Posts Tagged ‘Medical Records’

Lifestyle Factors Increase Risk of Second Breast Cancer

29th September 2009 by admin 1 Comment

Researchers from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center have reported that obesity, alcohol consumption, and smoking significantly increase the risk of second breast cancers among breast cancer survivors. The details of this study appeared in the Journal of Clinical Oncology early online on September 8, 2009.
Approximately 200,000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer every year [...]

Vitamin D May Improve Melanoma Survival

29th September 2009 by admin No Comments

Higher levels of vitamin D are linked to less severe, less deadly melanoma lesions in people with skin cancer, new research suggests.
The findings provide more support for the idea that vitamin D is crucial to skin health. Many Americans, however, don’t get enough of it, perhaps because they limit sun [...]

Patients Often Not Told About Abnormal Test Results

22nd June 2009 by admin 1 Comment

People who visit their primary care physician for routine blood tests or screenings are often not informed of the results, a new study finds.
The failure of doctors and medical facilities to follow-up and give people test results is “relatively common,” the researchers wrote, even when the results are abnormal and potentially troublesome, and affects [...]

Alzheimer’s And Even Mild Dementia Hasten Death

9th June 2009 by admin 2 Comments

Older adults with mild cognitive impairment or Alzheimer’s disease have a shorter life span than other older adults, but the risk of death is no greater for whites or blacks, a new study says.
The study, conducted by researchers at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, contradicts earlier information indicating blacks with [...]