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Pancreatic Cancer Risk Lowered with Aspirin Use

Wednesday, April 20th, 2011

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A study presented at the American Association of Cancer Research in Florida from April 2 to 6, concluded that there was a significant reduction in pancreatic cancer risk for those individuals using aspirin at least once a month. Although this was a large collaborative study the results are preliminary according to the researcher and widespread use of aspirin without medical consultation is discouraged.
In the study 904 patients with documented pancreatic cancer were compared with 1,224 healthy patients. All were at least 55 years of age and reported their use of aspirin, NSAIDs and acetaminophen by questionaire. Results showed that those who took aspirin at least monthly had a 26% reduced risk of pancreatic cancer compared to those who did not take regular aspirin. The results were also seen for those who took low dose aspirin for heart disease prevention at a 35% reduction. However, no benefits were seen for using non-aspirin NSAIDs or acetaqminophen.

More information is available at:
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:3mKguKWia2YJ:www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/new

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Prostate Cancer May Be Associated With Finger Length

Wednesday, December 8th, 2010

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A new study published in the British Journal of Cancer concluded that men with index fingers longer than their ring finger were at less risk of prostate cancer than the the opposite. Over 1,500 prostate cancer patients and over 3,000 healthy controls were queried over a 15 year period ((1994-2009) about the length of their fingers. The men were shown a series of pictures of different finger length patterns and asked to identify the pattern most similar to their own right hand. The men with index fingers longer than their ring finger were one-third less likely to develop prostate cancer For men under age 60 the risk dropped to 87% less likelihood of developing prostate cancer. Because the genes that affect finger length are the same as those for sex development, they believe being exposed to less testosterone before birth may predispose a lower risk for prostate cancer. They conclude that “results show that relative finger length could be used as a simple test for prostate cancer risk, particularly in men under age 60.” More information can be found at:
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504763_162-20024421-10391704.html

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Coffee and Prostate Cancer

Friday, January 8th, 2010

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At last some good news for males who love their daily coffee. Researchers at the American Association for Cancer Research Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research Conference in December reported that men with a higher daily coffee intake had a significantly lower risk of advanced and lethal prostate cancer. Coffee contains antioxidants, minerals and caffeine which could impact cancer risk.
Researchers from Harvard Medical School’s Channing Laboratory and School of Public Health. and from McGill University evaluated data from around 50,000 participants in the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study.
Regular and decaffeinated coffee intake was evaluated in 1986 and every 4 years thereafter until 2006. During that period 4,975 men developed prostate cancer.
Those who drank 6 or more cups of coffee daily had a 19% lower risk of prostate cancer compared with those who did not drink coffee so there was a small protective effect for the coffee drinkers. However, for advanced and fatal cancer rates the risk of each was 59% lower in men who consumed the most coffee and among those who never smoked the risk was 89% lower. Results were similar for regular and decaffeinated coffee. These results are potentially important and should be confirmed by other studies.

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