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Every month, Fred Hutch postdoc writer/editors summarize two papers from each of our scientific divisions to stimulate collaborations across campus
May 24, 2023
Cancer prevention community mourns epidemiologist Dr. Alan Kristal
Pioneering researcher studied how diet can lower cancer risk
Vitamin E, selenium linked to increased prostate cancer risk
New Fred Hutch study raises caution about high doses of supplements
Selenium and vitamin E supplements can increase risk of prostate cancer in some men - Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Vitamin E can heighten the risk in men with low baseline selenium levels; selenium supplements can raise the risk in men with high baseline levels of the trace element
Link between high blood levels of omega-3 fatty acids and prostate cancer - Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Consumption of fatty fish and fish-oil supplements linked to 71 percent higher risk
Prostate cancer: Six things men should know about tomatoes, fish oil, vitamin supplements, testosterone, PSA Tests - and more
September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
Omega-3 fatty acids may boost prostate cancer risk
Conversely, Brasky and colleagues find high percentage of unhealthy trans-fatty acids linked with decreased high-grade prostate cancer risk
Omega-3 fat rich diet may reduce obesity-related diseases
Fish-rich diet linked to reduction in markers of chronic disease risk among overweight Yup’ik Eskimos
Study of Yup'ik Eskimos suggests high consumption of omega-3 fats reduces risk of obesity-related disease
Fish-rich diet linked to reduction in markers of chronic disease risk in overweight/obese people
Seven tips to jump start weight loss in the New Year
This research-based advice from Hutchinson Center scientists can help
Regular yoga practice is associated with mindful eating
Study suggests that mindful eating can play a key role in long-term weight maintenance
Video: Study links yoga practice with mindful eating
Kristal study suggests mindful eating can play a key role in long-term weight maintenance
Heavy drinking and prostate health don't mix
Kristal and colleagues find heavy, daily drinking increases risk of high-grade prostate cancer and renders preventive drug ineffective
Back to nutrition basics for cancer prevention
Editorial by Dr. Alan Kristal concludes that new data on folate supplementation and prostate cancer adds to growing body of knowledge showing micronutrient supplementation does not lower cancer risk
What's good for the heart may be good for the prostate
Study finds a diet high in vegetables and lean protein, and low in fat and red meat, combined with moderate alcohol use reduces the risk of symptomatic benign enlargement of the prostate
What's good for the heart may be good for the prostate
Study finds a diet high in vegetables and lean protein, and low in fat and red meat, combined with moderate alcohol use reduces the risk of symptomatic benign enlargement of the prostate
Measuring the molecular mechanisms linking diet and prostate cancer
Researchers find DNA-microarray technology can effectively measure impact of low-fat, low-carb diet on gene expression in prostate tissue
Reducing a weighty prostate-cancer prognosis
Obesity at the time of prostate-cancer diagnosis dramatically increases the risk of dying from the disease
Fat's fatal link to prostate cancer
Finasteride study finds 80 percent increase in risk of aggressive prostate cancer in 'apple-shaped men' with family history of the disease
Obesity increases the risk of aggressive prostate cancer
'Apple-shaped' men with a family history of the disease at greatest risk