Written by Chrystal Moulton, Science Writer. By week 4, the incidence of skin lesions was significantly lower in the intervention group compared to the control (71.4% versus 91.4%, P = 0.031, respectively). (more…)
Written by Taylor Woosley, Science Writer. 12-week supplementation of a combination of fish oil and evening primrose oil (1000 mg EPA + DHA and 251 mg GLA daily) improved fatty acid profiles, as well as the n-6/n-3 PUFA ratio (p < 0.01), and significantly decreased IL-6 concentrations (p < 0.01) compared to the control group. (more…)
Written by Harold Oster, MD. Results suggest that increased consumption of seaweed and dairy products, both rich in iodine, is associated with a decreased risk of thyroid cancer. (more…)
Written by Taylor Woosley, Science Writer. Findings of a multisite, double-blind, placebo-controlled randomized trial with two parallel arms show that adjuvant ginger supplementation at daily dose of 1.2 g ginger root powder significantly improved nausea and vomiting-related quality of life scores in subjects undergoing moderately to highly emetogenic chemotherapy. (more…)
Written by Chrystal Moulton, Science Writer. Congeners of polybrominated diphenyl ether that were significantly associated with cancer mortality were PBDE153 (HR= 4.2, P< 0.05), PBDE100 (HR= 3.81, P< 0.05), and PBDE47 (HR= 3.21, P< 0.05). (more…)
Written by Harold Oster, MD. Results suggest that increased flavonol intake is associated with decreased mortality risk. (more…)
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Findings from a genome-wide interaction analysis using data from 51 studies shows that an inverse association was noted between dietary folate, total folate, and folic acid supplementation and colorectal cancer. (more…)
Written by Chrystal Moulton, Staff Writer. Results from this trial suggest that adding curcumin to standard treatment for myeloma (Melphalan and Prednisone) could significantly increase overall remission. (more…)
Written by Chrystal Moulton, Staff Writer. Results from the analysis showed a positive association between consumption of 1 standard deviation/day = 260g UPF/day and multimorbidity (at least 2 chronic diseases among cancer, type 2 diabetes, or cardiovascular disease) [HR= 1.09, p<0.05]. (more…)
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Findings of the meta-analysis of cohort and case-control studies shows that high adherence to the MedDiet was associated with a reduced risk of gastric cancer. (more…)
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. Study results concluded that the higher the purine intake, particularly xanthine, the lower the death rate from ovarian cancer. (more…)
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. After adjusting for confounding factors, total dietary fiber intake was shown to reduce the risk of all-cause mortality (p = 0.011) and tumor mortality (p = 0.003) in cancer survivors. (more…)
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Results of the systematic review and meta-analysis of 18 studies shows that vitamin D insufficiency and deficiency occurrence was estimated to be 34.1% and 39.4%, respectively, in subjects with multiple myeloma. (more…)
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Post-analysis of serum myokine levels shows that there was a significant elevation of SPARC (P=0.048), OSM (P=0.001), IL-6 (P=0.02), and IL-15 (P=0.023) in serum collected immediately after exercise compared to serum collected at baseline. (more…)
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. The study found an association between regular vitamin D supplement takers and lower percentages of past or present melanoma compared to non-supplementers (32/117, 18.1% vs. 32/99, 32.3%, p=0.021). (more…)
Written by Chrystal Moulton, Staff Writer. Ultra-processed food consumption was also associated with a 72% higher risk of distal colon cancer in men (P <0.001). (more…)
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. After 18 weeks of treatment, P/C arms showed a significant decrease in CIPN severity (P < 0.01) and an increase in patient’s recovery/improvement (P < 0.01) compared to C/P arms in all related scales. (more…)
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Results of the large-scale case-control study show that the sum of PL and PLP were significantly associated with the risk of CRC. Comparing the highest with the lowest quartile, the adjusted ORs (95% CI) were 0.26 (0.20-0.33, Ptrend < 0.001) for serum PLP and 0.51 (0.40-0.66, Ptrend < 0.001) for PL plus PLP. (more…)
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Results of this French-population based cohort study show a positive association between excessive intake of artificial sweeteners, particularly aspartame, and an increased risk in breast and obesity-related cancers. (more…)
Written by Chrystal Moulton, Staff Writer. Participants with Breslow thickness <3mm doubled in 25O HD serum levels after 3 years. (more…)
