News tagged with european colonization

Cancer deaths fall, but prevention still lags behind

Although overall mortality from cancer is decreasing in the European Union, its incidence increased by almost 20%, from 2.1 million new cases in 2002 to 2.5 million in 2008, says a special issue [1] of the European Journal of ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Sep 13, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Is your hemoglobin 'trending'?

Anemia, a common blood disorder characterized by low hemoglobin levels, has long been associated with those suffering from colorectal cancer. But researchers at Tel Aviv University have discovered that, more than a symptom ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Aug 03, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

The first map of colon cancer in Spain is published

There are stark geographical contrasts in the incidence of colon cancer worldwide. The new study analyses the causes of these disparities, starting with Spanish trends between 1951 and 2006 in terms of certain ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jan 14, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Shifting Baselines Confound River Restoration

Steep reductions in the abundance of fish, shellfish, and other aquatic fauna in recent centuries are not restricted to animals that live in the sea: historical records show that species in rivers and lakes worldwide also ...

Biology / Ecology

created Sep 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0