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In a new series of laboratory tests, experts at the University of Leeds were able to demonstrate that silver can be just as effective against cancer as leading drugs used in chemotherapy. The research also found that using the chemical produces fewer side-effects, too.
Details of the investigation appear in the late... |
3 February 2012
05:36 GMT |
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According to the conclusions of a new scientific investigation carried out by experts at the University of Portsmouth, it would appear that a certain nutrient found in tomatoes can slow down the growth of prostate cancer cells, or even destroy the tumors entirely.
The compound only acts when the tomatoes are cooked,... |
1 February 2012
10:08 GMT |
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Investigators at the University of Michigan say that that using liquid lasers could contribute extensively to discovering slight genetic mutations as they are just starting to cause effects in the body. This could be of tremendous use for the early detection of numerous diseases, including cancer.
In a paper publis... |
1 February 2012
04:46 GMT |
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Joe Paterno, the famous Penn State coach who was fired after 46 years on the job last November after a massive abuse scandal, has died. The family issued a statement to say JoePa, as he was called, died of cancer.
In November last year, shortly after he was let go from the job amidst claims he knew assistant coach ... |
23 January 2012
03:03 GMT |
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The other day, Bruce Jenner, the husband of Kris Jenner, mother of the three Kardashian sisters, was pictured at a Lakers game in LA with a visible scar on his face. As it turns out, he had surgery for skin cancer.
Because everything the Kardashian klan does doesn't happen without cameras around, it's no ... |
18 January 2012
10:39 GMT |
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According to the most recent study on the nature of tumors, it would appear that some cancerous cells are able to stop, or at least delay, the spread of the disease through the body. The discovery could give rise to new therapies that use this capability for curing cancer.
Common cancer treatments in use today are ... |
18 January 2012
03:49 GMT |
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In October 2011, legendary actor Larry Hagman revealed he'd been “caught by cancer.” Since then, he's been receiving treatment for it – and he's responding to it wonderfully, he says in his first interview since the shocking announcement. Though Hagman still won't say what type o... |
10 January 2012
13:31 GMT |
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One of the main reasons why cancer is so deadly today is that it's usually detected once it has already taken hold of a particular organ. Early detection is only possible through very expensive and invasive procedures. But a team of experts is working on creating an inexpensive, efficient method of finding tumor... |
9 January 2012
10:04 GMT |
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Though armies, in general, are not well known for their ability to bring life, the US Army proves that things can be a bit different, if only for a little while. Experts working for the Army announce the development of a new, anti-cancer drug, which promises to be very effective against multiple tumors.
The drug wa... |
9 January 2012
08:17 GMT |
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At this point, the main drawback of cancer treatments is that they cause a wide array of negative side-effects, which are often just as worse as the disease. But now, a biotechnology company from Norway announces that its experts are getting closer to developing a side-effect-free cancer therapy.
Achieving this go... |
7 January 2012
06:56 GMT |
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One of the most important group of carcinogens in tobacco cigarette smoke can be neutralized by the addition of lycopene and grape seed extract to cigarette filters. This could make cigarette smoking a lot less harmful to those who are trying to quit, but cannot.
Cornell University scientists say that these two com... |
3 January 2012
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E! correspondent Giuliana Rancic is already back at work, no less than 2 weeks after double mastectomy. In a statement, Giuliana says the decision to come back was approved by doctors, who told her it would not be rushing her recovery. Giuliana announced she's been diagnosed with breast cancer in October. At the... |
30 December 2011
04:11 GMT |
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Eva Ekvall, crowned Miss Venezuela in 2000 when she was just 17, and one of the country's most active campaigners for cancer awareness, has lost the battle with the disease. She was only 28 years old.Eva is survived by her parents and brothers, but also by her husband and daughter. She was diagnosed with advance... |
20 December 2011
11:32 GMT |
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Singer Etta James is dying. After a very hard year, the iconic singer is now in the “final stages of leukemia,” her manager of 30 years has just confirmed, while asking fans to pray for her. Etta was diagnosed with leukemia and dementia a while back, and her condition has been worsening this past year. ... |
17 December 2011
05:47 GMT |
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Breast cancer is real, as millions of women from around the world who have already fought it can attest. In a bid to raise awareness on the issue of prevention, here is a new series of ads with comic book heroines.Various breast cancer campaigns stress the importance of the monthly self-exam women must give themselve... |
17 December 2011
05:06 GMT |
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In Octobert this year, E! News correspondent Giuliana Rancic announced she'd been diagnosed with breast cancer, saying she was lucky it'd been caught on early. Faced later on with a decision for the best treatment, Giuliana chose a double mastectomy.
The television personality and reality star was on The ... |
6 December 2011
06:35 GMT |
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A peculiar rumor is responsible for the extinction of three populations of rhinos. Experts are now certain that an old belief stating rhino horns power can cure cancer is responsible for the disappearance of three species and the increased vulnerability of the ones remaining to tell the story. Despite the fact that... |
25 November 2011
10:09 GMT |
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China makes sure nothing is wasted while all its resources are used and reused, time after time. Same goes for Panda poo, that is supposed to contribute a great deal to the manufacturing process of one of the worlds' most sophisticated and expensive kinds of tea.
It appears that Pandas are very delicate creatu... |
22 November 2011
10:49 GMT |
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Cells communicate with their environments through chemical signals, which they release in specific patterns and concentrations. A new study shows that the mechanism works both ways, and that cells can adjust the volume of their chemical output accordingly.
Before this investigation, researchers were convinced that c... |
17 November 2011
06:52 GMT |
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A group of investigators at the Rice University announces the development of a new medical technique that could potentially forward the fight against cancer by a few decades. Their approach revolves around introducing as many as 2 million gold nanorods inside tumor cells.
These nanorods have an amazing propriety, wh... |
16 November 2011
10:39 GMT |
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Experts with the US National Cancer Institute (NCI) announce the development of an advanced phenotypic screening platform, which is capable of identifying drugs that may potentially destroy cancer. The tool makes it easier to search for these chemicals.
At the same time, it reduces the time required to go through a... |
14 November 2011
16:01 GMT |
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In a new study conducted on postmenopausal women, researchers could find no positive health effects for using vitamin D. Previous studies suggested that consuming the chemical promotes bone health, and reduces females' risk of developing cardiovascular diseases and cancer, among other conditions.
Last year the... |
1 November 2011
10:46 GMT |
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In a study funded by the Canadian Cancer Society Research Institute and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, researchers discovered that the protein S100A10 is critical for the growth of tumors during the last phase of cancer.
Metastatic growth is a term referring to the development of tumors at many locatio... |
1 November 2011
05:30 GMT |
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Being able to determine which patients will benefit from which combination of chemotherapy drugs would be of great use for oncologists trying to find the best possible type of medication for every type of cancer. A new test has recently been developed to fulfill this need.
The laboratory test shows how efficient ea... |
31 October 2011
15:01 GMT |
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According to a new study conducted by investigators at the University of Leeds and the University of Newcastle, both in the UK, it would appear that consuming regular doses of aspirin can protect predisposed individuals from developing cancer – at least to some extent.
The investigation was focused on determi... |
28 October 2011
05:47 GMT |
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Walter Isaacson’s Steve Jobs biography is set to hit newsstands next week, October 24, containing intriguing details about the Apple co-founder life and his relationships with family, friends, and enemies alike.One of the bases touched by the book is Jobs decision to delay surgery for almost a whole year after ... |
21 October 2011
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The other day, Giuliana Rancic, reality star and E! News host, made a shocking announcement on The Today show: she was diagnosed with breast cancer in August and was about to start receiving treatment. In a new interview with E! (video below), Rancic explains why she decided to come forward with the news when no one ... |
18 October 2011
05:32 GMT |
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Giuliana Rancic has been diagnosed with breast cancer. Even though she’s only 36, the E! News host had to cope with a breast cancer diagnosis, which came after getting a mammogram as part of her attempt of getting pregnant.She makes the announcement on The Today show, hoping that her example will inspire other ... |
17 October 2011
11:21 GMT |
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Octogenarian actor Larry Hagman, most famously known for his role as J.R. Ewing on the ‘80s hit series “Dallas,” is battling cancer once more. The actor has issued a statement to break the news to fans.
Hagman, who is set to reprise the iconic role in TNT’s follow-up series, insists in a s... |
15 October 2011
07:41 GMT |
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Beezid.com, a penny auction website that offers online auction shopping has used its iTribute Apple Products Event last Friday, October 7 in memory of Steve Jobs and claims to have raised $5,000 for cancer research.The event reportedly ran for 6 hours and featured a multitude of Apple products. Members enjoyed saving... |
11 October 2011
16:11 GMT |
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He’s a cancer survivor himself and he knows only too well the kind of good he can do by simply showing up at an event. “Dexter’s” Michael C. Hall took part in a walk-a-thon at UCLA’s Lymphoma Program to raise funds for it. The actor, dressed in a bright green shirt and wearing running sh... |
10 October 2011
14:41 GMT |
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In response to the death of Steve Jobs, Julie Fleshman, President and CEO of the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, the national organization fighting pancreatic cancer, is extending their deepest sympathy to the Apple co-founder’s family.Although he had seemingly beaten a rare form of pancreatic cancer discover... |
6 October 2011
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Canadian researchers at the Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, discovered during a new study that modern-day work shifts are not as disruptive to human health as other types of shifts that existed decades or centuries ago. In other words, current work schedules are more humane.The team also found that the... |
28 September 2011
19:31 GMT |
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In a new study on the influence of human saliva on the development of head and neck cancer, researchers in the United States determined that the main active ingredient in the spice turmeric, called curcumin, plays an important part in suppressing a very important cell signaling pathway.
That particular pathway pla... |
15 September 2011
08:43 GMT |
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A collaboration of six universities and research centers has taken an unorthodox approach to searching for drugs that may combat a fierce type of blood cancer, called acute myeloid leukemia. The work has already discovered a potent drug candidate.The research team, which also included investigators from the Cold Spri... |
4 August 2011
03:10 GMT |
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People who are in contact with the high-ups at Apple on a regular basis say the company’s chief executive is still doing his bit for the company some six months into a medical leave granted to Steve Jobs for an undetermined period of time.
In 2009, Steve Jobs had entered a medical leave for a specified durat... |
1 August 2011
03:34 GMT |
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Researchers have proposed a long time ago that obesity and cancer are somewhat related, in the sense that the presence of one in the body can favor the development of the other. A team of experts was just awarded an important grant to study this possible correlation.The money, a total of $9.2 million, were provided b... |
29 July 2011
03:44 GMT |
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The concept of magnetism has been used as a sham healing tool by so many charlatans over the centuries, that is stands to reason people are reluctant to accept it today. Yet, experts are now showing that magnetic fields may in fact be used to destroy cancer tumors. French scientists argue that hyperthermia – th... |
21 July 2011
04:26 GMT |
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A group of experts is convinced that it has discovered the key to prediction the onset of cancer early on. They say that their findings could also bring the goal of personalized medicine closer to reality. What the group did is find the order in which genetic aberrations accumulate and lead to cancer. Armed with this... |
30 June 2011
09:00 GMT |
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Scientists at the Ohio State University (OSU) found that heavy metals including iron are capable of emitting low-energy electrons, if they are exposed to X-ray wavelengths of specific energies. The discovery was made as the team was investigating stars and black hole, trying to determine how chemical elements emit an... |
27 June 2011
05:26 GMT |
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A team of experts in the United Kingdom, at the University of Leeds, announces the development of a new vaccine, that they say could be used to treat cancer. The chemical was produced by using a large DNA library, the investigators explain.Details of the research were recently published in the top journal Nature Medi... |
20 June 2011
02:46 GMT |
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In an interesting new study, researchers demonstrated that animal models exposed to asbestos-rich dust were far more likely to suffer from genetic somatic mutations than those who were only exposed to regular dust. Past studies have drawn attention to the dangers posed by asbestos years ago. The works have shown that... |
15 June 2011
10:00 GMT |
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According to the conclusions of a new scientific study, it would appear that following certain types of diets can have a positive effect on the human body, protecting it from the development of cancer, and stopping the spread of tumors that are already formed. This effect was observed for people who consumed diets th... |
15 June 2011
08:25 GMT |
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After careful review and analysis, the US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) decided to include eight new substances on the list of known carcinogens. These are substances that can lead to the development of cancer, if people consume products that contain them.The chemicals were identified in a new report... |
14 June 2011
05:55 GMT |
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Scientists have recently discovered that it is possible to use local anesthesia in combination with hypnosis, so as to speed up patients' recovery following certain types of surgery. This connection has never been proven before. The research, conducted in Europe, shows that the benefits the joint approach supply... |
13 June 2011
09:00 GMT |
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A group of experts at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI) discovered in a new study that using two antibodies together increased their effectiveness against cancer. The duo had stronger effects than each of the two taken separately.
Both antibodies are targeted directly at prime survival strategies employed by... |
4 June 2011
05:37 GMT |
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According to the conclusions of a new study, it would appear that a lot of the people who are lucky enough to get cured of cancer with existing treatments tend to continue experiencing health problems.The research showed that the most common issues related to chronic pain and fatigue, loss of sleep or poor sleep qual... |
4 June 2011
05:11 GMT |
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Once oncologists discover a tumor in a patient, their primary objective is to ensure that the cells do not spread in the surrounding tissue, and then further in the body, Experts have now discovered a new protein that could make this job easier than ever. The molecule identified in this study plays a significant role... |
13 May 2011
08:49 GMT |
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University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA) experts announce the discovery of a new method for amplifying the actions of killer T cells, a type of immune system cell that plays a critical role in destroying infectious agents in the human body.A specific subset, called CD8 cells, can have their function boosted for... |
12 May 2011
15:01 GMT |
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