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News, Reviews, and Articles on Urinary Bladder Cancer
Variation in prostate stem cell antigen gene raises bladder cancer risk Aug 3, 2009
HOUSTON - Researchers have pinpointed a specific gene variation that causes increased risk of urinary bladder cancer, according to a scientific team led by The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. These findings were reported today in the advance online publication of Nature Genetics, and determined that people with the variant had a 30 percent to 40 percent higher risk for bladder cancer. (EurekAlert!)
No Firm Evidence Green Tea Helps Prevent Cancer Jul 23, 2009
The review, published online in The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, found that green tea may offer some help against liver cancer, breast cancer and, in men, prostate cancer, but consumption may actually increase one's chances of developing urinary bladder cancer. Conflicting evidence was found in the case of gastrointestinal (esophagus, colon or pancreas) cancers, though the authors noted "limited moderate to strong evidence" of green tea protecting against lung, pancreatic and... (MEDLINEplus)
Green Tea: Mixed Reviews For Cancer Prevention Jul 22, 2009
The review did not find any benefit for preventing death from gastric cancer, and found that green tea might even increase the risk of urinary bladder cancer. Despite conflicting findings, there was limited moderate to strong evidence of a benefit for lung, pancreatic and colorectal cancer. (Science Daily)
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