News for Healthier Living

Dietary Fats Shape Pancreatic Cancer Risk via Ferroptosis

This study investigates how dietary fat composition influences pancreatic cancer, showing that monounsaturated fats promote tumor growth while polyunsaturated fats reduce risk by enhancing ferroptosis sensitivity.

May 14, 2026

May 16 2026

• FDA Blocked Melanoma Drug As Confusion Reigned Under Makary

May 15 2026

• Patients with Prior C-Sections More Likely to Successfully Complete Vaginal Birth at Hospitals Serving More Black Patients
• Yale Cancer Center Researchers Highlight Breakthroughs Across Cancer Care at ASCO 2026
• CHLA Researchers Contribute to Landmark NEJM Pediatric Septic Shock Trial
• New Publication Finds Abortion Bans Are Straining the OBGYN Workforce
• Finding Calm Through Meditation, Music and Awe
• FDA Approves AI Sepsis Tool That Detects Infection Hours Earlier Than Doctors
• PCOS Gets a New Name in Landmark Women's Health Shift
• Novel CAR T Cell Therapy Developed by UT MD Anderson Researchers Moves Into Clinical Studies
• Novel Drug Shows Promise for Treating Advanced Kidney Cancer
• High School Researcher Presents AI Diagnostic Tool for Rural Spinal Care at Dartmouth Rural Health Symposium
• New Wearable Polygraph Tracks Hidden Stress In Babies, Adults
• Major Review: Antidepressants Safe in Pregnancy, No Added Risk of Autism or ADHD in Kids
• How Gun Violence News Coverage Is Harming America's Mental Health
• AI Chatbots Lure U.S. Teens With Fun, Romance and Hidden Dangers
• License To Deliver: Some Midwives Break The Law To Assist With Home Births
• New Survey Reveals that Singaporeans Know More about Dementia But Nearly 7 in 10 are Unsure Where to Seek Help
• Bacteria May Hold a Cancer Treatment Clue
• At-Home Monitoring Device Could Improve Asthma Care for Pediatric Patients
• UCLA Researchers and Surgeons Will Present on Key Developments in Urologic Health at the Annual American Urological Association Meeting

May 14 2026

• Finding a Better Way to Treat Chronic Pain in Veterans
• Why Does Melanoma Spread to the Brain? A Yale Team Is Chasing the Answer
• To Fight Cancer, Try Adding Exercise
• Hidden Small RNA Determines if Cholera Bacterium Can Infect Humans
• For Veterinarians in Training, AI Helps Instructors Improve Feedback
• UT MD Anderson Shares Latest Research Breakthroughs
• Steroid Use Falls, but Creatine Use Climbs Rapidly
• UC San Diego Researchers Shine a Light on Peripheral Artery Disease
• Mayo Clinic Study Finds 1 in 8 Adults Carries Hidden Genetic Risk -- and Reveals What It Takes to Act on It
• RWJBarnabas Health Experts: Why Early Signs of Brain Tumors Are Easy to Dismiss
• RWJBarnabas Health Experts: Why Early Signs of Brain Tumors Are Easy to Dismiss
• American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) to host Annual Meeting in Boston, September 26-30
• Missing Patient Information in SEER Database May Create "Blind Spots" in Cancer Data
• Protein Coordinates Responses to Environmental Stress
• The Art of Healing: Students Find Meaning and Beauty Through Writing and Art
• Tending The Frontier: Pietro De Camilli and the Cell Biology of Neurons
• Dietary Fats Shape Pancreatic Cancer Risk via Ferroptosis
• U.S. Overdose Deaths Fell to Pre-Pandemic Levels in 2025
• Too Little or Too Much Sleep Ages Every Organ in Your Body
• Tired? We Can Hear It in Your Voice #ASA190
• New Marker Aids Diagnosis for Aggressive Prostate Cancer
• School Recess Key To Learning, Says The American Academy of Pediatrics
• Drug Shows Benefit for Treating Recurrent Uterine Cancer
• Naming Emotions Can Help Autistic People Cope With Anxiety, Study Finds
• Combined Sensory-and-Motor Function Score May Help Assess Cognitive Impairment Often Underlying Dementia
• Smart Nanoparticles Turn 'Cold' Tumors Hot: A New Era in Cancer Immunotherapy
• Heart Attack Survivors Have Higher Risk Of Brain Decline
• Nanotechnology Special Issue Spotlights Smart Platforms While Advancing Precision Cancer Therapy
• Houston Methodist Researchers Develop AI Platform to Decode How Cells 'Talk' in Cancer, Alzheimer's and Other Complex Diseases
• FSU Study Warns Routine Coastal Flooding Could Become Deadly for Older Adults
• Not Just an Energy Drink: National Study Finds Kratom Use Is Rising
• Advancing Perioperative Medicine Central to Future of Healthcare
• New Brain Stimulation Technique Improves Parkinson's Symptoms Without Surgery
• New Analysis in JNCCN Offers Evidence for Effective Use of Medication to Combat Fatigue in People with Cancer
• Trump And Kennedy Seek To Relax Safeguards For AI Healthcare Tools
• Flawed but Correctable Research Hindered Progress in Infection-Triggered Chronic Conditions, including Lyme disease and Long COVID
• How to Overcome Global Price Barriers for New Alzheimer's Drugs
• Most Who Meet Proposed CTE Criteria Do Not Show Disease Signs at Autopsy

May 13 2026

• An Updated Stance on the Benefits of School Recess
• New Study Aims to Map How Menopause Shapes the Aging Brain
• New Mcmaster-Made Drug Candidate Shows Promise as a Brain Cancer Treatment
• From Molecules to Meaning: A Search Engine for the Chemistry of Life
• The Medical Minute: New Stroke Guidance Expands Treatment Window and Saves Lives
• Mayo Clinic Researchers Identify Molecule Linked to Treatment-Resistant Inflammatory Bowel Disease
• Basic to Breakthrough: Novel Detector Technologies Improve Breast Cancer Imaging and Cancer Treatment
• How Does Pregnancy Affect Myasthenia Gravis?
• FDA Commissioner Marty Makary Resigns After Trump Pressure
• GLP-1 Drugs May Improve Breast Cancer Outcomes
• Understanding the Health Paradox: Study Explores Factors Influencing White Men's Well-Being
• Applying Bundles of Best Practices Improves Outcomes of Pediatric Surgery, Clinical Trial Finds
• Study May Help Predict Response to Chemotherapy in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
• Houston Methodist Develops First Personalized mRNA Cancer Vaccine for Osteosarcoma
• Ted Turner's Brain Disease More Common Than Previously Thought, Review Finds
• AI for Pulmonary Embolism Detection Matches Radiologists in 97.8% of 32,000+ Real World CT Angiograms
• Ivermectin Prescriptions Doubled After Mel Gibson Cancer Cure Claim
• Everyday Air Pollution Linked to Poorer Brain Function, Study Finds
• Eating Out Linked To Obesity Risk Worldwide
• He Said, She Said: Why Men and Women Experience the World Differently #ASA190
• Perimenopausal Women Face Greater Heart Risk, Study Finds
• Closing the Loop on Disease: How Circular RNAs Are Reshaping Diagnosis and Therapy
• Low Wages, Empty Plates, Heavy Toll: Rethinking Suicide Prevention
• Molecular Grappling Hooks Improve Cancer Drug Targeting and Effectiveness
• Children's Hospital Los Angeles Study Explores How Genetic Testing May Inform SSRI Prescribing for Pediatric Patients

May 12 2026

• Air Pollution Is Hurting Athletic Performance and Health
• Rural-Urban Divide: Neighborhood Conditions Shape Teen Smoking
• Stage IV Breast Cancer Increasing in Incidence and Proportion Over the Last Decade, New Study Finds
• A Magician's Tremor Disappears with Focused Ultrasound
• US/UK Food Allergy Researchers Predict Oral Food Challenge Tests as an Obstacle to Future Food Allergy Trials
• Focused Ultrasound Foundation Launches Veterinary Campaign with a Transformative Gift
• What Is Ghrelin? Rethinking the Body's 'Hunger Hormone'
• Focused Ultrasound for Canine Cancer: Two Clinical Trials Launched at Purdue University
• Frequent Exposure to Media on Real-World Gun Violence Is Linked to Mental Health Risks
• New Genomic Approaches Uncover Surprising Cellular Dynamics of the Aging Brain
• Data Hidden in Tuberculosis Screening Tests Sheds Light on Patients' Overall Mortality
• Alzheimer's Drug Development Pipeline Shows Impressive Growth and Diversity of Therapies
• Fall Prevention and Delirium Screening are the Most Effective Interventions for Improving Surgical Outcomes in Older Adults
• Scanxiety: How to Recognize and Manage Imaging-Related Stress
• University Hospitals Integrates Fullscript into EHR to Streamline Supplement Recommendations and Give Doctors Better Insight into Patients' Actions
• UNC Researchers Find Increased Bacteria Infection in Patients with Chronic Lung Disease
• US Monitors For Hantavirus As WHO Expects More Cases But 'Not Another COVID'
• Millions of Women Suffer in Silence From Treatable Pelvic Organ Prolapse
• Ivermectin Prescriptions More Than Doubled After a Celebrity Endorsed It as a Cancer Treatment on a High-Profile Podcast
• Penn Research Into Friedreich's Ataxia Reveals How DNA Folding Can Silence a Key Gene
• HSS Research Supports Routine Imaging Before and After ACL Surgery in Growing Children
• Painting the Giant: NSF Green Bank Telescope Gets Critical Makeover
• Human Islet Function, Diabetes Risk Defined by Heterogeneous Endocrine Cell Composition
• Telemedicine Not Breaking The Bank, Also Not Expanding Patient Access
• After-School Sports An Overall Boon To Children And Teens, Study Shows
• Program Announced for NUTRITION 2026 to Be Held July 25-28
• What's Fueling The High U.S. Death Rate? It Might Not Be What You Think
• Dr. Swiecicki's Clinical and Research Interests Are Primarily in Head and Neck Cancer and Early-Stage Therapeutics
• Future Cancer Therapy Could Use Immunity to Clean Up Damaged DNA by Modulating AUF1
• Why Are Older Adults Taking Edibles? Survey Reveals Some Surprises
• Trump Promised Cheaper Drugs. Some Prices Dropped. Many Others Shot Up
• SLEEP 2026 Marks 40 Years of Advancing the Sleep Field at Annual Meeting in Baltimore
• DNA 'Barcodes' Help NUS Researchers Pinpoint Gold Nanoparticles That Can Strike Cancer at Its Power Source
• Personalized Vaccine Shows Promise Against Aggressive Brain Cancer
• Gene-Edited Stem Cell Transplant Shows Promise for Aggressive Blood Cancers
• Breakthrough Blood Test Could Detect Heart and Kidney Disease Earlier Than Ever Before

May 11 2026

• Diabetes, Weight-Loss Drugs Not a Perfect Fit?
• Hidden Cell "Message Route" Could Shift Cancer Research
• Urine Test Better Than Mri for Monitoring Low-Risk Prostate Cancer in New Study
• Researchers Track the Mutations That Allow HIV-1 to Escape Broadly Neutralizing Antibodies
• Low-Dose Radiation Therapy for Osteoarthritis Now Offered at UC San Diego Health
• Moffitt Study Suggests Immunotherapy May Strengthen Treatment for Aggressive Prostate Cancer
• Stroke's Alarming Rise in Younger Americans Underscores Urgent Need for New Rehab Approach
• Understanding Clinical Trials: What Patients Need to Know
• Persistent Hunger May Be Behind Weight Regain After Loss
• Single Screening Sigmoidoscopy Linked to Lower Colorectal Cancer Risk Two Decades Later
• Heat-Related Hospitalizations Rose Nationwide Over Two Decades, with Black Adults and Low-Income Communities Disproportionately Affected
• ACP Says Telemedicine Can Offer Safe, Equitable, and Effective Access to Clinical Care, but Improvements to the Regulatory Landscape Are Needed
• New Commentary Shares Strategies to Address the Primary Care Physician Shortage
• FDA Green Lights Bizengri Drug To Treat Rare, Aggressive Bile Duct Cancer
• 8,500 Steps A Day Could Be Sweet Spot For Preventing Weight Regain
• Telemedicine Has Not Led to Increased Use of Medical Care or Higher Health Care Costs, New UCLA-Led Research Finds
• After Decades of Mystery Pain, UTHealth Houston Physician Delivers a Diagnosis
• Older Adults Have Fewer Regrets, Study Says
• Why Doctors Are Quitting At An Earlier Age
• Sharper Brains May Face Higher Depression Relapse Risk, Study Finds
• Vertigo Can Carry Lasting Burden Even After Successful Treatment, Seven-Year Study Finds
• New Research Identifies How Obesity Alters Brain Lipids to Accelerate Alzheimer's Progression
• Nighttime Heat Waves Increase Asthma Risk
• Safer Surgeries Through Laser-Induced Acoustic Imaging #ASA190
• That Discount At The Pharmacy Counter May Pack Hidden Costs
• New Clues to Disease Severity Identified in alpha1-Antitrypsin Deficiency
• Love Multiplied by Four
• From the Fairway to the Hallways of Joseph M. Sanzari Children's Hospital at Hackensack University Medical Center

May 10 2026

• Houston Woman Becomes City's First Known Patient to Receive an Innovative Double-Lung Transplant to Treat Terminal Lung Cancer

May 8 2026

• The ROSALIND Breakthrough: Fluorescent RNA as a Global Health Tool
• Advanced Imaging Provides Precision Lens for Treating Stroke
• Cruise Ship Hantavirus Outbreak Kills 3 as WHO Says Risk Is Low
• Extra Sets of Chromosomes May Help Aggressive Tumor Cells Spread, Study Finds
• May is American Stroke Month: University Hospitals Offers Free Screenings and Educational Events
• New AI Tool Could Replace Costly Cancer Gene Expression Profiling
• UCLA Researchers Help Lead National Effort to Improve Care for Patients with Glioblastoma
• A Hidden Inheritance Could Explain Disease Risks Beyond Dna
• Calculating Cancer Risk Through the Genetic Fingerprints of Tumors
• RFK Jr. Launches Plan To Curb Antidepressant 'Overprescription'
• New Study Suggests The Brain Can Continue Learning While In An Unconscious State
• A Pint of Hope: Developing a Shelf-Stable Blood Substitute
• Plant-Based Foods May Help Lower Risk of High Blood Pressure
• Could patchouli oil save your skin from mosquito bites?
• Study Reveals Why Older Adults Are Using Cannabis Edibles
• When the Clues to an Unknown Identity Are Hidden Inside the Mouth
• A New Theory for How Tissues Grow, Break, and Heal
• Attention to Sex Differences, Relapse Needed in Early-Stage Studies of Medication to Treat Alcohol Use Disorder
• Improving Relationship Quality May Support Recovery from Alcohol Use Disorder
• People with Alcohol Use Disorder and Obesity May Have Metabolic Alterations That Raise the Risk of Relapse, Study Suggests
• TV, Movies Offer Flawed Depictions Of Autism, Add To Delayed Diagnosis, Study Says
• Opioid OD Survivors Have Triple Rate Of Repeat Overdoses Than Previously Estimated
• Super Shoes Might Increase Risk Of Running Injuries, Study Says
• Exposure Therapy Can Successfully Ease Peanut Allergies
• A New Medicare Option For Weight Loss Drugs: What Older Americans Should Know

May 7 2026

• National Study Seeks to Improve Sleep in the ICU
• Putting Patients at the Center of Lupus Research and Care
• Tufts Launchpad | BioLabs Thrives on Scientific Community
• Mouse Study Suggests High-Fat Diets During Pregnancy Worsen Severe GI Illness in Preterm Babies
• How One Nurse's Compassion in the NICU Helped Shape a Teen Mom's Future
• Pensacola Museum of History to open "Road to Revolution" exhibit in partnership with America250
• New Material Approach Could Lead to Lower-Power Devices
• Building the Next Generation of Cedars-Sinai Nurses
• 24-Hour Rest-Activity Rhythms Linked to Rate of Biological Aging
• NASA's Roman Telescope Poised to Transform Hunt for Elusive Neutron Stars
• New Study Finds Rx Kids Associated with Significant Reductions in Infant Maltreatment Investigations
• Inherited Long Telomeres May Drive Broad Risk for Lymphoid Cancers
• LJI Scientists Take Crucial Step in Developing World's First Measles Treatment
• Scientists Finally See Inside the 'Black Box' of Depression Treatment
• Mothers Helping Mothers: Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital's Milk Depot Surpasses Expectations in First Year, Fueling Hope for Fragile Infants
• Every 1,000 Steps After Surgery Cuts Complication Risk, Study Finds
• Class of Migraine Drug Has Added Benefit: Reduced Glaucoma Risk
• Head Impacts May Disrupt Gut Health Even Without Concussion
• Bullying and Politics Fuel Suicide Risk for LGBTQ+ Teens and Young Adults, Survey Finds
• Toxic Mercury Exposure Might Harm the Body's Metabolism, Study Finds
• Driving Data and Vehicle Sensors Help Detect Early Cognitive Decline
• States Eye Aid to Prop Up Distressed Hospitals Amid Federal Medicaid Cuts
• Wellpath Demonstrates Industry Leading Financial Strength and a Renewed Focus on Care Delivery
• RAS(ON) Inhibitor Daraxonrasib Shows Promising Results in Advanced Pancreatic Cancer Phase 1/2 Study
• NEOMED Researchers Advance Precision Medicine to Deliver the Right Drug, at the Right Dose, for Every Patient
• New Ultrasonic Needle Yields Samples 2-3 Times Larger, Potentially Reshaping Cancer Diagnostics

May 6 2026

• Renowned Scientist Nancy S. Wexler Shares Extraordinary Personal and Scientific Journey in New Memoir, My Life, My Science: Pursuing a Cure for Huntington's Disease
• 'Atomic Snapshots' of Proofreading Enzyme Could Lead to Better COVID-19 Drugs
• RAS Inhibitor Daraxonrasib Demonstrates Initial Anti-Tumor Activity in Pancreatic Cancer
• ASCO 2026 Tip Sheet - Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
• Mount Sinai Study Identifies New Strategy to Overcome Immunotherapy Resistance in Colorectal Cancer
• Two Surgical Paths, One Hope: Long-Term Recovery After Childhood Caustic Esophageal Injury
• Heavy Air Pollution is Linked to Worse Post-Surgical Outcomes
• Mayo Clinic and Stanford Researchers Develop First Blood Test to Map Tumor "Neighborhoods," Improving Prediction of Therapy Response
• Hidden Risks in the Medicine Cabinet: Opioids and Older Adult Safety
• AI-Powered Electrocardiogram Detects Early Signs of Heart Failure
• What Happens When Pediatric Cardiologists Lead Acute Care?
• URI Study Seeks to Stave Off Mitochondrial Dysfunction Believed to Cause Aging
• Elective MRIs Risk More Harm Than Good
• Doctors Urge Caution Regarding Elective MRI in New Editorial
• UWF Center for Cybersecurity and AI earns national recognition for outstanding contributions to the field
• Certain Migraine Prevention Drugs Associated with Reduced Risk of Glaucoma
• FDA Authorizes Fruit-Flavored Vapes for Adults
• People with Poor Mental Health Report Worse Care Worldwide
• Edibles + Alcohol Combo Poses Driving Risks Missed by Sobriety Tests
• VR Training Helps Autistic People Navigate Police Encounters
• One Thousand More Steps: A Simple, Powerful Prescription for Surgical Recovery
• Fewer Insects, Fewer Nutritious Crops: Pollinator Decline Puts Our Health at Risk
• New Kind of CRISPR Could Treat Viral Infection and Cancer by Shredding Sick Cells' DNA
• Evolutionary Processes Shape Bacterial Populations in the Human Gut
• A Milestone for Household Child Safety: A Lithium Coin-Cell Battery with Ingestion Burn Protection Claims Reaches Marketplace
• Dr. Robert A. Gatenby Is a Physician-Scientist and Internationally Recognized Pioneer in Mathematical Oncology
• Weight Loss Surgeries Fall More Than 20% As Patients Turn To GLP-1 Meds, Experts Say
• Children Living Near Gas Stations Have Higher Cancer Risk, Study Finds
• First Psych Ward Stay Signals Long-Term Mental Health Struggles For Nearly All Patients
• Scientists Find Blood-Based Biomarkers for Inflammatory Breast Cancer
• Why Melatonin Shouldn't Be A Bedtime Go-To For Kids
• Sprawl Rankings Reveal Health Benefits and Cost Offsets in Compact, Connected U.S. County and Metro Areas
• HHS' Healthy Food Agenda Puts Hospitals On Notice About Patients' Meals

May 5 2026

• Tip Sheet: Improving Outcomes for Stem Cell Transplants, Exploring the Link Between Solar Jetlag and Liver Cancer -- and Expanding Cancer Treatment Targets
• Researchers Find Biomarker of Chemotherapy Resistance in Relapsed Lung Cancer
• Illinois Grainger Findings Challenge Traditional Neuroscience
• A Safe Staffing Policy for Pennsylvania Could Prevent Deaths and Produce Savings to Help Fund Improved Staffing, New Study Finds
• RPI Researchers Develop New Approach to Treating Chronic Neuropathic Pain Without Side Effects
• The Scientist Designing a Tailored Attack on Glioblastoma
• Medical Cannabinoids Could Be Safer Alternative for Dementia Patients
• Supreme Court Issues Stay, Keeping Abortion Pill Mifepristone Available by Mail For Now
• Newer Migraine Drugs Reduce Headache Days With Fewer Side Effects
• Mapping Cancerous Tissue with a Hand-Held Probe
• New Warning Labels Might Help People Cut Back On Drinking
• MimiVax and Roswell Park Open Phase 2 Trial of SurVaxM for Patients with Metastatic Neuroendocrine Tumors
• New Drug Combo Effective Against Treatment-Resistant IBD, Trials Show
• How Big Tech's New Health AI Assistants are Redefining Care
• Ozempic Can Curb Cravings in Alcohol Use Disorder, Landmark Trial Finds
• Access to Anti-Inflammatory Inhalers for Everyone with Asthma - Still an Urgent Need
• US on the Brink of Losing Measles-free Status, Study Warns
• FAU Review: Obesity and Alzheimer's Linked by Disease-Driving Metabolic Pathways
• Delays in Visa Program Threaten Doctor Placements in Underserved Areas
• Alzheimer's Drug Development Pipeline Shows Impressive Growth and Diversity of Therapies
• Cross Country Healthcare, FAU Release 2026 State of Nursing Report
• From Compost to Clinic

May 4 2026

• Unmasking Autism Spectrum Disorder Through Its Gene-Based Roots
• Cannabis Microdosing More Common Than Psychedelics Among U.S. Adults, National Survey Finds
• New Research Shows Primary Care Training Improves Dementia Detection
• LA28: Inside the Medical Playbook
• Improving How Multiple Myeloma Is Understood and Treated
• UWF IDT Students Earn Top Honors at ISPI Case Study Competition
• Cedars-Sinai Adds Stem Cell Skill to Key Parkinson's Disease Study
• Postpartum Pain: Causes and How to Find Relief
• Lower Volume Bowel Preparation as Effective and Safe as Higher Volume Regimen for Inpatient Colonoscopy
• 70% of Veteran Hospitalizations for Alcohol Use Disorder Do Not Include Medication Treatment
• Amputations Among Opioid-Related Hospitalizations Increased Rapidly Between 2016 and 2022
• Newer Migraine Prevention Medications Offer Modest Benefit for Chronic Migraine
• FDA Green Lights Expanded Access to Pancreatic Cancer Drug, Daraxonrasib
• Online Misinformation Adding To Americans' Skin Cancer Risk, Survey Finds
• Social Media Videos, Easy Access Raise Risk of Teen Inhalant Use
• Nonprofit Hospitals Spend Billions on Management Consultants with No Clear Effect
• A Malaria Prevention Innovation Designed for Refugee Settings
• Managing Your Weight May Keep Your Brain Healthier for Longer
• Researchers Find Potential One-Two Punch Against Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
• Pandora Mission Images Help Prepare for Exoplanet Atmosphere Observations
• 'Fitspirational' Posts Can Be More Harmful Than Motivational, Review Concludes
• JMIR News: Diversity Under Threat as Clinical Trials Face Disruptions
• Surgeon Multitasking Increases Death Risk Of Organ Transplantees
• Emergency Departments Failing Australians with Psychosocial Disability
• Parents’ Stress Tied to Children’s Mental Health, New Survey Finds
• NIH Research Points to New Therapeutic Opportunities for Retinal Diseases
• Corewell Health Offers New, Advanced Immunotherapy Option for Metastatic Melanoma
• When Natural Disasters Strike, Another Crisis Hits Those Recovering From Opioid Addiction
• Living Near a Gas Station Increases Cancer Risk