Breast cancer is the most common malignancy and the fourth leading cause of cancer-related death among Chinese females. And in the past two decades, there has been an ever-increasing incidence of breast cancer in both urban and rural areas in China, resulting in a great social and economic burden. Prevention has been proved to be one of the most important ways to control disease burden. However...

BACKGROUND Over the last decades prolactin (PRL) has gained attention for its possible role in breast tumorigenesis. As all antipsychotics (although differences with respect to PRL elevation are large) have the propensity to induce hyperprolactinemia (HPRL), questions have arisen concerning the influence of PRL-elevating antipsychotic medications on breast cancer risk. SUBJECTS AND METHODS A ...

Cancer prevention is an important strategy in cancer control and it consists of primary prevention and secondary prevention. Major avoidable or manageable risk factors for cancer identified from previous studies are tobacco, diet and infection. Some cancer could be prevented by controlling those risk factors. In Japan screenings for gastric cancer, cervical cancer, lung cancer, breast cancer an...

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background: individuals with a positive family history of colorectal cancer have an increased risk of developing this type of cancer. the number of affected relatives and the age at diagnosis are two factors that increase the risk of colorectal cancer. the aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of a positive family history of colorectal cancer in a random sample among the iranian genera...

The Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network is a national network recently established to focus on developing new interventions and disseminating and translating proven interventions into practice to reduce cancer burden and disparities, especially among minority and medically underserved populations. Jointly funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Cance...

background : although, family history of cancer is an important risk factor for upper gastrointestinal cancers development, but limited information is available on the upper gastrointestinal cancers associated with family history in iran. the purpose of this study was to define upper gastrointestinal cancers risk associated with family history of cancer. methods : this study was conducted as a ...

Two large-scale, phase III cancer prevention trials, the Breast Cancer Prevention Trial (BCPT) of tamoxifen and Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial (PCPT) of finasteride, concluded with strikingly positive and simultaneously problematic results: reduced cancer risks but a major adverse finding with each agent that prevented its widespread use in the community. For most moderate-risk people, such a...