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Prostate Cancer: less frequent prostate screening may be ok
2007-09-03 07:12:00 Frequent screening for prostate cancer found more tumors overall, but failed to cut the number of aggressive tumors detected according to a study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. This study further fuels the controversy over the value of screening tests for this cancer and how frequently such tests should be performed. The ... More About: Prostate Cancer , Prostate , Cree , Screening
Rash caused by Tarceva (and other EGFR inhibitors), a positive sign
2007-09-03 07:10:00 Development of a rash after treatment with inhibitors of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) such as Tarceva (erlotinib) may actually indicate that the treatment is working well, according to an analysis of two phase III trials. According to the analysis, the worse the rash, the more likely patients are to survive their cancers or maintain ... More About: Chemotherapy , Lung Cancer , Sign , Pancreatic Cancer , Positive
Self-collection of HPV testing specimens feasible
2007-09-01 07:41:00 In a new study published in CMAJ, Dr. Gina Oglivie and colleagues explored the feasibility of women self-collecting specimens for HPV testing. They focused on women who might not make full use of screening programs such as women who were homeless or involved in the sex trade. Nurses recruited women from women’s shelters and alleys in ... More About: Cervical Cancer , Testing , Cancer Research , Coll , Mens
Breast Cancer And Breast Density
2007-09-01 07:39:00 Studying the DNA of 889 people, gene hunters at the Mayo Clinic and H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Centers have identified a region on chromosome 5p that is significantly associated with dense breast tissue, a known risk factor for breast cancer. The findings, published in the September 1 issue of Cancer Research , a publication of the American ... More About: Breast Cancer , Breast , Brea
Thyroid Cancer Survivors Conference
2007-09-01 07:37:00 Attention Thyroid cancer survivors and patients: the Thyroid Cancer Survivors Conference is happening this fall in San Francisco on October 19-21. The conference will be an invaluable resource for those affected by the disease, and features many experts on the disease among its panel of speakers. The sessions won’t just be about the science behind ... More About: News , Thyroid Cancer , Vivo
Red Wine May Help Reduce Prostate Cancer Risk
2007-09-01 07:35:00 Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) have found that nutrients in red wine may help reduce the risk of developing prostate cancer. The study involved male mice that were fed a plant compound found in red wine called resveratrol, which has shown anti-oxidant and anti-cancer properties. Other sources of resveratrol in the diet ... More About: Wine , Cancer , Prostate Cancer , Risk , Reduce
World-renowned Artist Paints for Breast Cancer
2007-09-01 07:31:00 World-renowned artist Susan Rios is donating her time and artwork to a worthy cause: Breast Cancer . Her piece, called ‘Feel the Hope’, will be signed and sold at $49, with 100% of the profits going to breast cancer. Rios says that the painting was named by her former husband, who himself is battling cancer and ... More About: World , Artist , Breast Cancer
Thicker Skin Cancer Diagnosis: Distance To The Physician
2007-08-24 17:00:00 The farther patients travel to reach the physician who diagnoses their melanoma, the more likely they are to have thicker skin cancer at diagnosis, according to a report in the August issue of Archives of Dermatology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. “Survival for patients with melanoma is dependent on stage at diagnosis. As Breslow [depth of ... More About: Skin , Cancer , Skin Cancer , Melanoma , Diagnosis
Different variety of tomato?s cancer-fighting properties
2007-08-24 16:57:00 by Chris Sparling I was recently at the grocery store with my fiance, doing a quick shopping run. As we traversed through the grocery section of our local Stop & Shop, I kept reminding her that we needed to buy more tomatoes. After about the fourth reminder, she finally turned to me and asked what the ... More About: Cancer , Fighting , Variety , Tomato , Properties
Breast Cancer Risk Factors: Dense Breasts, Hormone Levels
2007-08-24 16:55:00 The density of a woman’s breast tissue and her level of sex hormones are two strong and independent risk factors for breast cancer, according to a team of researchers from Harvard and Georgetown universities. The finding dispels the common belief that the risk associated with dense breasts merely reflects the same risk associated with high ... More About: Cancer , Breast Cancer , Breast , Cancer Research , Breasts
FDA proposes suncreen rules and skin cancer warnings
2007-08-24 16:53:00 The FDA proposed a new regulation on Thursday governing retail sunscreens, including adding a new label warning consumers about the risk of skin cancer linked to sun exposure. The FDA proposed testing and rating a product’s level of ultraviolet A protection. UVA is responsible for tanning and UVB for burning. The FDA hopes to clarify ... More About: Skin , Cancer , Skin Cancer , Rules , Warnings
Skin Cancer In Different Races
2007-08-22 07:57:00 Do different races have different outlooks on the possibility of developing skin cancer? With so many skin pigments among the world’s human races, it would make sense for darker-skinned citizens to proclaim that they are more protected from skin cancer than from light-skinned individuals. At least in Florida, this is the thinking. White Hispanic teens, when ... More About: Skin , Cancer , Skin Cancer , Races , Diff
Genetic Tests Related To Cancer
2007-08-22 07:55:00 A new study in the Journal of Clinical Oncology reports that more than half of the parents who have been tested for the BRCA mutation have told the results of the tests to their children (under the age of 25 years old). Some parents reported that their children didn’t seem to grasp the significance of ... More About: Cancer , Tests , Related
One Type Of Fiber In Fruits And Vegetables Kills Prostate Cancer Cells
2007-08-22 07:53:00 A new University of Georgia study finds that pectin, a type of fiber found in fruits and vegetables and used in making jams and other foods, kills prostate cancer cells. The study, published in the August issue of the journal Glycobiology, found that exposing prostate cancer cells to pectin under laboratory conditions reduced the number of ... More About: Fruits , Vegetables , Diet , Cancer , Fiber
New government report on cancer:healthy food, exercise, and tobacco
2007-08-19 04:46:00 A new government report on cancer addresses not only the tobacco industry, but also the food industry and the federal government. The report calls on the federal government to “cease being a purveyor of unhealthy foods.” (more) According to the report, federal, state and local policies have made healthful food more expensive and less available while ... More About: Government , Food , Diet , Cancer , Exercise
Cervical cancer vaccines cannot treat women who are already infected
2007-08-19 04:41:00 A new study suggests that cervical cancer vaccines for human papillomavirus (HPV) do not reduce or eliminate preexisting infections. Study researcher Allan Hildesheim at the National Cancer Institute says that, based on this research, the best approach is to vaccinate girls and women before they initiate any sexual activity. The CDC recommends that girls should be vaccinated ... More About: Women , Cervical Cancer , Vaccines , Cancer Vaccines
New Simple Method Of Testing Oral Cancer
2007-08-17 16:54:00 Testing for oral cancer just got much easier — a new method of testing for the disease will soon be available. The testing method can be done in a medical office and uses lab-on-a-chip microfluidic technology to determine a diagnosis. Furthermore, the test is fully automated and can be completed in a mere 10 minutes. ... More About: Cancer , Testing , Cancer Research , Simple , Oral Cancer
Diabetes And Pancreatic Cancer
2007-08-17 16:52:00 Pregnancies in Jerusalem in the 1960s and 1970s may hold vital clues about how pancreatic cancer and diabetes are linked. According to research published in the online open access journal BMC Medicine, women with a history of gestational diabetes had a higher risk of developing pancreatic cancer later in life. The research team drawn from the ... More About: Cancer , Cancer Research , Diabetes , Pancreatic Cancer
Watermelon And Cancer
2007-08-17 16:50:00 If you’re in the mood for upping your antioxidant levels — antioxidants can cancel out the cell-damaging effects of free radicals, thus lowering the risk of cancer — here’s one quick and easy tip for you: keep your watermelons warm. Research shows that watermelons stored at room temperatures have much higher levels of antioxidants (beta-carotene and ... More About: Cancer , Nutrition , Term , Watermelon
?Western Diet? And Colon Cancer Recurrence
2007-08-16 09:18:00 Colon cancer patients who eat a diet high in red meat, fatty products, refined grains, and desserts — a so-called “Western diet” — may be increasing their chance of disease relapse and early death, report researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. The study, published in the Aug. 15 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, ... More About: Diet , Colon Cancer , Colon
Breast Cancer Rate Declines Due To Hormones, Not Mammograms
2007-08-16 09:16:00 Are breast cancer rates declining? If so, it may not be due to a decrease in mammography screening. Sounds logical, right? How about a drop in postmenopausal hormone use as a possible contributor? That’s the conclusion of a recent study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. This, to me, is an interesting development ... More About: Breast Cancer , Breast , Cancer Research , Hormones
Diet And Clon Cancer Reoccurrence
2007-08-16 09:13:00 In another study on the affects of diet on cancer, those colon cancer patients who indulged in diets containing meat, desserts, fat and refined grains were three times more likely to have a colon cancer recurrence than those who shifted their post-cancer diet away from these unhealthy items. Surprised? Shouldn’t be — diet and cancer are ... More About: Diet , Cancer
Smokeless Tobacco Is More Dangerous Than Cigarettes
2007-08-10 05:33:00 It may not be inhaled into the lungs, but smokeless tobacco exposes users to some of the same potent carcinogens as cigarettes. In the August issue of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research , researchers at the University of Minnesota Cancer Center report that users of smokeless tobacco ... More About: Smoking , Cigarettes , Cigarette , Kele
New Test Using Small Blood Sample Improves Liver Cancer Detection
2007-08-10 05:29:00 Cancer of the liver is very difficult to detect, and it is a major cause of death in Asia and Africa, with rising incidence in Western countries as well. Now, VIB researchers connected to Ghent University, in collaboration with research centers in Beijing and Shanghai in China, have developed a test to detect liver cancer ... More About: Cancer , Liver Cancer , Small , Blood , Detection
Dying Cancer Patient Tries To Elude The Law
2007-08-10 05:26:00 A man who was told he was dying of cancer has been eluding police and the courtroom in New Zealand to avoid going to prison (more). His reasoning? Since he’s dying, he’s got nothing to lose and he doesn’t want to spend his final days in prison. To be honest, I don’t blame him. I ... More About: News , Cancer , Dying , Patient , The Law
A Colon Cancer Patient Dies Less Than A Week After Diagnosis
2007-08-10 05:24:00 You may not have heard of 75-year-old KTLA news anchor Hal Fishman unless you live in California, but his is an alarming story, and one that’s all-too-familiar to some of us. Fishman, who had been a new anchor for 50 years, died last Tuesday of cancer, less than a week after he was diagnosed with ... More About: Cancer , Colon Cancer , Week , Colon , Diagnosis
Aspartame May Cause Cancer?
2007-08-10 05:19:00 A new study on aspartame conducted by the Ramazzini Foundation reveals that aspartame causes a dose-dependent increase in cancers (lymphomas, leukemias and breast cancers) when consumed at levels approaching those consumed by humans in diet soft drinks. Specifically, the study shows (reprinted from the abstract): a) a significant dose-related increase of malignant tumor-bearing animals in males, ... More About: Cancer , Breast Cancer , Cancer Research , Leukemia , Drug
Cancer Prevention: Blueberries May Reduce Risk Of Colon Cancer
2007-08-10 05:16:00 A compound found in blueberries shows promise of preventing colon cancer, according to a new study. Scientists at Rutgers University and the U.S. Department of Agriculture conducted a joint study on animals, and found that the compound — called pterostilbene — lessened pre-cancerous lesions and inhibited genes involved in inflammation. Researchers presented the study at ... More About: Cancer , Prevention , Colon Cancer , Colon , Risk
Breast Cancer: Left-sided Radiation Increases Coronary Risk
2007-08-10 05:13:00 Early-stage breast cancer patients treated with left-sided radiation as a component of breast conservation have an increased risk of late, radiation-associated coronary damage, according to researchers. Nevertheless, “the benefits of radiation therapy for breast cancer still clearly outweigh the risks,” lead investigator Dr. Candace R. Correa told Reuters Health. “However,” she added, “there may still be ... More About: Cancer , Breast Cancer , Breast , Cancer Research , Left
Cancer Prevention: Advice About Green Tea from Dr. Pujari
More articles from this author:2007-08-10 05:09:00 Seattle Times columnist, Dr. Astrid Pujari, answers an inquiry related to green tea and cancer in her most recent column (more). Pujari is a physician and a medical herbalist. A readers asks if green tea is helpful for breast cancer and it is ok to use decaffeinated green tea, or should she stick with regular. Pujari ... More About: Advice , Cancer , Green , Prevention , Green Tea 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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