risk of developing endometrial cancer, new QIMR Berghofer research has found.
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Guide to reduce breast cancer risk with self examination
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 28 (ANI): Breast cancer, a silent but potentially fatal disease can affect both women and men, though cases in men account for 1 per cent of all cases, according to experts. A breast cancer cell can develop in any part of the breast leading to ductal cancer, lobula
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Queensland study suggests quarter of population underestimates skin cancer
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Queensland (Australia) [India], October 24 (ANI): Almost a quarter of the population here underestimates their risk of developing potentially deadly melanomas - with those at highest risk worst at predicting their chances of getting the skin cancers, reveals new research conducted in Queensl
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A quarter of population underestimates skin cancer risk: Queensland study
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Queensland (Australia) [India], October 20 (ANI): A research conducted in Queensland has revealed that almost a quarter of the population here underestimates their risk of developing potentially deadly melanomas - with those at highest risk worst at predicting their chances of getting the sk
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Large study shows 230 times higher one-year cancer risk if tumor cell clus
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India] September 29 (ANI/PRNewswire): A landmark study published in the American Association of Cancer Research's (AACR) prestigious journal 'Cancer Prevention Research' has shown that it is possible to identify healthy individuals with a higher risk of cancer based on
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Large study finds no link between blood pressure medication and cancer
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Sophia Antipolis [France], Aug 31 (ANI): There is no evidence that blood pressure-lowering drugs increase the risk of cancer, according to the most extensive study conducted on the topic.
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Intensive lifestyle intervention focused on weight loss lowers obesity-rel
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Baltimore (Maryland) [US], Aug 29 (ANI): The findings of a novel study suggest that an intensive lifestyle intervention (ILI) aimed at weight loss lowered incidence of obesity-related cancers in adults with overweight or obesity and type 2 diabetes.
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