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UCLA researchers find potential link between auto pollution, some childhood cancers

UCLA researchers utilized data on 3,950 children who were enrolled in the California Cancer Registry and who were born in the state between 1998 and 2007. They estimated the amount of local traffic the children had been exposed to using California LINE So
University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA)
added Apr 10, 2013 12:24
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Auto Exhaust Linked to Childhood Cancers, New Study Finds

The latest study, presented on April 8, 2013 at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) 2013 Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., showed a possible link between exposure to traffic-related air pollution and several childhood cancers. Julia H
EmpowHER.com
added Apr 10, 2013 12:22
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AACR news: Misregulated genes common to tobacco-related cancers offer ...

Results presented at the AACR Annual Meeting 2013 show that in lung and bladder cancers, genes related to the regulation of the cell cycle are associated with poor patient outcomes
EurekAlert
added Apr 9, 2013 14:58
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Misregulated genes common to tobacco-related cancers offer potential new prognostic tool

Results presented at the AACR Annual Meeting 2013 show that in lung and bladder cancers, genes related to the regulation of the cell cycle are associated with poor patient outcomes. "We ultimately envision this as a prognostic tool to predict survival ra
Medical Xpress (PhysOrg.com)
added Apr 9, 2013 14:51
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[India] Jaw stiffness among smokers and tobacco eaters is a warning sign for oral cancer

Regular smokers and those prone to popping little packs of gutka into their mouths need to watch out for a warning signal – stiffening jaw muscles. Oral sub mucous fibrosis is the pre-cancerous stage and 10% of these can develop into oral cancer, says a
IANS - Indo-Asian News Service (in)
added Apr 7, 2013 09:06
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Associations Between Cigarette Smoking Status and Colon Cancer Prognosis Among Participants in North Central Cancer Treatment Group Phase III Trial N0147

Conclusion Overall, smoking was significantly associated with shorter DFS and TTR in patients with colon cancer. These adverse relationships were most evident in patients with BRAF wild-type or KRAS mutated colon cancer.
Journal of Clinical Oncology
added Apr 7, 2013 00:49
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Smoking worsens outcomes with advanced colon cancer

Smoking is tied to significantly shorter disease-free survival and time to recurrence in patients undergoing treatment for stage III colon cancer, according to a study published April 1 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
Medical Xpress (PhysOrg.com)
added Apr 7, 2013 00:48
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'Wake-Up' Cigarette May Raise Risk for Lung, Mouth Cancers

Highest levels of cancer-linked substance found in blood of those who light up first thing in morning
HealthDay [HealthScout]
added Apr 5, 2013 14:29
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Smokers have worse colon cancer prognosis: study

Smokers are less likely to be alive and cancer-free three years after having surgery for colon cancer than people who have never smoked, according to a new study. Out of about 2,000 people who had part of their colon surgically removed, researchers found
Reuters
added Apr 4, 2013 07:55
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Tobacco constituent extraction from snus during consumer use

Scientists at British American Tobacco have used a multi-analyte approach to determine the level of exposure to tobacco constituents of snus users. The results show that, generally, less than a third of each constituent measured was extracted by consumers
EurekAlert
added Apr 2, 2013 12:38
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