The following response was provided by Drs. Cristian Tomasetti and Bert Vogelstein in regards to a new paper published in the journal Nature: Scientific debate on the factors responsible for cancer is a welcome and important part of solving the challenges we face in reducing the burden of this disease . The differences between our […]
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Do you have any Lung Cancer Risk Factors?
Posted by admin | Prevention/Screening*This post was written by Marie Borsellino, B.S.N., R.N., O.C.N., oncology nurse navigator for the Managing Cancer at Work Program. Cigarette smoking is the most important risk factor in the development of lung cancer. It is estimated that as many as 90 percent of lung cancer diagnoses could be prevented if cigarette smoking were eliminated. […]
Nov 19, 2014 1 comment
Sequencing Our Genes: What it Does and Doesn’t Do
Posted by admin | Prevention/ScreeningThis is the second blog in a three-part series. As technology that makes it possible to quickly sequence an individual’s whole genome becomes increasingly more available and affordable, people have begun to wonder about its ability to predict diseases a person is likely to develop. If I had my whole genome sequenced, could it reveal whether […]
Jun 5, 2012 No comments
Cell Phones and Cancer
Posted by admin | ResearchThis isn't a new story, nor one that has a definitive answer. Public health and other experts are still trying to sort out any link between cell phones and brain cancer, and now, the World Health Organization (WHO) has added radiofrequency electromagnetic fields emitted by cell phones and other devices to a list of "possible" carcinogens. Jonathan […]
Jun 1, 2011 2 comments