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breast cancer – TalkAfrique http://www.talkafrique.com Connecting To Advance Fri, 28 Oct 2011 10:28:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://www.talkafrique.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/ta_logo22-150x92.jpg breast cancer – TalkAfrique http://www.talkafrique.com 32 32 Daily Aspirin Blocks Bowel Cancer http://www.talkafrique.com/science-and-technology/daily-aspirin-blocks-bowel-cancer Fri, 28 Oct 2011 10:28:31 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=10229 A daily dose of aspirin should be given to people at high risk of bowel cancer, say scientists.

Two pills a day for two years reduced the incidence of bowel cancer by 63% in a group of 861 at-risk patients, a study reported in The Lancet said.

Newcastle University's Prof Sir John Burn, who led the study, said the evidence "seems overwhelmingly strong".

Other experts said the findings added to a growing body of proof that aspirin could be used in the fight on cancer.

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]]> In Ghana, Stigma Stymies Breast Cancer Prevention http://www.talkafrique.com/science-and-technology/in-ghana-stigma-stymies-breast-cancer-prevention Fri, 28 Oct 2011 00:18:57 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=10224 Health officials in Ghana say breast cancer is a growing problem compounded by untrained medical practitioners, a lack of equipment, and unhealthy, sometimes fatal, cultural beliefs.

Historically, breast cancer has received scant attention in this West African country. International donors and institutions have been focused on communicable diseases like malaria and HIV/AIDS. Despite the fact that, according to Ghana Health Services (GHS), non-communicable diseases are the leading causes of de

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]]> Lighting Up in the Morning and Cancer http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/smoking-breakfask-and-cancer Mon, 08 Aug 2011 11:00:32 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=9500 People who smoke soon after getting up in the morning are more likely to develop cancer than those who light up later in the day, say US researchers. A study of 7,610 smokers, published in the journal Cancer, said the effect was independent of other smoking habits. Smoking in the first 30 minutes after waking …

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]]> Poverty Link to Starting Periods Younger http://www.talkafrique.com/science-and-technology/poverty-link-to-starting-periods-younger Fri, 03 Jun 2011 00:11:41 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=9009 Girls from poorer backgrounds are more likely to start their periods at a younger age, thereby increasing their risk of breast cancer, a UK study says. It found girls in lower socio-economic groups with typically poorer diets began at 12.1 years on average compared to 12.5 years for wealthier girls. Their breast cancer risk was …

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