Having sex at an early age can double the risk of developing cervical cancer, a study of 20,000 women suggests.
The investigation into why poorer women have a higher risk of the disease found they tended to have sex about four years earlier than more affluent women.
Previously, it had been thought the disparity was the result of low screening uptake in poorer areas.
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Although there is a concern regarding the safety of soy food consumption among breast cancer survivors, researchers have found that women in China who had breast cancer and a higher intake of soy food had an associated lower risk of death and breast cancer recurrence, according to a study in the December 9 issue of JAMA.
Breast cancer patients with a high body mass index (BMI) have a poorer cancer prognosis later in life. Specifically, their treatment effect does not last as long and their risk of death increases. “Overall, women should make an effort to keep their BMI less than 25,” said Marianne Ewertz, M.D., professor in the Department of Oncology at Odense University Hospital, Denmark. “Those who have a high BMI should be encouraged to participate in mammography screening programs for prevention efforts.” 
Researchers have discovered that exercising at least 15 minutes a day may help reduce the risk of dying for prostate cancer patients.
The master gene Math1 is involved in the genesis of the most common childhood brain tumor, medulloblastoma, said researchers from Baylor College of Medicine in a report in the current issue of the journal Science.
There was no substantial change in brain tumor incidence among adults 5 to 10 years after cell phone usage sharply increased, according to a new brief communication published online December 3 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.