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New website tackles cancer myths |
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Cancer Council Australia has launched a new website called iheard. The site is designed to field questions from the public about whether cancer claims they have heard or seen have evidence to support them. The site contains Q &As on a number of common myths and misconceptions people may have about cancer.
Find it at www.iheard.com.au
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Last Updated on Monday, 05 December 2011 14:56 |
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Aspirin may increase breast cancer survival |
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Aspirin is well known for its benefits in reducing the risk of stroke and heart disease. New research suggests that regular aspirin use could increase breast cancer survival. Aspirin is known to have anti-inflammatory effects which inhibit production of substances such as prostaglandins which are also produced in greater amounts by tumours.
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Calcium Supplementation and Cardiovascular Disease |
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Calcium supplementation has well established benefits for bone health in postmenopausal women. In addition, calcium supplementation is important to prevent the decline in bone mineral density associated with many breast cancer treatments, such as aromatase inhibitors.
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 02 November 2010 09:19 |
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Vitamin D deficiency linked to cancer |
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The Westmead Breast Cancer Institute is investigating the vitamin D levels of women newly diagnosed with breast cancer, says Kellie Bilinski, a dietitian and the project leader of the institute’s vitamin D research program.
Read the full story from the Sydney Morning Herald |
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Last Updated on Monday, 08 February 2010 16:03 |
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Breast cancer specialists say night shift link not yet proven |
Australian doctors say Denmark is jumping the gun in compensating breast cancer patients for working night shifts.
Danish authorities have responded to a World Health Organisation ruling that long-term night shift workers are at an increased risk of developing breast cancer. But some Australian cancer specialists say the link is not yet proved.
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Last Updated on Monday, 08 February 2010 16:05 |
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