Preventing Cancers

Preventing hereditary cancers caused by opportunistic carcinogens

Preventing second cancers in cancer survivors.

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To provide a systematic review of the secondary prevention practices of cancer survivors guided by the Interaction Model of Client Health Behavior. DATA SOURCES Articles published in peer-reviewed journals from 1996-2007. DATA SYNTHESIS Despite their increased risk for second cancers, few cancer survivors maintain regular follow-up with a clinician knowledgeable of late e...

Preventing breast and ovarian cancers in high-risk BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers.

OBJECTIVE To estimate the prevalence of the use of cancer risk-reducing measures among Australian BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers. DESIGN, SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS Prospective follow-up of female carriers of BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations who had no personal history of cancer and were enrolled in a multiple-case breast cancer family cohort study (kConFab). Data, including cancer events and uptake...

Preventing stroke: is preventing microemboli enough?

Prevention of stroke shares much in common with prevention of other vascular events because the underlying pathological process, namely, atherosclerosis, is the same. Attesting to this is the recent demonstration that statins,1 ACE inhibitors,2 and more well-known measures, such as control of hypertension and smoking, are as effective in preventing stroke3 as they are in preventing other cardio...

5G Technology: Why Should We Expect a shift from RF-Induced Brain Cancers to Skin Cancers?