Tag Archives: cancer

Circadian rhythm chaos: a new breast cancer marker.

PubMed.gov Int J Fertil Womens Med. 2001 Sep-Oct;46(5):238-47. Keith LG, Oleszczuk JJ, Laguens M. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Illinois, USA. Abstract The most disappointing aspect of breast cancer treatment as a public health issue … Continue reading

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Get Some Sleep: When shift work disrupts your rest

CNN Health November 23, 2010 An estimated 20 percent of the American workforce does some type of shift work. This doesn’t have to mean working the graveyard shift.  It can mean any work done between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m. … Continue reading

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Effect of the Menstrual Cycle and Hormonal Contraceptives on Human Papillomavirus Detection in Young, Unscreened Women

American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology
July 2010

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the effect of the menstrual cycle
and oral contraceptive pill (OCP) use on the prevalence,
incidence, and persistence of human papillomavirus. Continue reading

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Study Concludes Mild Stress and Social Activities Could Reduce Cancer

Tech Jackal

July 9, 2010

New research study conducted at the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center shows social activities and related stress may help reduce cancer growth. Mental stimulation caused by stress related activities affects the nervous system pathways to inhibit fat cells from releasing a hormone called leptin. The release of the hormone generally decreases appetite. Continue reading

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Women With Variants in “CLOCK” Gene Have Higher Risk of Breast Cancer

Insciences

February 2010

New Haven, Conn. — A Yale University-led team of researchers has demonstrated for the first time that variants in a gene responsible for regulating the body’s circadian rhythm may lead to breast cancer. The study appears as an OnlineFirst publication of the journal Cancer Research. Continue reading

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