fitness news , Font size Cancer A new cancer drug most effective for Multiple Sclerosis - Reported, November 03, 2012 During MS the body's immune system turns on its own nerves causing debilitating muscle problems. Researchers at the University of Cambridge say a cancer drug, which wipes out and resets the immune … [Read more...]
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Chemists Develop Nose-Like Array to ‘Smell’ Cancer
fitness news , Font size Cancer Chemists Develop Nose-Like Array to 'Smell' Cancer - Reported, September 14, 2012 ScienceDaily - In the fight against cancer, knowing the enemy's exact identity is crucial for diagnosis and treatment, especially in metastatic cancers, those that spread between organs and tissues. Now … [Read more...]
All girls need cervical cancer vaccines: European Union
fitness news , Font size Cancer All girls need cervical cancer vaccines: European Union - Reported,September 5, 2012 All girls in Europe should be immunized against the human papillomavirus (HPV) that causes cervical cancer and current vaccine coverage rates are far too low, European Union health officials said on … [Read more...]
What Do You know about Melanoma?
fitness news , Font size Cancer What Do You know about Melanoma? - Reported, August 3, 2012 NEW YORK, NY (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Skin cancers account for 80 percent of all new cancers diagnosed each year. That means 430,000 people will be told they have it in 2012. What you dont know about skin cancer could end up killing … [Read more...]
Vitamin E Lowers Risk Of Liver Cancer
fitness news , Font size Cancer Vitamin E Lowers Risk Of Liver Cancer - Reported, July 18, 2012 (Ivanhoe Newswire) Vitamin E is good for many things, including prevention of heart disease, strokes, cataracts, and possibly some signs of aging. Now, a study finds that consuming higher amounts of Vitamin E can lower your … [Read more...]
Diabetes Drugs Increase Risk of Cancer
fitness news , Font size Cancer Diabetes Drugs Increase Risk of Cancer - Reported, July 5, 2012 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Injections, blood sugar awareness, and constant finger pricking--these are all things someone who suffers from type-2 diabetes has to deal with. Researchers say, now they may have to worry about … [Read more...]
Melanoma Therapy Advance
fitness news , Font size Cancer Melanoma Therapy Advance - Reported, July 10, 2012 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- It's summer time and everyone is headed to the beach! The National Cancer Institute estimates that in 2012, there will be more than 76,000 new cases of melanoma, a form of skin cancer, in the United States. Now, … [Read more...]
Molecular Grenade Kills Tumor Cells in Mice
fitness news , Font size Cancer Molecular Grenade Kills Tumor Cells in Mice - Reported, July 10, 2012 (Ivanhoe Newswire) Can a drug made from a weed cure cancer? Researchers and scientists are currently searching for an answer to that question, and they are one step closer after a new study showed that it destroyed … [Read more...]
Non-Surgical Approach Can Treat Lung Cancers
Non-Surgical Approach Can Treat Lung Cancers Reported June 18, 2008 WEDNESDAY, June 18 (HealthDay News) -- A minimally invasive procedure normally used to treat liver cancer also holds promise for lung cancer patients, according to a new study. In the study, expected to be published in the July edition ofThe Lancet Oncology, 88 … [Read more...]
Oral Cancer, Chronic Pediatric Ear Infections And Hearing Health Refected In New Study
Oral Cancer, Chronic Pediatric Ear Infections And Hearing Health Refected In New Study Reported June 09, 2008 Three new studies published in the June 2008 edition of Otolaryngology -- Head and Neck Surgery focus on what role gender plays in the prognosis of oral tongue cancer, chronic ear infections in children, and the success … [Read more...]
Protein Linked With Poor Prognosis in Early-Stage Breast Cancer
Protein Linked With Poor Prognosis in Early-Stage Breast Cancer Reported January 30, 2008 WEDNESDAY, Jan. 30 (HealthDay News) -- High levels of a protein called Ki-67 are associated with poor prognosis in women with early-stage breast cancer, but this protein may not be useful in identifying patients who would benefit from … [Read more...]
Young cancer patients at risk of heart failure due to drugs
Young cancer patients at risk of heart failure due to drugs Reported September 03, 2009 Some older cancer drugs can damage heart cells leading to heart failure, where the organ does not pump as efficiently. The condition is difficult to treat and can require a heart transplant in severe cases. As more children and young … [Read more...]
Cellular Marker Improves HPV Screening for Cervical Cancer
Cellular Marker Improves HPV Screening for Cervical Cancer Reported September 09, 2008 TURIN, Italy, Sept. 9 -- The specificity of DNA tests for human papillomavirus (HPV) can be improved by the use of a protein that is over-expressed in cervical cancer cells, researchers here said. Testing for HPV has been shown to be more … [Read more...]
Cancer screening saves 30 women’s lives
Cancer screening saves 30 women's lives December 28, 2007 Shanghai Health Bureau said it had screened 300,000 retired and poor women for breast cancer and other diseases in the city this year. The bureau had successfully detected early signs of cancer in 30 people, officials said. "Among these women, 13 people were found to have … [Read more...]
Cooking with gas raises risk of lung cancer
Cooking with gas raises risk of lung cancer Reported February 18, 2010 The aroma of seared meat as your pan-fried steak is prepared may set your tastebuds tingling but it may also give the chef cancer, especially if they are using a gas cooker. Cooking fumes produced during high-temperature frying are already known to cause cancer. In … [Read more...]
Lung cancer culprit identified
Lung cancer culprit identified Reported May 15, 2008 A protein responsible for repairing damaged DNA may be a vital link to explaining how smoking causes lung cancer, US researchers reported on Tuesday. Lung cells exposed to cigarette smoke produce less of the protein, called FANCD2, the team at Oregon Health & Science University … [Read more...]
Smokeless tobacco raises oral cancer risk 80%
Smokeless tobacco raises oral cancer risk 80% Reported July 02, 2008 BEIJING, July 2 (Xinhuanet) -- Smokeless tobacco -- such as chewing tobacco and snuff -- are less dangerous than cigarettes but still raise the risk of oral cancer by 80 percent, according to the World Health Organization's cancer agency. A review of 11 studies … [Read more...]
Bariatric Surgery Linked to Reduced Cancer Risk in Obese People
Bariatric Surgery Linked to Reduced Cancer Risk in Obese People Reported June 20, 2008 FRIDAY, June 20, (News Locale) - Obese individuals who opt to get rid of the flab through bariatric or weight loss surgery can reduce their risk of developing cancer, two new studies out of Canada and Brazil are indicating. Researchers from … [Read more...]
Cancer solutions explored
Cancer solutions explored Reported June 12, 2009 The beat goes on at the National Summit for Community Cancer Control in Prince George as about 400 medical professionals from across Canada listen, learn and share from each other. Friday morning the gathering heard Dr. Simon Sutcliffe, past-president of the B.C. Cancer Agency, reflect on cancer … [Read more...]
Caffeine And Excercise Could Protect Against Skin Cancer
fitness news , Font size Cancer Caffeine And Exercise Could Protect Against Skin Cancer - Reported, April 09 2012 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A recent study shows that the combined effects of excercise and the consumption of caffeine may be able to protect against skin cancer and possibly prevent inflammation related to other … [Read more...]
Dramatic Skin Cancer Rise in Young Adults
Dramatic Skin Cancer Rise in Young Adults (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Spring is in the air and people of all ages, are trading in their overcoats and gloves for shorts and tank tops exposing their skin to ultra-violet rays and skin cancer. Even as the rates of some cancers are falling, the Mayo Clinic is seeing an alarming new trend: the dramatic rise of skin cancer among … [Read more...]
In Ovarian Cancer, Increasing Height And Body Mass Index Found To Be Risk Factors
fitness news , Font size Cancer In Ovarian Cancer, Increasing Height And Body Mass Index Found To Be Risk Factors - Reported, April 05 2012 A study in this week's PLoS Medicine suggests that increasing height and, among women who have never taken menopausal hormone therapy, increased body mass index are risk factors for … [Read more...]
New Melanoma Drug Doubles Survival
fitness news , Font size Cancer New Melanoma Drug Doubles Survival - Reported, February 28, 2012 (Ivanhoe Newswire) About 70,000 people are diagnosed with melanoma every year in the United States. Of those, nearly 8,000 people will die of the disease. However there is good news. For the first time, researchers are able to … [Read more...]
Cancer Discovery
fitness news , Font size Cancer Cancer Discovery - Reported, February 29, 2012 (Ivanhoe Newswire) Researchers have discovered how a protein "master regulator" goes awry, leading to metastasis, the fatal step of cancer. The protein mTOR is a "master regulator" of human protein synthesis. It helps normal cells sense … [Read more...]
Survey: Doctors Ignore Cancer Screening Guidelines?
fitness news , Font size Cancer Drug Helps Leukemia Patients Live Longer - Reported, February 29, 2012 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- New research shows that patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) who do not respond to interferon treatments experience long-term benefits when they switch to the drug imatinib. Imatinib is proving … [Read more...]
New Lung Cancer Therapy
fitness news , Font size Cancer New Lung Cancer Therapy - Reported, February3, 2012 NASHVILLE, TN (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Its the number one cancer killer in America. We all know smoking causes it, but if youve never had a cigarette, a mutation in your genes could lead to lung cancer. Now, doctors are attacking genes, … [Read more...]
Survey: Doctors Ignore Cancer Screening Guidelines?
fitness news , Font size Cancer Survey: Doctors Ignore Cancer Screening Guidelines? - Reported, February 7, 2012 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Recent clinical guidelines recommend against routine ovarian cancer screening because incidence of ovarian cancer is low, there is no proof that screening affects mortality rates, and … [Read more...]
Slowing Cancer Growth
fitness news , Font size Cancer Slowing Cancer Growth - Reported, January 24, 2012 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- The American Cancer Society estimates there will be more than 200,000 new cases of invasive breast cancer in women and 39,000 deaths, this year alone. Other than skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common form of … [Read more...]
Novel Method to Target Cancer
Novel Method to Target Cancer Reported December 19, 2011 (Ivanhoe Newswire) Scientists have discovered a new way to target cancer through manipulating a master switch responsible for cancer cell growth. Cancer cells can grow and multiply faster by creating their own blood vessels. Cancer cells gain the nutrients they need by producing proteins that make blood … [Read more...]
Cancer Patients Keep their Hair
Cancer Patients Keep their Hair! Reported December 2, 2011 Winston-Salem, NC (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Hair loss, its one of the most obvious signs of cancer treatment. Many of the drugs used in chemotherapy for diseases like breast cancer cause all or the most of the patients hair to fall out, but as one woman found out, a cool new therapy currently being studied … [Read more...]
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