Cancer

More evidence that caffeine lowers risk of skin cancer

There might be a time when instead of just drinking that morning cup of coffee you lather it on your skin as a way…    

Mobile use doesn’t alter kids’ cancer risk: study

Children and adolescents who use mobile phones are at no bigger risk of developing brain cancer than those who do not use them, according…    

Lawson researchers take control of cancer

According to the Canadian Cancer Society, one in four Canadians will die of cancer. This year alone, the disease will kill an estimated 75,000…    

Study confirms safety, cancer-targeting ability of nutrient in broccoli, other vegetables

Sulforaphane, one of the primary phytochemicals in broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables that helps them prevent cancer, has been shown for the first time…    

WHO says cell phone use “possibly carcinogenic”

Using a mobile phone might increase the risk of developing certain types of brain tumors and consumers should consider ways of reducing their exposure,…    

Herbal remedies offer hope as the new antibiotics

Cancer treatments often have the side effect of impairing the patient’s immune system. This can result in life-threatening secondary infections from bacteria and fungi,…    

People with diabetes more likely to get cancer

People with diabetes are at higher risk for certain cancers than those without the blood sugar disease, suggests a new study.

Based…    

Einstein researchers find key gene in childhood cancer

There are no effective treatments for rhabdoid tumors – aggressive childhood cancers that usually strike children under three years old and affect the brain…    

WHO warns of enormous burden of chronic disease: Non-Communicable Diseases

Chronic illnesses like cancer, heart disease and diabetes have reached global epidemic proportions and now cause more deaths than all other diseases combined, the…    

Smokers who quit have less aggressive kidney cancer

Researchers have found that kidney cancer is not only more common among heavy smokers, it also appears to be more aggressive.

According…    

A ‘Pacman Strategy’ to Boost the Immune System to Fight Cancer

A molecule that lies dormant until it encounters a cancer cell, then suddenly activates and rouses the body’s immune system to fight cancer cells…    

Study shows Europe’s alcohol-linked cancer burden

Almost 10 percent of all cancers in men and 3.0 percent in women in western Europe are caused by people drinking too much alcohol,…    

Evidence ties smoking to throat, stomach cancer

Smokers face an increased risk of certain types of throat and stomach cancers, even years after they quit, a new study finds.

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K-State chemists’ biosensor may improve food, water safety and cancer detection

A nanotechnology-based biosensor being developed by Kansas State University researchers may allow early detection of both cancer cells and pathogens, leading to increased food…    

Most ready-to-eat meat products contain very few cancerous compounds

If given the choice between eating a hot dog or enjoying some rotisserie chicken, consider the hot dog.

That’s because hot dogs,…    

Fish oil fights weight loss due to chemotherapy

A new analysis has found that supplementing the diet with fish oil may prevent muscle and weight loss that commonly occurs in cancer patients…    

Eating healthier means living longer

The leading causes of death have shifted from infectious diseases to chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease and cancer. These illnesses may be affected…    

Smoking may worsen pain for cancer patients

The relationship between smoking and cancer is well established. In a study published in the January 2011 issue of Pain, researchers report evidence to…    

40 years later, Nagasaki bomb still causes disease

Survivors of the World War II atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki continue to fall ill today as a result of the radiation they received,…    

Many Brain Tumor Patients Use Homeopathy, Alternative Treatments

Many people with incurable brain tumors use alternative therapies, such as taking vitamins and homeopathy, in addition to their conventional treatments, according to a…    

New heart scans pose small cancer risk: study

The added cancer risk from undergoing state-of-the-art heart scans may be trivial, according to Greek researchers.

Over a lifetime, they estimate, about…    

Gene identified for spread of deadly melanoma

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a gene linked to the spread of eye melanoma.

Although…    

Immune system may help cancer cells hide: study

Cancer cells may find a hideout in the body’s immune system, researchers said on Thursday in a study that may help explain why tumors…    

Cheaper, more effective treatment of type 1 Gaucher disease possible

Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have found that new disease pathways involving more than one cell type leads to Type 1 Gaucher disease,…    

Bisphosphonates tied to stroke in cancer patients

Cancer patients treated with osteoporosis-fighting drugs are at increased risk of abnormal heart rhythms and stroke, new research shows.

The benefits of…