Bladder Cancer

Decreased by High Cruciferous Only: A prospective study of fruit and vegetable intake found that only those with high cruciferous had a decrease in bladder cancer with a RR of .45 for highest intake group. Giovannucci, E.L. Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 1999, Apr 7, v91, n7, p605-613.

Pickled Foods Bad, Greens Good: 130 cases with matched controls in Croatia = risk factors of bladder cancer were smoking habits (OR = 3.15), consumption of animal fats (RR = 2.10) and pickled food (RR = 21.28). Higher level of educational (RR = 0.51), frequent urination (RR = 0.21), consumption of greens (RR = 0.10), cherry (RR = 0.03) and tangerines (RR = 0.02) Srp Arh Celok Lek 2001 Jul-Aug;129(7-8):180-2

Vegetables Very Good, Cigs Bad: Prev Med 2002 Aug;35(2):114-20. 110 Italian women cases with controls. Veg OR 0.32

Vit E Helps Bladder CA: Taking Vit E supplements for 10 or more years Bladder CA RR 0.60 tho no impact from shorter use or from Vit C. 991,522 US adults in CA Prevention Study II. Am J Epid '‘2;156:1002.

Cigarettes Very Bad; Fruits Somewhat Helpful; Vitamin E Possibly and Selenium Probably Moderately Helpful: In a review of the research, The association between smoking, beverage consumption, diet and bladder cancer: a systematic literature review. Zeegers MP, Kellen E, Buntinx F, Van Den Brandt PA. World J Urol. 2003 Dec 17

Playground Equipment Causes: for every 1 million kids exposed to the chromated copper arsenate treated wood that frequently during early childhood, two to 100 of them might develop lung or bladder cancer later in life because of that exposure. EPA requiring compound be eliminated from new equipment by end of 2003 and recommends kids wash their hands after play. Washington AP 2/7/03

Yogurt, Skimmed Milk Associated with Lower Bladder Cancer; Pop Bad: In a small Belgrade case control study of 130 bladder cancer patients, a multivariate logistic regression model showed consumption of: soda (OR=8.32), coffee (OR=1.46) and spirits (OR=1.15) as statistically significant risk factors, while mineral water (OR=0.52), skim milk (OR=0.38), yogurt (OR=0.34) and an increased frequency of daily urination (OR=0.27) were statistically significant protective variables. Fluid intake and bladder cancer. A case control study. Radosavljevic V, Jankovic S, Marinkovic J, Djokic M. Neoplasma. 2003;50(3):234-8

Blood Cancers

Multiple Myeloma Helped by Thalidomide: Mayo Clinic found some benefit combined with dexamethasone. Also PS-341 which interferes with proteasomes induces cell death with cancerous bone marrow very sensitive. Sci News 12/16/00.

STI-571 Helps Chronic Myelogenous Leukamia: UCLA 260 full-blown with 161 improved though most relapsed. Novartis. Sci News 12/16/00.

Brain Cancers

Glioma Increased with Processed Meats & Deep-Frying: A case control study from Germany of 115 glioma cases and 481 controls found cooked ham, processed pork, and fried bacon associated with increased risk. No food group affected meningioma risk. Int J Cancer 1993 Feb 20;53(4):561-5

JC Virus a Cause in Youth: Virus infects 65% of youth by age 14 found in 20 brain tumors. Infects as a common cold URI symptoms. In immuno-deficient can cause progressive multifocal leukoenchephalopathy (PML), a fatal brain disease. About 4 percent of all AIDS patients develop PML. Can cause meduloblastoma in 1 of 200,000 kids. Very aggressive CA. J Natl Cancer Inst 2/2002.

Gene Defect Causing Meduloblastoma: gene that when mutated results in medulloblastoma, the most common malignant brain tumor in children. Nature Genetics 7/02.

Brain tumors are the second most common cancer in children after leukemia, with the incidence increasing at a rate of five to 10 per cent per year. More than 200 Canadian children are diagnosed with brain tumors each year. BMJ 6/15/02