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Beef and breast cancer
2007-07-28 16:01:00 I didn’t think much about it when I read the invitation. Sent by an old co-worker, it urged me to participate in a fundraiser for breast cancer. For $15, I could enjoy a huge steak dinner and some alcoholic beverages while supporting a worthy cause. I couldn’t make it but thought it was a good ... More About: Diet , Cancer , Breast Cancer , Beef , Breast
Prostate cancer drug - finasteride and sexual dysfunction
2007-07-28 15:59:00 Men taking finasteride, a drug used to prevent prostate cancer, need not worry about sexual dysfunction side effects, according to a study from the Southwest Oncology Group. Physicians usually warn patients that sexual dysfunction is a possible side effect when discussing finasteride. This study came out of the Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial, a large National Cancer ... More About: Prostate Cancer , Sexual , Drug , Cancer Drug
Wheat links to cancer?
2007-07-21 15:41:00 Here’s the thing that caught my eye: According to this study, If you have an intolerance to wheat, it can increase your chances of dying from cancer, particularly non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. It doesn’t say why, but it’s good to know nonetheless. The study seems to be confined to those with celiac disease, and celiac disease, as ... More About: News , Diet , Cancer , Links , Wheat
Lilly?s drug - Evista may reduce breast cancer risk
2007-07-21 15:34:00 Eli Lilly & Co.’s osteoporosis drug Evista reduces the risk of breast cancer in some patients, but at a cost of an increased risk of serious side effects, U.S. regulatory reviewers said in documents released on Friday. Food and Drug Administration staff said Evista reduces the risk of invasive breast cancer in certain patients. But ... More About: Cancer , Breast Cancer , Breast , Risk , Reduce
Inventor and producer Merv Griffin treated for prostate cancer recurrence
2007-07-20 14:50:00 Merv Griffin, inventor and producer of TV game shows Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune, has been hospitalized for a recurrence of prostate cancer. The cancer was discovered during a routine examination several weeks ago. Now in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, the 82-year-old Griffin says, “I’d rather play Jeopardy! than live it. I was ready for a vacation; ... More About: News , Cancer , Prostate Cancer , Merv Griffin , Merv
Cancer drugs too expensive?
2007-07-20 14:48:00 It’s good news if you live in Alberta, like I do, or even if you don’t, it’s a step in the right direction on a larger scale: The cost of a very pricey colon cancer treatment will be footed by the government at an expense of $7M per year. The place I live in is ... More About: News , Drugs , Cancer , Drug
Potential Target For Ovarian Cancer Treatment
2007-07-20 14:44:00 A traffic cop protein in the cell may have an even more important role: transporting a messenger protein that tells components in the nucleus to stop cell growth. The discovery of this additional role may lead to diagnostic tools and earlier treatments for ovarian cancer. A Penn State College of Medicine research team, led by Kathleen ... More About: Cancer , Treatment , Cancer treatment , Cancer Research , Target
Lung Cancer: PET Scan Shows During Radiation Treatment
2007-07-20 14:43:00 Lung cancer patients may not need to wait till their radiation treatment is over to know if it worked. A PET scan several weeks after starting radiation treatment for lung cancer can indicate whether the tumor will respond to the treatment, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer ... More About: Treatment , Lung Cancer , Cancer Research , Radiation
Breast cancer prevention: fruits and veggies
2007-07-18 15:58:00 I’m always skeptical about the connection between certain foods and cancer. There’s just so much back and forth — the lycopene found in tomatoes prevents cancer and then it doesn’t, for example — that I don’t base any life decisions solely on so-called cancer prevention foods. I simply do what is best for my health. ... More About: Fruits , Diet , Cancer , Obesity , Prevention
FDA approved a new breast cancer gene test
2007-07-18 15:55:00 A new genetic test that can tell if breast cancer cells have spread and grown was approved by the FDA on Monday that gives surgeons an additional “time tool” that lets more surgery be planned if needed. The test, named the GeneSearch Breast Lymph Node Assay, would allow the more than 1.2 American women who are ... More About: Cancer , Breast Cancer , Cancer Research , Test
Certain foods? cancer-fighting effectiveness
2007-07-18 15:54:00 Eating certain foods while undergoing cancer treatment can have a sharp effect on that treatment, according to research released by U.S. medical scientists this week. Is this any surprise? It shouldn’t be, really — and the silver lining here is that eating the correct diet could lead to a lessening of cancer drug prices patients are ... More About: Diet , Cancer , Fighting , Foods , Cert
Chemotherapy Before Surgery For Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
2007-07-18 15:51:00 Combining pre-operative chemotherapy and surgery increases the average chance of survival for non-small cell lung cancer patients at five years by approximately 6% compared with surgery alone. This conclusion was drawn by a team of Cochrane Researchers from the MRC Clinical Trials Unit in London after they identified 12 eligible randomised controlled trials. Data from seven ... More About: Chemotherapy , Cancer , Cell , Small , Lung Cancer
Grapefruit may increase risk of breast cancer
2007-07-18 15:48:00 According to a study in the British Journal of Cancer , eating a grapefruit every day could raise the risk of developing breast cancer in post-menopausal women by almost a third. This study came from researchers at the University of Southern California and the University of Hawaii. Grapefruit is thought to raise the levels of estrogen ... More About: Diet , Nutrition , Breast Cancer , Breast
Veggies, Fruits Intake And Breast Cancer Recurrence
2007-07-18 15:47:00 Eating double the amount of veggies and fruits recommended by general dietary guidelines doesn’t reduce the likelihood of breast cancer recurrence among women whose cancers were treated at an early stage of the disease, says a researcher at the Stanford University School of Medicine. “For breast cancer survivors who are meeting the ‘5-a-day’ dietary goals set ... More About: Fruits , Diet , Cancer , Breast Cancer , Breast
Selenium And Diabetes
2007-07-15 08:25:00 Selenium, an antioxidant included in multivitamin tablets thought to have a possible protective effect against the development of type 2 diabetes, may actually increase the risk of developing the disease, an analysis by researchers at the University at Buffalo has shown. Results of a randomized clinical trial using 200 micrograms of selenium alone showed that 55 ... More About: Cancer Research , Diabetes , Sele , Selenium , Elen
An effective treatment for liver cancer
2007-07-14 06:08:00 Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine report a significant new advance in the search for an effective treatment for human liver cancer in the July issue of Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. Using a newly available monoclonal antibody, they demonstrated significant reductions in tumor cell proliferation and survival in human and mouse hepatocellular cancer ... More About: Liver Cancer , Treatment , Cancer Research , Effective
GVAX - vaccine for prostate cancer
2007-07-14 06:07:00 There’s good news for prostate cancer patients who’ve had the disease spread to other parts of the body — a new treatments, currently being tried out on hundreds of patients with promising results. The drug is called GVAX and it’s referred to as a vaccine, although it doesn’t work like most vaccines in the sense ... More About: Cancer , Vaccine , Prostate Cancer , Cancer Research , Drug
New Targeted Cancer Drugs Using Ultrasound
2007-07-14 06:04:00 A new targeted drug delivery method uses ultrasound to image tumors, while also releasing the drug from “nanobubbles” into the tumor, according to a study published online July 10 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Cancer drugs can be targeted to tumors by delivering them in packets of nanoparticles, then releasing them with ... More About: Drugs , Cancer Research , Drug , Cancer Drug
Merck and Ariad are working for new cancer drug
2007-07-14 06:02:00 It appears pharmaceutical giant Merck is wanting to get a larger piece of the cancer drug pie. The company iaspartnering with Ariad Pharmaceuticals to develop a new cancer treatment (in an experimental stage) with the potential to make the smaller Ariad over a billion greenbacks. Genentech’s Avastin has been selling like hotcakes lately, and the world ... More About: Cancer , Drug , Cancer Drug , Working
Cancer Cures Could Work For Humans And Canines
2007-07-14 06:00:00 One of the major issues associated with longer life expectancy in man and his best friend is an increase in the incidence of cancer. Even though they cannot talk it seems dogs might be able to tell us why and how certain cancers develop. In turn that could lead to better treatments for both canine ... More About: Cancer , Work , Cancer treatment , Cancer Research , Humans
Generic drugs
2007-07-14 05:58:00 A generic drug is exactly the same dosage, safety, strength and quality as a brand named drug. Generic drugs also do not take longer to work in the body, again, its the same ingredients as the name you are more familiar. The reason generic drugs are cheaper is because the makers of these drugs don’t have ... More About: Drugs , Drug , Neri
Black Women Have More Aggressive Breast Cancer
2007-07-12 15:06:00 Black women diagnosed with breast cancer have more advanced and more aggressive disease than do white women, a new study found. “It has been known for a long time that black women have a lower incidence of breast cancer than do white women, [yet] the mortality rate is higher in African-American women,” said study leader Dr. ... More About: Women , Cancer , Black , Breast Cancer , Breast
Western-style Diet (Meat, Starches And Sweets) May Increase Risk Of Breast
2007-07-12 15:05:00 A study of older Chinese women suggests that a move toward a Western-style diet — heavy on meat and sugary foods — boosts breast cancer risk. Postmenopausal Chinese women who ate a diet that included red meat, starches and sweets were twice as likely to develop breast cancer than those who ate the traditional vegetable-soy-fish diet, ... More About: Meat , Diet , Style , Sweets , Breast Cancer
Breast Cancer Genes And Tumor-Linked Death
2007-07-12 15:01:00 Women with breast cancer who carry BRCA gene mutations have the same death rates from their malignancies as women without this DNA variant do, a new study finds. These findings, published in the July 12 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, run counter to much current medical thought. “Our main finding of similar — or ... More About: Cancer , Breast Cancer , Breast , Tumor , Cancer Research
Inflammatory And Lung Cancer
2007-07-12 14:59:00 Changes in two genes that activate the immune system after tissue damage may increase lung cancer risk, researchers report. The changes were found on the genes for interleukin 1A and 1B, two molecules that immune system cells secrete in response to infection or tissue damage. The changes may cause the body to overproduce the molecules, ... More About: Cancer , Lung Cancer , Cancer Research , Tory
Cancer Drug: Trabectedin (Made From Sea Squirt) Offers Cancer Hope
2007-07-12 14:56:00 A compound derived from the lowly sea squirt fights a deadly type of soft-tissue cancer and holds promise for ovarian cancer as well. The drug, generically known as trabectedin and formerly called ecteinascidin or ET-743, is branded as Yondelis by maker PharmaMar. It was originally made from a sea squirt — the translucent, siphon-like organism also ... More About: Cancer , Hope , Offers , Made , Drug
Childhood Cancer Survivors May Benefit From Specialized Care
2007-07-12 14:52:00 Childhood cancer treatments have improved greatly in recent decades, but childhood cancer survivors may need specialized care for their adult health. So say Dutch cancer specialists in The Journal of the American Medical Association. They included pediatric oncologist Huib Caron, MD, PhD, of Emma Children’s Hospital/Academic Medical Center in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Caron and colleagues studied nearly 1,300 childhood ... More About: Childhood , Cancer , Care , Benefit , Vivo
Smoking in bar and restaurant
2007-07-06 03:00:00 The city I live in recently banned smoking. I, along with many other people, breathed a huge sigh of relief when the ban was implemented (literally!) because it sometimes seemed downright impossible to have a social life in a city where smoking was allowed in almost all restaurants and bars. I recall an argument I ... More About: Restaurant , Smoking , Lung Cancer
The immune system and cancer-fighting
2007-07-06 02:56:00 Teaching a body’s own immune system to seek out and destroy cancerous tumours represents a promising way to fight a disease that kills more than 70,000 Canadians a year. Ongoing research has shown that cells of the immune system, when properly trained, have the capacity to circulate throughout the body and attack cancerous tissue. A team of ... More About: System , Cancer , Cancer treatment , Fighting , Cancer Research
After four dire diagnoses(including two cancers)
More articles from this author:2007-07-06 02:53:00 Everyone knows lightning is not supposed to strike in the same place twice, let alone four times. Yet it did for Jessie Gruman, 53, the founder and president of the Center for the Advancement of Health, in Washington. She knows all too well what it’s like to be on the receiving end of bad health ... More About: Cervical Cancer , Dire 1, 2, 3 |
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