UK Study Links Prolonged Sitting to Higher Cancer Risk

Prolonged sitting in blocks of 30 minutes or longer increases the risk of cancer diagnosis and cancer-related mortality, according to a large observational study published in PLOS Medicine and reported by ScienceAlert. Researchers utilizing continuous wrist activity monitor data from more than 91,000 UK Biobank participants found that breaking up sedentary time with movement lowers … Read more

3 Cancers That Should Never Be Biopsied

Certain suspected cancers, including testicular, ovarian, and pediatric Wilms tumors, may be inadvertently spread if diagnosed via biopsy, according to internal medicine specialist Dr. Priyam Bordoloi. While tissue biopsies are generally the gold standard for cancer diagnosis, Dr. Bordoloi warns that puncturing these specific tumors can rupture the malignancy and seed cancer cells into the … Read more