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Mashup Score: 0Increased Physical Activity Linked with Lower Hospitalization Risk for Common Conditions - 1 year(s) ago
In a study of 82,000 UK adults, Dr. Eleanor Watts in the Metabolic Epidemiology Branch observed that higher levels of physical activity were associated with a decreased risk of hospitalization from nine common conditions, including colon polyps and urinary tract infections.
Source: National Cancer InstituteCategories: Genetics, Latest HeadlinesTweet
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Mashup Score: 0Cancer Death Rates Among Black Individuals - 1 year(s) ago
Cancer death rates among black people declined over time, but remain higher than other racial and ethnic groups, study by Wayne Lawrence, postdoctoral fellow in the Metabolic Epidemiology Branch and Meredith Shiels, senior investigator in the Infections and Immunoepidemiology Branch finds.
Source: National Cancer InstituteCategories: Genetics, Latest HeadlinesTweet
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Mashup Score: 0Tobacco Smoke at Home Linked to Higher Mortality Risk - 1 year(s) ago
Daily exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) at home was associated with increased mortality risk in a national representative study of the US population, according to a study led by Dr. Daniela Gutiérrez in the Metabolic Epidemiology Branch.
Source: National Cancer InstituteCategories: Genetics, Latest HeadlinesTweet
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Mashup Score: 3Microbiome and Cancer Risk Postdoctoral Fellowship - 1 year(s) ago
Dr. Emily Vogtmann, an Earl Stadtman investigator in the Metabolic Epidemiology Branch (MEB), is seeking a postdoctoral fellow with interest in conducting research to understand the potential association between the human microbiome and cancer.
Source: National Cancer InstituteCategories: Genetics, Latest HeadlinesTweet
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Mashup Score: 2Despite Recent Declines, Gastric Cancer Remains Leading Cause of Cancer Death in the Americas - 1 year(s) ago
Drs. Constanza Camargo, Christian Alvarez, and collaborators in Brazil, Peru, Mexico, and Spain, analyzed gastric cancer mortality trends at a country-specific level for Hispanic/Latino populations. Patterns differed by country, sex and age, revealing potential for prevention.
Source: National Cancer InstituteCategories: Genetics, Latest HeadlinesTweet
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Mashup Score: 1Tea Consumption Associated with Lower Risk of Death - 1 year(s) ago
Drinking tea was associated with lower risk of death in a study of nearly 5 million people in the United Kingdom, where black tea is common.
Source: National Cancer InstituteCategories: Genetics, Latest HeadlinesTweet
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Mashup Score: 1Deaths Prevented by Increasing Physical Activity - 1 year(s) ago
Pedro Saint-Maurice and Charles Mathews in the Metabolic Epidemiology Branch and Barry Graubard in the Biostatisics Branch, found that if the adult population in the increased moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity/exercise by 10 minutes per day, more than 100,000 deaths per year could be prevented. The study used activity monitor data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination…
Source: National Cancer InstituteCategories: Genetics, Latest HeadlinesTweet
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Mashup Score: 0Oral Health and Risk of Upper Gastrointestinal Cancers in a Large Prospective Study from a High-risk Region: Golestan Cohort Study - PubMed - 1 year(s) ago
Tooth loss and periodontal disease have been associated with several cancers, and poor oral health may be an important risk factor for upper gastrointestinal (UGI, i.e., esophageal and gastric) cancers. We assessed the relationship between oral health and UGI cancers using a large prospective study …
Source: PubMedCategories: Genetics, Latest HeadlinesTweet
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Mashup Score: 0Associations between metabolites and pancreatic cancer risk in a large prospective epidemiological study - PubMed - 1 year(s) ago
Our results suggest that prediagnostic metabolites related to subclinical disease, γ-glutamyl cycle metabolism and adiposity/insulin resistance are associated with PDAC.
Source: PubMedCategories: Genetics, Latest HeadlinesTweet
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Mashup Score: 0Many Leisure Time Activities May Lower Risk of Death - 2 year(s) ago
A study led by Dr. Eleanor Watts showed that older adults who participate weekly in many different types of leisure time activities, such as walking for exercise, jogging, swimming laps, or playing tennis, may have a lower risk of death from any cause, as well as death from cardiovascular disease and cancer.
Source: National Cancer InstituteCategories: Genetics, Latest HeadlinesTweet
In a @JAMANetworkOpen paper, Dr. Eleanor Watts et al in #NCI_MetabolicEpi observed that higher levels of physical activity were linked w/ a lower risk of hospitalization from colon polyps, a #ColorectalCancer precursor. #ColorectalCancerAwarenessMonth https://t.co/LGAymbz9h3