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Case-control study shows association but no causation that people who get tattoos are at increased risk of lymphoma. There are many study confounding factors that can contribute to this outcome.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 23 2024 Source:Can tattoos cause blood or skin cancer? Reference:Tattoos as a risk factor for malignant lymphoma: a population-based case–control study
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Millennials and Gen Xers face higher risk of 17 cancers than previous generations, study suggests but reasons are varied and not clearly established.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 8, 2024 Source:Millennials and Gen Xers face higher risk of 17 cancers than previous generations, study suggests Reference:Differences in cancer rates among adults born between 1920 and 1990 in the USA: an analysis of population-based cancer registry data
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Women with endometriosis face fourfold higher relative risk of ovarian cancer, study suggests. This accounts for 10-20 more women per 10,000 per year for women suffering with endometriosis.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 18, 2024 Source:Women with endometriosis face fourfold higher risk of ovarian cancer, study suggests Reference:Endometriosis Typology and Ovarian Cancer Risk
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Radioligand therapy for men with a specific type of prostate cancer can produce positive results but requires full disclosure of the side effects as well.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 11, 2024 Source:Doctors excited about targeted prostate cancer therapy, but can’t prescribe it yet
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The byproducts produced when barbequing meat like polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and heterocyclic amine (HAs) are considered to be carcinogenic compounds. However there isn’t enough evidence to show causality in humans but there are simple approaches to reducing potential risks.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 5, 2024 Source:Firing up the BBQ this summer? Tips to minimize cancer risk from grilling Background info:It’s Time to BBQ!
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Scalp cooling therapy: The Ottawa Hospital could lose technology that helps prevent hair loss in cancer patients.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 3, 2024 Source:Scalp cooling therapy: The Ottawa Hospital could lose technology that helps prevent hair loss in cancer patients
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Pembrolizumab given to patients with stage two or three bowel cancer and a certain genetic profile (MMR deficient/MSI-High bowel cancer) before surgery instead of chemotherapy led to a significant increase in patients being declared cancer-free, a UK clinical trial found.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June 3, 2024 Source:Drug that ‘melts away’ tumours hailed as ‘gamechanger’ for some bowel cancer patients
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Gum disease-related bacteria tied to colorectal cancer. Good preliminary investigation.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 3, 2024 Source:Gum disease-related bacteria tied to colorectal cancer Reference:A distinct Fusobacterium nucleatum clade dominates the colorectal cancer niche
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How preventive chemotherapy takes a toll on the body
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 25, 2024 Source:Kate Middleton news: How preventive chemotherapy takes a toll on the body