Cancer epidemiology:
This is the third of 6 guest posts on infection and chronic disease. Does chronic IL-6 levels lead to epigenetic changes in DNA methylation that contribute to this pathway? By Matthew Fitzgerald How can infection be a carcinogen? How do...
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Posted on April 15, 2008 9:30 AM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Hepatitis viruses are making news around the world; find a roundup of the various types (and their basic epidemiology) here.
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Posted on March 7, 2008 10:10 AM • 47 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
HPV has been linked to more than cervical cancer; oral cancers can result from infection.
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Posted on February 27, 2008 3:45 PM • 7 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Viruses are increasingly being linked to cancers; could a vaccine against one type of virus protect against multiple cancers?
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Posted on February 25, 2008 9:00 AM • 27 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
A strange cancer is decimating the population of Tasmanian devils; volunteers and donors from around the world are helping scientists fight back.
Posted on November 18, 2007 10:00 AM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
More insight into why this strange cancer is killing Tasmanian devils--and why they can't fight it off.
Posted on October 9, 2007 1:30 PM • 10 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Do late nights increase a woman's risk of breast cancer?
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Posted on June 29, 2007 8:00 AM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
A few readers have asked me what I thought about HIV "dissident" Peter Duesberg's recent article in Scientific American, entitled Chromosomal Chaos and Cancer. Duesberg's cancer ideas--and his claim of novelty for researching how chromosomal abnormalities, rather than more simpler...
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Posted on April 25, 2007 2:00 PM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Surprise, surprise...science trumps ideology once again. What are the odds it will actually make a difference in policy?
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Posted on April 24, 2007 8:30 AM • 8 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Another scientist swallows the kool-aid when it comes to HIV denial.
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Posted on March 13, 2007 4:30 PM • 486 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
From the Seed mothership: Cancer is due to 'fate', Britons believe More than a quarter of people believe that fate alone will determine whether they get cancer, not their lifestyle choices, according to a survey conducted by charity Cancer Research...
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Posted on January 5, 2007 1:30 PM • 21 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
I ran across this story study linking breast cancer protection to housework while browsing Scienceblogs briefly over the break (GrrlScientist mentioned it here), but hadn't had a chance until now to read through the actual publication. As usual, I'm late;...
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Posted on January 4, 2007 2:00 PM • 12 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Regular readers out there will already be familiar with the groups of people who deny evolutionary theory, who deny that HIV causes AIDS, even those who deny that germs cause disease, period. Wilhelm Godshalk is even on the record for...
Posted on October 6, 2006 8:30 AM • 112 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
The new vaccine against the human papilloma virus is something I've discussed a time or ten here. Reaction to the vaccine by many religious groups has morphed with time, from outright resistance to a more common stance right now that...
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Posted on September 14, 2006 10:00 AM • 38 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
I've blogged previously about the massive effect vaccines against the human papilloma virus (HPV) could have. HPV is a common sexually-transmitted virus. Though most strains are harmless, a few have the potential to cause cervical cancer. Therefore, the HPV vaccine...
Posted on August 15, 2006 4:00 PM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
I was busy over the weekend (and disgusted by the hot, nasty weather that will not die), so I don't have a lot on tap for today. Luckily, though, there's some interesting stuff elsewhere that's already written up--thoughtfully saving me...
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Posted on July 31, 2006 12:00 PM • 13 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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