Science news articles about 'cancer risk increases'

... a pack a day for nine years increases breast cancer risks by 59 percent. The impact ... activity are likely to quit after a few weeks. "Cancer is a complex disease and can be latent for several years," ...

... in African Americans than in whites. The genes CHRNA3 and CHRNA5 may contribute to lung cancer risk due directly or through their association with nicotine dependence. Although their presence is less ...

... Dalsu Baris, M.D., Ph.D., of the Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National ... residents, there was a statistically significant, progressive increase in bladder cancer risk among both former ...

... researchers did not examine why non-AIDS cancers may occur at a greater rate among individuals with ... led to a longer life for patients with HIV. Because cancer risk increases with age, investigating ...

A single-base change in the human genome increases the risk of colorectal cancer.

... the Journal of Cancer Epidemiology has reinforced the correlation between being overweight, smoking and breast cancer. What makes this study unique is how test subjects were not diagnosed for BRCA1 ...

A recent study has reinforced the correlation between being overweight, smoking and breast cancer. What makes this study unique is how test subjects were not diagnosed for BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene ...

Risk of bladder cancer for smokers has increased since the mid-1990s, with a risk progressively increasing to a level five times higher among current smokers in New Hampshire than that among ...