Archives: February 2018

• Obesity May Increase The Risk of Primary/Secondary Cancer in Men:

  February 24, 2018
  For individuals who have not yet been diagnosed with cancer, and are obese, there has been a new link made between the two due to the results of a study published in the Journal Of Clinical Oncology. According to this study, there is a higher risk for secondary primary cancer (SPCs) for men if they suffer from being obese...read more

• New Lung Cancer Detection Method Shows Potential

  February 17, 2018
  While traditional methods for detection of lung cancer use scanning technologies, there have been developments in using exhaled breath. When analyzed by chromatographic and mass spectrometric studies, the detection of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) specifically seen in patients, like styrene, have been in accordance with traditional methods and the results obtained are 85 percent accurate. A study was conducted...read more