Worldwide, nearly 6% of cancers are attributable to diabetes and high BMI
Diabetes and high BMI (a BMI over 25 kg/m2) were the cause of 5.6% of new cancer cases worldwide in 2012 – equivalent to 792600 cases, according to…
Can Cannabinoids Be Used to Treat Cancer?
When cannabinoids activate signaling pathways in cancer cells they can stimulate a cell death mechanism called apoptosis, unleashing a potent anti-tumor effect. Yet cannabinoids, which have also shown…
Fertility preservation with hormone stimulation did not increase risk of breast cancer relapse
Women who received hormone stimulation for fertility preservation did not have a higher relapse rate in breast cancer compared with unexposed control women in a study from Karolinska…
Palliative care in neurology helps patients and their caregivers
“The significance of palliative care extends far beyond ‘end-of-life treatment’ for cancer patients,” Secretary General of the World Federation of Neurology (WFN) Prof Wolfgang Grisold emphasizes at the…
Abdominal fat a key cancer driver for postmenopausal women
Body fat distribution in the trunk is more important than body weight when it comes to cancer risk in postmenopausal women, according to a study presented at the…