Curry Spice Shuts Down Melanoma
• Skin Cancer news • Jul 11 05

Curcumin, the ingredient that gives curry its yellow hue, blocked the growth of melanoma tumor cells and even stimulated their death in the laboratory, researchers report.


“We could…


 

Cancer Cases and Deaths are preventable
• Cancer news • Jul 11 05

Dr Lesley Walker, Director of Cancer Information at Cancer Research UK, says: “These statistics highlight the number of cancer cases and deaths that are preventable. They estimate that if every part…


 

Wood smoke may raise lung cancer risk
• Lung Cancer news • Jul 11 05

Although tobacco smoke is the top cause of lung cancer, some cases of the disease can be traced to smoke of a different sort, a new study suggests.

Researchers in…


 

Breast cancer outcome similar in women and men
• Breast Cancer news • Jul 11 05

A study shows that men with breast cancer are not at increased risk for relapse after mastectomy compared to women with breast cancerr and therefore…


 

Cancer patient jailed for threats
• Cancer news • Jul 11 05

A terminal cancer sufferer has been jailed for two years after he armed himself with a loaded shotgun and a knife to hunt down a gang of youths who had spent months…


 

Childless men run lower risk of prostate cancer
• Prostate Cancer news • Jul 07 05

Men with reduced fertility are relatively unlikely to develop Prostate cancer, Swedish investigators report.

“Men who are childless have an almost 20 percent lower risk of getting…


 

Scientists find gene mutation that drives melanoma
• Skin Cancer news • Jul 07 05

Scientists have found a genetic mutation in melanoma skin cancer cells that increases the disease’s severity but which could also be a target for new drugs…


 

Reduced lung function tied to lung cancer risk
• Lung Cancer news • Jul 07 05

There appears to be an association between reduced lung function and the risk of lung cancer, Canadian researchers report.

Dr. D. D. Sin said, “Even relatively small reductions in…


 

Study Finds Aspirin, Vitamin E Don’t Prevent Cancer
• Ovarian Cancer news • Jul 06 05

The largest women’s study to date on low-dose aspirin and vitamin E delivers bad news on two fronts: Neither helped prevent most types of cancers, and vitamin…


 

Prostate cancer screen test flawed
• Prostate Cancer news • Jul 06 05

A screening test for Prostate cancer taken by millions of men every year is not terribly accurate and not even the best result ensures that a man is cancer-free, experts…


 

US doctors resume test of drug to fight lung cancer
• Lung Cancer news • Jul 06 05

Researchers who suspended a trial that used controversial pain relievers to try to prevent lung cancer said on Tuesday they were resuming it after studying the risks.

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Farmers’ kids at risk for Ewing’s sarcoma
• Cancer news • Jul 05 05

Children of farmers face an increased risk of developing Ewing’s sarcoma - tumors of bone and soft tissues that mainly affect children and adolescents - according to a…


 

Prostate cancer therapy not tied to bladder cancer
• Prostate Cancer news • Jul 03 05

There’s good news for men who have undergone therapy with focused radiation beams for Prostate cancer. The common treatment does not raise the risk of developing Bladder…


 

Smoking and hepatitis C up risk of lymphoma
• Cancer news • Jul 01 05

Results of an Italian study confirm that heavy Smoking doubles the risk of developing non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), a cancer of the lymph nodes. The study also…


 

Green tea doesn’t lower cancer risk, U.S. FDA says
• Cancer news • Jul 01 05

Contrary to what some studies claim, green tea probably does not help prevent breast, prostate or any other type of cancer, the U.S. Food…


 

Small Steps Toward Lung Cancer Relief
• Lung Cancer news • Jun 30 05

lung cancer, thanks to the ubiquitous habit of smoking, is the No. 1 cancer in the world, and the leading cause of cancer deaths. Worldwide in 2002, there were 1.35…


 

PCB exposure may raise lymphoma risk
• Cancer news • Jun 29 05

Results of a study hint that exposure to PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls) increases the risk of the development of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL), a blood cancer involving the lymph nodes.

The…


 

Testicular cancer on the rise in much of the world
• Cancer news • Jun 29 05

Though Testicular cancer remains relatively uncommon, rates of the disease have risen in many countries since the 1970s, a new study suggests.

Testicular cancer…


 

Study shows radiation causes cancer but rarely
• Cancer news • Jun 29 05

Exposure to everyday sources of radiation, mostly medical X-Rays, raises the risk of cancer but not by much and there is no clear line between a harmless…


 

Short-term OC use cuts ovarian cancer risk
• Ovarian Cancer news • Jun 29 05

Taking oral contraceptives (OC) for as little as 6 months offers significant protection against the risk of Ovarian cancer, a study shows.

“The implications of the findings are huge,” said…


 

Trimodal approach to prostate cancer promising
• Prostate Cancer news • Jun 29 05

In patients with locally advanced Prostate cancer, a three-pronged approach to therapy can achieve a high level of tumor control, researchers at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville report.

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Mistletoe extract may treat bladder cancer
• Cancer news • Jun 29 05

After surgery for superficial Bladder cancer, treatment with a mistletoe extract appears to be effective at reducing tumor recurrence, German researchers report.

Mistletoe extract could be a potential alternative postoperative therapy…


 

Cancer risk linked to radiation exposure
• Cancer news • Jun 29 05

Nuclear industry workers exposed to chronic low doses of radiation have a slightly higher risk of developing cancer, scientists said on Wednesday.

“We have shown that even low doses of radiation…


 

High iron and cholesterol equals high cancer risk
• Cancer news • Jun 28 05

High blood levels of iron coupled with high levels of very low density (VLDL) lipoprotein cholesterol appear to interact to increase the risk of cancer, according to a…


 

Israeli woman gives birth after ovary transplant
• Ovarian Cancer news • Jun 28 05

An Israeli woman who became infertile from cancer treatment has given birth to a healthy baby girl after an ovarian tissue transplant, the first clear example of the procedure’s success,…


 
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