cancer risk

(American Association for Cancer Research) Mutations in the ATM gene may increase the hereditary risk for pancreatic cancer, according to data published in Cancer Discovery, the newest journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.

Eating more cereals and whole grains every day could reduce the risk of developing colorectal cancer, a study in the BMJ says.

Inactivity and excess sitting may be linked to an estimated 100,000 cancer cases a year, a study shows.

Drinking even a small quantity of alcohol could increase the risk of breast cancer, researchers warn.

(MedPage Today) -- Patients who receive solid organ transplants have a doubled cancer risk compared with the population as a whole, a large cohort study determined.

(Queen's University Belfast) Scientists prove regular aspirin intake halves cancer risk.

Women who take the Pill for 10 years almost halve their risk of ovarian cancer, according to a study.

A study found that women who'd used IUDs had roughly half the risk of developing cervical cancer compared to women who never used them.

Women who use intrauterine devices (IUDs) for birth control, even for a short time, have a lower cervical cancer risk than those with no history of IUD use, new research suggests.

Firefighters who worked at Ground Zero have a 19% greater chance of contracting cancer than those who did not, a landmark new medical study found.