Sentences with phrase «on ovarian cancer risk»

Researchers from Haukeland University Hospital in Bergen, Norway, and colleagues analyzed for potential impact of normal tissue BRCA1 methylation on ovarian cancer risk.

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«Color's $ 99 BRCA Test, the most affordable genetic test for BRCA1 and BRCA2 ever on the market, is now available to any woman who wants to take the first step toward learning her risk for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer,» said the company in a blog post.

The company will now be able to sell health risk reports on three variants found on the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes, which are linked with a higher risk of breast, ovarian, and prostate cancer.

• Breastmilk protects babies from illness and can also reduce the risk of Type 1 diabetes, childhood leukemia and other serious illnesses, as well as lowering the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS); • Breastfeeding is healthy for moms, including lowering their risk of Type 2 diabetes, breast cancer, ovarian cancer and postpartum depression; • Breastfeeding saves families money on the cost of formula and illness; and • Breastfeeding saves insurers and employers (including the military) money on the expenses of medical care and lost workplace productivity (both due to infant illness).

Enabling women to breastfeed is also a public health priority because, on a population level, interruption of lactation is associated with adverse health outcomes for the woman and her child, including higher maternal risks of breast cancer, ovarian cancer, diabetes, hypertension, and heart disease, and greater infant risks of infectious disease, sudden infant death syndrome, and metabolic disease (2, 4).

And you'll have a lower risk of premenopausal breast cancer and ovarian cancer, an often deadly disease that's on the rise.

Federal regulators approved the first direct - to - consumer test for the BRCA genes, which increase the risk of breast and ovarian cancer, the agency announced on Tuesday.

Using genome data from more than 50,000 cancer cases and 60,000 controls through the GAME - ON (Genetic Associations and Mechanisms in Oncology) network, the team compared telomere lengths with the risk of developing breast, lung, colorectal, ovarian and prostate cancers, including subtypes.

Researchers using data collected by the Ovarian Cancer Association Consortium have discovered uncommon variants in new regions of the genome that influence ovarian cancer risk, and will present their findings on April 6, 2014 at the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting in San DieOvarian Cancer Association Consortium have discovered uncommon variants in new regions of the genome that influence ovarian cancer risk, and will present their findings on April 6, 2014 at the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting in San DiegCancer Association Consortium have discovered uncommon variants in new regions of the genome that influence ovarian cancer risk, and will present their findings on April 6, 2014 at the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting in San Dieovarian cancer risk, and will present their findings on April 6, 2014 at the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting in San Diegcancer risk, and will present their findings on April 6, 2014 at the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting in San DiegCancer Research Annual Meeting in San Diego, CA.

The role of weight in ovarian - cancer risk emerges from an analysis of data on some 68,000 women participating in one of three major ongoing investigations: the New York (City) University Women's Health Study, the Northern Sweden Health and Disease Study in Umea, and the Diet in the Etiology of Breast Cancer Study in Milan, cancer risk emerges from an analysis of data on some 68,000 women participating in one of three major ongoing investigations: the New York (City) University Women's Health Study, the Northern Sweden Health and Disease Study in Umea, and the Diet in the Etiology of Breast Cancer Study in Milan, Cancer Study in Milan, Italy.

The mutated versions confer a high risk of breast and ovarian cancer on women who carry them.

Higher BMI also increased the overall risk of liver (19 % increase), colon (10 %), ovarian (9 %), and breast cancers (5 %), but the effects on these cancers varied by underlying BMI and by individual - level factors such as sex and menopausal status.

The USPSTF recommendation statement follows a review of evidence on the benefits and harms of screening for ovarian cancer in asymptomatic women not known to be at high risk for ovarian cancer.

Based on a calculation called the «Risk of Ovarian Cancer Algorithm,» women were divided into three groups: those who should receive another CA125 test one year later (low risk), those who should receive a repeat CA125 in three months (intermediate risk), and those who should receive a transvaginal ultrasound and be referred to a gynecologic oncologist (high riRisk of Ovarian Cancer Algorithm,» women were divided into three groups: those who should receive another CA125 test one year later (low risk), those who should receive a repeat CA125 in three months (intermediate risk), and those who should receive a transvaginal ultrasound and be referred to a gynecologic oncologist (high ririsk), those who should receive a repeat CA125 in three months (intermediate risk), and those who should receive a transvaginal ultrasound and be referred to a gynecologic oncologist (high ririsk), and those who should receive a transvaginal ultrasound and be referred to a gynecologic oncologist (high riskrisk).

«The main sources of these compounds include tea and citrus fruits and juices, which are readily incorporated into the diet, suggesting that simple changes in food intake could have an impact on reducing ovarian cancer risk.

The study proposes that a gene on the X-chromosome may contribute to a woman's risk of developing ovarian cancer, independently of other known susceptibility genes, such as the BRCA genes.

This observation led Eng and colleagues to investigate whether genes on the X-chromosome, potentially passed down through the father, may contribute to his daughters» risk of ovarian cancer.

To illustrate potential mutation - specific effects on absolute cancer risks, we used the hazard ratio estimates to derive approximate absolute risks and 95 % confidence intervals, based on published estimates for the overall risks of breast and ovarian cancer by age 70 years.26 These estimates are for illustration and do not represent absolute risk estimates that would be required in a genetic counseling setting, as they do not account for noncancer outcomes that may influence a woman's life expectancy, the effects of family history, and nonrandom ascertainment of mutation carriers in this sample and depend on assumptions about the prevalence of different mutation classes in the population.

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Vaginal estrogen therapy may also be used in women who have breast, cervical or ovarian cancer, and medical consultation must be sought for proper advice on its risks and benefits.

While BCPs may reduce your risk of ovarian, endometrial, and thyroid cancer, they may modestly increase your risk of breast cancer, so take care to adjust based on family history and individual risk.

Red foods like red bell peppers and tomatoes contain a phytochemical called lycopene, which may have an anti-inflammatory affect on the cells lining the heart and blood vessels, and may reduce the risk of developing prostate cancer among other cancers such as breast, lung, bladder, ovarian, and colon.

A review of 40 studies on gastrointestinal cancers found a 21 to 43 percent lower cancer risk with high intake of whole grains compared to low intakes.21 Although studies examining the risk of hormone - dependent cancers are limited, the same review found that subjects in the highest category of whole grain intake had a 10 to 45 percent lower risk of endometrial cancer and a 37 to 40 percent lower risk for ovarian cancer.21

Eng's team decided to look at whether genes on the X chromosome passed down from the father might influence a daughter's risk of ovarian cancer.

The findings suggest that a gene on the X chromosome may increase a woman's risk of ovarian cancer, independent of other known risk genes, such as the BRCA genes.

The court's ruling overturned a lower court decision that voided a patent held by Myriad Genetics on BRCA1 and BRCA2, two human genes used in determining the risk that women face with breast and ovarian cancer.

Medical studies have found that using talc - based baby powder on female genitals may increase a woman's ovarian cancer risk by 33 %.

The memo discussed the «negative publicity from the healthy community on talc» and «anybody who denies (the risks» between «hygienic» talc use and ovarian cancer would be viewed as similar to those who denied the link between cigarettes and cancer («Denying the obvious in the face of all evident to the contrary»).

Many studies dating back to the 1970s indicate that women who use talcum powder on their genitals have an increased risk for developing ovarian cancer.