Sentences with phrase «likelihood of a cancer diagnosis»

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).

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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.
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