Journal Of The National Cancer Institute

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  Grilled Meat Ups Mortality Risk Among Breast Cancer Survivors

  Higher consumption of grilled, barbecued and smoked meat may increase the mortality risk among breast cancer survivors, a new study has warned.

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  Working Night Shifts Does Not Increase Breast Cancer Risk: Study

  Working night shifts has little or no effect on a woman's breast cancer risk, new research has found, countering the World Health Organisation's 2007 review classifying shift work disrupting the 'body clock' as a probable cause of cancer.

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  Family History Important Factor for Prostate Cancer: Study

  Research in Sweden published on Monday found family history an important factor in men developing various types of prostate cancer.

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  Ultrasound Effective In Detecting Breast Cancer: Study

  Use of ultrasound in detecting breast cancer has been shown to be comparable in its sensitivity to that of mammography and should be considered when testing for the disease, according to a new study.

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  Magnesium Intake May Help Prevent Pancreatic Cancer: Study

  Taking magnesium supplements could help prevent pancreatic cancer, suggests a new study which found that every 100-milligrammes-per-day decrease in magnesium intake was linked to a 24 per cent increase in the occurrence of the deadly disease.

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  Cancer linked to certain herbs

  The consumption of popular Chinese herbal products containing aristolochic acid is associated with a high risk of urinary tract cancer.

• Abdominal fat may raise colon cancer risk

  Adults who carry a lot fat around the middle may be at increased risk of colon cancer.

• Drinking not related to bladder cancer

  Drinking alcohol does not increase the risk of bladder cancer. In fact beer may actually reduce the risk.

• Aspirin and pancreas cancer deaths

  There has been past evidence from some studies that aspirin may reduce the risk of pancreatic cancer, however, new studies have failed to confirm this association.

• Fatty foods and risk of breast cancer

  According to a recent research, younger women who regularly eat foods containing certain types of fat may be increasing their chances of developing breast cancer. This is the first study to link fatty foods with breast cancer in women who have not yet reached menopause. Previous studies, which have focused mainly on postmenopausal women, have not t...