Does talcum powder cause cancer? Tough to say
Although a number of studies over the past 40 years have linked genital talc use to ovarian cancer, it’s hard to tell if using talcum powder can actually cause the disease. “There is no way we’re ever going…
Toenail, hair samples hold clues to diseases
Toenail clippings from over 100,000 people are among the 3.5 million samples of blood, plasma, urine, hair, and other specimens donated by participants in the nearly 40-year-old Nurses’ Health Study and several other large cohort studies that continue…
Researchers uncover 74 new genetic risk factors for breast, prostate and ovarian cancer
April 11, 2013 -- In the largest-ever study of its kind, an international collaboration of hundreds of scientists has uncovered 74 new genetic markers linked to three common hormonal cancers—breast, prostate, and ovarian—thus setting the stage for new…
Coffee consumption linked to lower risk of endometrial cancer
Drinking several cups of coffee daily appears to reduce women’s risk of developing endometrial cancer, according to a new Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) study.The study of 67,500 Nurses’ Health Study participants showed that the women aged…