Obesity-Linked Cancers On the Rise in Young Adults
In the study, the cancer incidence increases were particularly severe in six of the 12 obesity-related cancers: colon, uterine, gallbladder, kidney and pancreas, and multiple myeloma -- a bone marrow cancer. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - February 4, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Obesity-related cancers rising in U.S. young adults
(Reuters Health) - Mirroring the decades-long increase in obesity rates in the U.S., cancers that are thought to be driven at least in part by excess weight are also on the rise among people under age 50, a new study suggests. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 4, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Millennials Getting More Obesity-Related Cancers, Study Finds
This study shows the incidence of cancer associated with obesity has been rising dramatically in groups of individuals born in more recent decades,” said MD Anderson Cancer Center’s Dr. George Chang, who was not associated with the analysis.
However, Chang warns against overgeneralizing on the basis of an epidemiological study.
“The study was not set up to establish causation,” Chang said. “We know there are many factors that are associated with both obesity and cancer, such as lack of exercise and poor diet. How much each of those factors contribute to cancer is less clear.”
Obesity is ...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - February 4, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Health News Cancer CNN Millennials Source Type: news
Obesity-linked cancers on the rise in young adults
Rates for six of 12 cancers associated with obesity are growing among younger adult Americans, a new study says. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - February 4, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Six'Obesity-Related' Cancers on Rise in US Young Adults Six'Obesity-Related' Cancers on Rise in US Young Adults
In an observational study covering 20 years, the incidence of six of 12 so-called obesity-related malignancies increased among adults ages 25 to 49.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines)
Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines - February 4, 2019 Category: Endocrinology Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
For millennials, cancers fueled by obesity are on rise, study says
Cancers fueled by obesity are on the rise among young adults in the United States and appearing at increasingly younger ages, according to an analysis released Monday by the American Cancer Society. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - February 4, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
6 Obesity-Related Cancers on Rise in Young Adults
Six 'Obesity-Related' Cancers on Rise in US Young Adults (Source: eMedicineHealth.com)
Source: eMedicineHealth.com - February 4, 2019 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Obesity-related cancers rising in young adults in the US
(American Cancer Society) A new study finds rates are increasing for six of 12 cancers related to obesity in younger adults in the United States, with steeper increases in progressively younger ages and successively younger generations. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - February 4, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Weekly Postings
This article from Smithsonian Magazine highlights some titles that you’ll now have access to.
MAR Postings is a comprehensive weekly news series authored by the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Middle Atlantic Region (NNLM MAR) (Source: NN/LM Middle Atlantic Region Blog)
Source: NN/LM Middle Atlantic Region Blog - January 11, 2019 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Kate Flewelling Tags: Blog Education News from NLM/NIH Weekly Postings Source Type: news
Colorectal cancer rates and deaths soaring in the US, especially among young adults
By 2035, scientists at the International Agency for Research on Cancer predict that rate of colorectal cancer deaths will rise 60%, and people in their 20s and 30s are at at least twofold higher risk. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 9, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Clinicopathological Features and Survival Data of Localized Renal Masses in Young Adults
According to a study that was done by the Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, the overall survival rate of young adults (ages 18-40 years old) with localized renal masses is 93.8%.12/26/2018 (Source: Kidney Cancer Association)
Source: Kidney Cancer Association - December 27, 2018 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: news
On the right course? A review of the quality of care provided to patients aged 24 years and under who were receiving systemic anti-cancer therapy and subsequently died or were admitted to critical care
This analysis of care delivered to children and young adults who either died or had an unexpected admission to critical care within 60 days of receiving systemic anti-cancer therapy (SACT) has shown a mixed picture of care received. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - December 20, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Kidney Disease Claiming More Lives
THURSDAY, Dec. 6, 2018 -- Although fewer Americans are dying from heart disease and cancer, deaths from chronic kidney disease are on the rise, especially among young adults, a new study finds. " Unfortunately, chronic kidney disease is known as a... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - December 6, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
A New Study Says There Are Five Different Types of Problem Drinkers. Here ’s What They Are
For those who choose to drink alcohol, the healthiest level of consumption is typically defined as up to a drink per day for women, or up to two per day for men. “Low-risk” drinking, meanwhile, is defined for women as no more than three drinks in a single day and no more than seven per week; for men, it’s four in a day and 14 per week. People who exceed these benchmarks are considered at risk for alcohol use disorder, as well as health conditions such as cancer and cognitive decline.
As clear as these definitions are on paper, however, identifying problem drinking can be more challenging in real life. To...
Source: TIME: Health - November 28, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized healthytime Research Source Type: news
A New Study Says There Are 5 Different Types of Problem Drinkers. Here ’s What They Are
For those who choose to drink alcohol, the healthiest level of consumption is typically defined as up to a drink per day for women, or up to two per day for men. “Low-risk” drinking, meanwhile, is defined for women as no more than three drinks in a single day and no more than seven per week; for men, it’s four in a day and 14 per week. People who exceed these benchmarks are considered at risk for alcohol use disorder, as well as health conditions such as cancer and cognitive decline.
As clear as these definitions are on paper, however, identifying problem drinking can be more challenging in real life. To...
Source: TIME: Health - November 28, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized healthytime Research Source Type: news
