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Sleep may protect against prostate cancer
Men who sleep well at night may be at less risk of developing advanced prostate cancer, according to researchers from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and the University of Iceland in Reykjavik. In a study led by…
New poll finds diabetes top health concern for Latino families
For immediate release: January 21, 2014 Princeton, N.J. – A new NPR/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation/Harvard School of Public Health poll was released today on the views of Latinos in America about their health and health care, communities, financial…
Genetic mutation may play key role in risk of lethal prostate cancer in overweight patients
For immediate release: Monday, December 2, 2013 Boston, MA — Obesity is associated with a worse prostate cancer prognosis among men whose tumors contain a specific genetic mutation, suggest results from a new study led by Harvard School…
Colonoscopy screening every ten years could prevent 40% of colorectal cancers
Study supports ten-year screening interval, with more frequent intervals if personal history of adenoma or family history of colorectal cancer For immediate release: Wednesday, September 18, 2013 Boston, MA— According to a large, long-term study from Harvard School…
Prostate cancer: To screen or not to screen?
August 20, 2013 — For the past 25 years, a prostate cancer screening test called Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) has offered the hope of reducing deaths from prostate cancer by catching the disease early when cure is possible. But…
Mouth bacteria may trigger bowel cancer
Coverage in the BBC, August 14, 2013, of study led by HSPH’s Wendy Garrett
Unexpected discovery of the ways cells move could boost understanding of complex diseases
For immediate release: Sunday, June 23, 2013 Boston, MA – A new discovery about how cells move inside the body may provide scientists with crucial information about disease mechanisms such as the spread of cancer or the constriction of…
Modifiable risk factors linked with significant declines in U.S. gastric cancer
A reduction in two modifiable risk factors for intestinal-type noncardia gastric adenocarcinoma (NCGA)—infection with the bacteria Helicobacter pylori and smoking—are associated with a significant proportion of the dramatic decline in the disease in the United States over a…
Goldman Sachs supports efforts to reduce and prevent breast cancer in China
[ Spring 2013 ] Breast cancer is the most common type of malignancy among Chinese women, and it's on the rise. There were 215,600 new breast cancer diagnoses in China in 2011, a nearly 60 percent increase from just nine…
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…
