Cigarette smoking is the leading cancer risk factor, contributing to 19 percent of cancer cases and 28.5 percent of cancer deaths.... Read More
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Missing Teeth and Cancer Risk
MISSING TEETH AT BIRTH IS LINKED TO CANCER RISK. A new study from Denmark suggests that congenital tooth loss is linked to cancer risk. This essay will briefly explore this... Read More
Breast Cancer and Genes
Not all who have a BRCA mutation will develop cancer, but having such a gene mutation increases the cancer risk. For example, about 50 percent of women with a BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation will be diagnosed with breast cancer by age 70, compared with seven out of 100 in the general USA population.... Read More
Hair Straightening and Cancer
Many hair products contain endocrine-disrupting compounds and cancer-causing substances that may raise malignancy risk, including breast and ovarian cancer. Products used predominately by Black women may contain more hormonally-active compounds.... Read More
Weight and Colon Cancer
Today we explore weight and colon cancer. “If you concentrate on small, manageable steps you can cross unimaginable distances.”― Shaun Hick EXCESS WEIGHT HAS A GREATER IMPACT on colorectal cancer risk than... Read More