Michael Thun
Michael Thun
Michael J. Thun is an American cancer researcher and emeritus vice president of epidemiological research at the American Cancer Society...
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If you have a short follow-up, you still have a problem with people who don't know they're sick, ... As the follow-up lengthens, that's less of a problem because the people who don't know that they're sick die.
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The CDC seriously underestimated the risk of dying in the overweight by not adequately dealing with the bias due to smoking and disease,
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I think it would be a good candidate for a warning. It's something that should be seriously considered.
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Colon cancer screening is probably one of the most underused ways to save one's life from cancer that exists.
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The risk of dying of breast cancer increases as BMI increases, ... The risk of dying of colon cancer increases in the overweight as well as the obese.
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Cigarette consumption is down where it was at the start of World War II. About 1 in 5 people are current smokers,
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Even though it's a small amount, it's an important milestone.
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It really comes down to whether a study is representative or valid, ... You can't get a valid answer from smokers or sick people because anyone who's ever practiced medicine knows that being sick affects weight. We want to know about weight before, not after, people get sick.
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It's still a very good idea to eat a diet that's high in fresh fruits and vegetables, both for its direct benefit on heart disease and reducing adult-onset diabetes.
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The benefits of short-term nicotine replacement therapy in helping smokers quit smoking far exceed any risks from nicotine replacement therapy.
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Women started smoking seriously 25 years ago, and the lag time for this epidemic has kicked in.
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The question here is why is there an association between these more minor cancers and potentially more dangerous cancers?
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What's interesting is that even without the potential benefits of early detection and treatment, at least one-third of cancer deaths are preventable.