cancers

Heartburn Raises Odds for Esophageal, Larynx Cancers

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It’s possible, Abnet said, that similar mechanisms could also contribute to squamous cell carcinoma in the esophagus and to laryngeal cancer. Whether treating GERD cuts those cancer risks “remains an open question,” he said. In the United States, he noted, the major drivers of the cancers studied here are smoking and heavy drinking. … Read more

Metformin Could Help Prevent Some Breast Cancers

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More study is needed to better understand whether there is a cause-effect relationship between metformin and cancer or whether the increased risk owes to an absence of protection from metformin, Sandler said. The findings were published Jan. 29 in the Annals of Oncology. Metformin has been hailed as something of a miracle for … Read more