Mistletoe used for medicinal purposes
MISTLETOE is not just useful for stealing a kiss over Christmas – it might have a more important role, enhancing the effect of chemotherapy in colon cancer, Australian research suggests.
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Rectal cancer rising in young adults
RECTAL cancer rates among younger people have climbed steadily over recent decades, according to US research. The retrospective analysis of cancer registry data among people younger than 40 found rectal cancer rates had increased annually by an average of 2.6%, and rates of rectosigmoid cancer by 2.2% each year since 1984. The analysis included data from 7661 patients diagnosed before the age of 40 between 1973 and 2005. While the rates were not high enough to warrant a change in current screening guidelines, the authors suggested “strong consideration of the endoscopic evaluation of young patients presenting with rectal ...
Colon cancer link to high coffee and soft drink intake disputed
CONSUMPTION of even large amounts of coffee and sugar-sweetened soft drinks may not be associated with a higher risk of colon cancer. A US and European meta-analysis found those who drank more than six cups of coffee daily did not have a greater risk of colon cancer over six to 20 years follow-up compared to non-coffee drinkers. However, people who consumed four or more cups of non-herbal tea daily had a modestly increased risk of colon cancer. The reviewers said while this finding warranted further analysis, it was potentially confounded by the limited range of tea consumption ...
High vit D reduces colon cancer risk
THE risk of colorectal cancer appears to be reduced in those with higher circulating vitamin D levels, according to European researchers. In the case-control study of more than 520,000 participants, those with the highest quintile of serum vitamin D levels had a 40% lower risk of colorectal cancer compared with those in the lowest quintile. Even participants with mid-level serum vitamin D concentrations (50 nmol/L to 75 nmol/L) had a significantly reduced risk, the authors found. Previous studies had produced conflicting evidence on the link between vitamin D levels and risk of colorectal cancer, they ...
Study links folate fortification to increased bowel cancer
MORE evidence has emerged that potentially links folic acid fortification of bread flour with increased rates of colon cancer. A study from Chile suggests the colon cancer rate more than doubled in older age groups after fortification was introduced in 2000, adding to similar findings from the US and Canada. The Chilean program mandated the addition of 220 mcg of folic acid/100 g wheat flour, slightly lower than the Australian requirement due to come into effect on 13 September this year. “One possible explanation for this finding is that this increase is causally related to folate ...
Daily exercise minimises colon cancer risk
MORE emphasis needs to be placed on the importance of daily exercise in the prevention of colon cancer, experts say. The call follows new US research showing only 15% of 2932 respondents to the 2005 US Health Information National Trends Survey listed physical activity as a means of reducing colon cancer risk. The researchers said this was concerning, given data showed a lack of physical activity accounted for 14% of US colon cancer cases, a higher proportion than could be attributed to Western diet (12%), regular aspirin or NSAID intake (12%) or family history of colon cancer ...