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Making sense of diabetes
(University of Missouri-Columbia) Throughout her 38-year nursing career, Laurel Despins has progressed from a bedside nurse to a clinical nurse specialist and has worked in medical, surgical and cardiac intensive care units. She noticed diabetes is rarely referred to as a primary cause of death in itself, yet the disease is a leading contributor to deaths involving heart disease, stroke and cancer.
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - September 21, 2020 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news

Omega-3 fats do not protect against cancer
(University of East Anglia) Omega-3 fats do not protect against cancer -- according to new University of East Anglia research. Increased consumption of omega-3 fats is widely promoted globally because of a common belief that it will protect against, or even reverse, diseases such as cancer, heart attacks and stroke. But two systematic reviews find that omega-3 supplements may slightly reduce coronary heart disease mortality and events, but slightly increase risk of prostate cancer. Both beneficial and harmful effects are small.
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - February 28, 2020 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news

Platelet 'decoys' outsmart both clots and cancer
(Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard) What do heart disease, stroke, sepsis, and cancer have in common, aside from being deadly diseases? They're all linked to platelets, the cells in our blood that normally help our blood clot. New research from the Wyss Institute has created 'decoy' platelets that can both prevent blood clots and keep cancer from spreading.
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - February 13, 2019 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news

Most nations falling short of UN targets to cut premature deaths from chronic diseases
(Imperial College London) People in the UK, US and China have a higher risk of dying early from conditions like cancer, heart disease and stroke than people in Italy, France, South Korea and Australia.
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - September 20, 2018 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news

Drinking coffee could lead to a longer life, scientist says
(University of Southern California) Scientists have found that people who drink coffee appear to live longer. Drinking coffee was associated with lower risk of death due to heart disease, cancer, stroke, diabetes, and kidney disease. People who consumed a cup of coffee a day were 12 percent less likely to die compared to those who didn't drink coffee. This association was even stronger for those who drank two to three cups a day -- 18 percent reduced chance of death.
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - July 10, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news

Cancer overtakes cardiovascular disease as UK's No. 1 killer -- but only among men
(BMJ) Cancer has overtaken cardiovascular disease, which includes heart disease and stroke, as the UK's No. 1 killer -- but only among men, reveals research published online in the journal Heart.
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - June 3, 2015 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news

UEA research shows group walking cuts risk of life-threatening conditions
(University of East Anglia) Risk of stroke, coronary heart disease, depression and other life-threatening conditions can be reduced through regular outdoor walking in groups, according to research from the University of East Anglia. Findings published today in the British Journal of Sports Medicine reveal that people who regularly walk in groups have lower blood pressure, resting heart rate and total cholesterol.
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - January 19, 2015 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news

A heart-felt need for dairy food
(Monash University) A daily small serve of dairy food may reduce the risk of heart disease or stroke, even in communities where such foods have not traditionally formed part of the diet according to new research.
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - September 15, 2014 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news

Lowering 3 risk factors could cut obesity-related risk of heart disease by more than half
(Harvard School of Public Health) Controlling blood pressure, serum cholesterol, and blood glucose may substantially reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke associated with being overweight or obese.
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - November 21, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news