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Can a blood test detect cancer? Scientists use nanoparticles of gold for new early warning method

A blood test can detect cancer within just 10 minutes, scientists have found, raising hopes that hard-to-spot diseases could be picked up early when treatment is most effective. Currently, doctors use symptoms and a range of tests and biopsies to determine if cancer is present, a process that can sometimes take months. The new method… Read More: Can a blood test detect cancer? Scientists use nanoparticles of… »

Holy grail cancer test? Hold on. Here’s what you need to know

December 5, 2018 Posted By Categories Gary Schwitzer is the Founder & Publisher of HealthNewsReview.org. He tweets as @garyschwitzer. Australian researchers at the University of Queensland reported that “a quick and easy test to detect cancer from blood or biopsy tissue could eventually result in a new approach to patient diagnosis.” A news release quoted one… Read More: Holy grail cancer test? Hold on. Here’s what you need… »

Adolescent Obesity May Raise Pancreatic Cancer Risk

Previous studies have linked obesity in adulthood to a greater risk of pancreatic cancer. Now, new findings published in the journal Cancer suggest that people who are obese during adolescence may be four times more likely to be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer later in life, reports Wiley. For the study, Zohar Levi, MD, of Rabin… Read More: Adolescent Obesity May Raise Pancreatic Cancer Risk »

Does bariatric surgery reduce cancer risk?

There is adequate evidence that excess body fat results in an increased risk of 13 different cancers, according to the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). In a 2016 reassessment of the preventive effects of a healthy weight on cancer risk, the France-based IARC reviewed over 1000 epidemiologic studies, which examine disease distribution in… Read More: Does bariatric surgery reduce cancer risk? »