An epidemiological analysis of data from more than 6,000 American and Canadian women with breast cancer finds that post-diagnosis consumption of foods containing isoflavones – estrogen-like compounds primarily found in soy food – is associated with a 21 percent decrease in all-cause mortality. This decrease was seen only in women with hormone-receptor-negative tumors, and in women who were not treated with endocrine therapy such as tamoxifen.
Category: Epidemiology
Some Melanoma Survivors Are Still Getting Too Much Sun Exposure
… which is where she plans to focus future research efforts. (More on that in a minute.) The results point a truism of health: changing behavior is really, really hard . There’s an assumption that a cancer diagnosis provides a teachable moment when …
Flu vaccine a pretty good match for viruses this year: CDC
It’s not perfect, but this year’s flu vaccine is a fairly good match for the circulating viruses, U.S. health officials reported Thursday. Overall, the vaccine is 48 percent effective.
Pho, Campbell’s, ramen: What’s the best soup when you’re sick?
… to be up for debate. But one thing not up for discussion? The comfort factor. Alaska Dispatch News asked a range of health professionals – from nutritionists, doctors and school nurses – and food enthusiasts what soup they reach when they get sick. …
New Study: EpiCast Report: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) – Epidemiology Forecast to 2025
Human immunodeficiency virus is a lentivirus that impairs and destructs the CD4 cells of the immune system. This weakens the immune system, leaving an infected individual more susceptible to other illnesses and, over time, impairing the individual’s ability to fight off infections.
Nation-Now 19 mins ago 12:23 p.m.Influenza: The search for a universal vaccine
… flu strains are most likely to infect the population in any given season. It requires the coordination of multiple health centers around the globe as the virus travels from region to region. Once epidemiologists settle on target flu strains, vaccine …
Spokane County sees spike in mumps cases
… people had an unknown vaccination status. Most of the people who contracted mumps were children. County Regional Health District epidemiologist Mark Springer says the county usually only has one or two mumps cases a year. The county’s spike in mumps …
Flu cases hit U.S. coastal cities hard, particularly NYC
… except in Oklahoma. Ten states are reporting high levels, as is Puerto Rico, based on reports collected by local health officials and compiled weekly and released Friday morning by the federal Centers for Disease Control Control and Prevention. …
EpiCast Report 2016: Breast Cancer (HER2+, HER2-) – Epidemiology…
The epidemiologists forecast that the diagnosed incident cases of invasive breast cancer in the 8MM for women will grow by an Annual Growth Rate of 1.94% over the next 10 years, from 795,114 cases in 2015 to 949,161 cases in 2025. In 2015, the 60-69 year age group had the highest number of diagnosed incident cases of invasive breast cancer, contributing 195,701 cases of the total in the 8MM.
Breast Cancer Therapeutic and Drug Pipeline Review H2
PUNE, INDIA, January 5, 2017 / EINPresswire.com / — GET SAMPLE REPORT @ Summary Breast cancer is a malignant tumor that originates in the breast tissues. Most breast cancers are invasive tumors that have grown beyond the ducts or lobules of the breast and can metastasize to other parts of the body through the bloodstream and the lymphatic system.