The finding was that the type of fat consumed and breast cancer diagnosis mattered; EVOO plus eating a Mediterranean Diet was best for less
likelihood of a cancer diagnosis, followed by nut supplementation (walnuts, hazelnuts and almonds).
Not exact matches
Earlier
diagnosis of cancer increases the
likelihood of effective treatment, benefitting patients and the health service.
«The cost
of treating thyroid
cancer in 2013 was estimated to exceed $ 1.6 billion in the U.S. Not only does the reclassification eliminate the psychological impact
of the
diagnosis of «
cancer,» it reduces the
likelihood of complications
of total thyroid removal, and the overall cost
of health care.»
Using the electronic health records
of patients from the Veterans Health Administration between 1998 and 2007, researchers were able to determine the
likelihood that a
diagnosis of pancreatic
cancer follows a
diagnosis of acute pancreatitis, how often pancreatic
cancer is preceded by acute pancreatitis, and the time between an initial episode
of acute pancreatitis and
diagnosis of pancreatic
cancer.
«This combination test is not designed to say definitively at
diagnosis whether a man has aggressive prostate
cancer, but it can provide a more accurate estimate
of the
likelihood of having
cancer and the
likelihood of that
cancer being aggressive,» Tomlins says.
Among those who had
cancer, some had a higher
likelihood of facing a heart failure
diagnosis than others.
«Although the word «cured» doesn't often go along with a pancreatic
cancer diagnosis, the
likelihood of Ron having a recurrence, while certainly not zero, is very small,» Posner said.
Some
of the factors associated with an increased
likelihood of a BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation include breast
cancer diagnosis before age 50; both breast and ovarian
cancers; multiple breast
cancers; cases
of male breast
cancer and Ashkenazi Jewish ethnicity.
In addition, the study seemed to indicate that having diabetes not only increased your chance
of a
cancer diagnosis, but also increased the
likelihood you would eventually die
of the disease.
The findings were more complicated for men, who showed a 4 percent increase in
likelihood of developing
cancer less likely to get a
cancer diagnosis, but that number was skewed by the finding that diabetes lessened the risk
of prostate
cancer.
SUMMARY: Women (eating the Mediterranean diet) consuming certain healthy fats were less likely to have a breast
cancer diagnosis while other fats increased the
likelihood of a breast
cancer diagnosis.
Though there was also a reduced
likelihood of a breast
cancer diagnosis consuming a Mediterranean diet supplemented with mixed nuts, it was not reduced as much as those consuming EVOO.