Videos offer tips on reducing breast-cancer risk June 05, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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Using certain plastics and cosmetics may increase the risk of breast cancer, according to emerging scientific research cited by Cornell investigators. Drinking from hard-plastic water bottles and using such personal-care ... | |
Kylie's breast cancer triggered a surge of over 30 percent in breast imaging of low-risk women June 04, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Kylie's breast cancer triggered a surge of over 30 per cent in breast imaging of low risk women, says new University of Melbourne study. | |
Family history of colorectal cancer linked with reduced risk of cancer recurrence June 03, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Among patients with advanced colon cancer receiving treatment that includes chemotherapy, a family history of colorectal cancer is associated with a significant reduction in cancer recurrence and death, with the risk reduced ... | |
Combination therapy packs 1-2 punch against melanoma June 01, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Disabling a protein frequently found in melanoma tumors may make the cancer more vulnerable to chemotherapy, according to a pilot study led by researchers in the Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center. | |
Fruits, vegetables and teas may protect smokers from lung cancer May 29, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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Tobacco smokers who eat three servings of fruits and vegetables per day and drink green or black tea may be protecting themselves from lung cancer, according to a first-of-its-kind study by UCLA cancer researchers. | |
Exercises cut cancer death in men May 29, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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Men who exercise often are less likely to die from cancer than those who don’t exercise, according to a new study from the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet. In the study, the researchers looked at the effect ... | |
Dual functions of gene revealed, for better and for worse May 27, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Researchers at WEHI have pinpointed the function of a potent cancer gene. The gene, known as “ERG”, has long been associated with a range of human malignancies, including leukemia and sarcoma. American scientists showed in ... | |
Researchers find roadmap to next-generation cancer therapies May 25, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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Pinpointing new targets for cancer treatments is as difficult as finding a needle in a haystack, yet a University of Rochester team has discovered an entire novel class of genes they believe will lead to a greater understanding ... | |
Mapping of prostate cancer genes opens the door to new treatments May 20, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Genetic changes during the initiation and progression of prostate cancer have eluded scientists to date. Now for the first time researchers have identified a specific gene expression profile of prostate cancer stem cells, ... | |
Traditional herbal medicine kills pancreatic cancer cells, researchers report May 19, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 76 vote(s)
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An herb used in traditional medicine by many Middle Eastern countries may help in the fight against pancreatic cancer, one of the most difficult cancers to treat. Researchers at the Kimmel Cancer at Jefferson in Philadelphia ... | |
Researchers show link between vitamin D status, breast cancer May 15, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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Using newly available data on worldwide cancer incidence, researchers at the Moores Cancer Center at University of California, San Diego and the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine have shown a clear association ... | |
Girls, young women can cut risk of early breast cancer through regular exercise May 14, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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Mothers, here’s another reason to encourage your daughters to be physically active: Girls and young women who exercise regularly between the ages of 12 and 35 have a substantially lower risk of breast cancer before menopause ... | |
Researchers pinpoint how smoking causes cancer May 13, 2008 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 18 vote(s)
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Oregon Health & Science University Cancer Institute researchers have pinpointed the protein that can lead to genetic changes that cause lung cancer. The research will be published Tuesday, May 12, in the British Journal ... | |
Vitamin D protects cells from stress that can lead to cancer May 13, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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By inducing a specific gene to increase expression of a key enzyme, vitamin D protects healthy prostate cells from the damage and injuries that can lead to cancer, University of Rochester Medical Center researchers report. | |
New cancer gene found May 08, 2008 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 24 vote(s)
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Researchers at the OU Cancer Institute have identified a new gene that causes cancer. The ground-breaking research appears in Nature’s cancer journal Oncogene. | |
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