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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
06:01 GMT |
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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
06:46 GMT |
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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
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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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A team of experts in the United States announces the development of a new type of virus that can selectively target and infect cancer cells, delivery drugs as it does so. The discovery could be used to treat several types of cancer, the team behind the research believes.The research group managed to get the new agent... |
12 May 2011
07:51 GMT |
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Scientists with the University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA) announce the development of a new class of drug-carrying nanoparticles, that are more capable of reaching their intended target than any other similar constructs today. The work was prompted by the fact that numerous types of nanoparticles and other d... |
5 May 2011
04:52 GMT |
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A group of scientists announce the development of a new method of forcing cancer cells to destroy themselves. This advancement could be used to develop new types of therapies against various forms of cancer. The method relies on affecting the mitochondria of tumor cells.Mitochondria, colloquially referred to as the p... |
20 April 2011
03:25 GMT |
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Patients seeking to cope with the painful effects of cancer treatments now have a new method of doing so. A technology developed by the American space agency is now available to doctors, who can choose to use it to alleviate the pain certain cancer therapies inflict on patients. Originally, the technology was develop... |
1 April 2011
09:19 GMT |
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Apple CEO, Steve Jobs is alive and kicking a full six weeks into the speculative diagnosis dished out by a tabloid in February, when pictures of the Apple boss emerged next to shocking statements from physicians who had never actually examined the man in person.A story ran by The National Enquirer last month would ha... |
31 March 2011
06:01 GMT |
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A collaboration of researchers in Europe has embarked on a quest to create a new type of cancer diagnostics tool that could increase patients' chances of survival by detecting their condition early on. The joint, academic-industry effort is the largest of its type ever undertaken. Its primary objective is to dev... |
21 March 2011
06:59 GMT |
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Researchers in the United States announce the development of a new method for analyzing the evolution of cancer tumors. The team says that the technique could enable a better understanding of the condition. Ultimately, this could lead to the creation of new drugs and therapies.The work was carried out at the Cold Spr... |
14 March 2011
04:53 GMT |
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A team of investigators from the University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA) and their colleagues announce the development of a new device, that works just like Velcro in eliminating free-floating cancer cells circulating through the bloodstream. The new tool simply grabs the affected cells, and can then dispose o... |
9 March 2011
05:59 GMT |
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Producing nanoscale particles according to custom specifications has been a goal in this field of research for several years, but achieving this objective was never easy. Now, it would appear that a collaboration of US researchers managed to do just that. The investigators developed a method of producing nanoparticle... |
8 March 2011
16:31 GMT |
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Now in the middle of a huge world tour, which she describes as a celebration of life, Australian singer Kylie Minogue took the time out to speak with Molly Meldrum for Sunday Night. It’s the most personal interview she’s given to date.
Molly is a good friend of Kylie’s and, even though the inter... |
7 March 2011
05:28 GMT |
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For the first time in more than 30 years, scientists were able to cultivate cells from a very dangerous type of brain cancer – called glioma – that most affects children, and is often fatal.Such an achievement could represent the first ray of hope in this field of research for a very long time. This type ... |
4 March 2011
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A group of scientists in Northern Ireland has recently demonstrated a new approach towards fighting cancer cells. The method they developed revolves around using an innovative gene transport system for delivering a single gene inside tumor cells. When this happens, the short bit of genetic information simply orders t... |
28 February 2011
04:16 GMT |
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Reports indicate that Apple’s chief executive officer was present at a scheduled meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama, and several other technology leaders, despite reports that Jobs was in terribly bad shape.
Admittedly, these reports were unable to confirm the CEO’s current condition, as White Ho... |
18 February 2011
03:18 GMT |
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Chemicals used to give Coca Cola, Pepsi and other similarly-colored fizzy drinks their “caramel” coloring cause cancer, the Center for Science in the Public Interest says in a petition to the FDA, asking it to ban its use. According to the group, the chemicals used to create the “caramel” colo... |
17 February 2011
16:31 GMT |
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Officials from the University of Leeds are proud to announce the inauguration of the first brain tumor research laboratory at the university, and also the only one in Yorkshire, the United Kingdom. The new facility is based at the Leeds Institute of Molecular Medicine (LIMM).At this point, the project to open this la... |
11 February 2011
10:30 GMT |
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Gisele Bundchen, one of world’s most famous and well-paid supermodels, has a certain habit of getting people riled up with the comments she makes. Just recently, she said she doesn’t use sunscreen when at the beach because it’s “poison.”Though it’s true that certain products of thi... |
6 February 2011
03:09 GMT |
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Esteemed film critic Roger Ebert lost more than his voice in his determined battle with cancer, he also lost half of his face, as all his fans must know. Now preparing to return to television, Ebert is happy to announce he’s gotten a prosthetic chin. In a post on his official blog, Ebert says this is no vanity ... |
22 January 2011
05:20 GMT |
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Dogs, wolves and coyotes can suffer from a contagious form of cancer, that seems to repair its own genetic mutations by adopting genes from the host, revealed a new study carried out by scientists at Imperial College London.Canine Transmissible Venereal Tumor or CTVT is a very special form of cancer that is usually t... |
21 January 2011
06:43 GMT |
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The fight against tumors makes progress every day, and now, a team of scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Harvard Medical School in the US, created a nanoparticle that breaks up in smaller units after reaching its target, allowing a better tumor tissue penetration and a more efficient ... |
18 January 2011
08:09 GMT |
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A new research funded by the National Cancer Institute concluded that cigarette smoke starts to cause genetic damage within minutes after inhalation into the lungs.This report is the first human study to thoroughly explain the way that some substances within tobacco cause DNA damage linked to cancer, and they can do ... |
17 January 2011
03:04 GMT |
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A new research concluded that it would be far easier for oncolytic viruses to destroy cancer cells, if they were associated with a bacterial enzyme that would help them penetrate the deadly brain tumor.Researchers at the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center-Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. ... |
14 January 2011
04:44 GMT |
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Good news for all Michael Douglas fans: contrary to earlier reports, the treatment has been successful and the actor can now tell the world – via an interview with Matt Lauer – that the tumor is gone. Douglas taped an interview with Lauer and it will air today, Tuesday, January 11, 2011. In it, People mag... |
11 January 2011
06:43 GMT |
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Scientists part of a multi-institutional collaboration led by William Weiss, MD, PhD, a neuro-oncologist at the University of California at San Francisco, found the type of cell that is at the origin of brain tumors called oligodendrogliomas (a type of glioma) – the most common type of malignant brain tumors.Th... |
7 January 2011
10:42 GMT |
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A group of Japanese experts has recently developed a new mechanism for delivering drugs inside the human body. The method relies on the use of nanoparticles to deliver chemicals inside tumor cells, by sneaking the drugs past the cancer cells' defenses. The technique was demonstrated to work even on the most drug... |
7 January 2011
04:47 GMT |
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