Carcinogens

Study finds significant improvements in vascular health of chronic smokers who transition to e-cigarettesCredit: Dominic Glasgow / University of Dundee Study finds significant improvements in vascular health of chronic smokers who…

Credit: European Heart Journal Cardiologists have issued a stark warning about the dangers of e-cigarettes, particularly for young people, as results of new research show the damage they cause to the brain, heart, blood vessels and…

The first manual of expressions describing cancer has been developed by researchers to help patients make sense of their disease. The first manual of expressions describing cancer has been developed by researchers to help patients make…

Review of current research calls for better studies, caution COLUMBUS, Ohio - Science hasn't yet caught up with electronic cigarettes, leaving health care providers and users with many unknowns. But a new review of the research so far…

New study compares differences in cancer risk reduction among weight-loss surgery patients LAS VEGAS - Nov. 5, 2019 - Patients with severe obesity who had bariatric or weight-loss surgery and lost more than 20% of their total weight were…

Credit: Radiological Society of North America OAK BROOK, Ill. - Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging has published a special report on lung injury resulting from the use of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes), or "vaping." Authors Suhny…

A Colorado State University team will develop new technologies for assessing occupational air pollutants Every day, millions of workers head to their jobs and breathe any number of airborne chemicals, particles or vapors, all of which may…

Sweet and fruity e-cigs associated with heavier use A USC study has found that teens who vape candy- or fruit-flavored e-cigarettes are more likely to stick with the habit and vape more heavily, implicating flavors in the teen vaping…

AJR research pinpoints sonographic biomarkers for the malignant transformation of cirrhotic nodules into hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)--stratifying probability for HCC within the LI-RADS system and enabling customized surveillance…

WPI Biomedical Engineer receives $1.8 Million NIH grant to build robotic system to find and monitor common and deadly cancerCredit: Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, Mass. - Oct. 22, 2019 - A biomedical engineer at Worcester…