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New research shows that the breast cancer risk appears related to a number of factors... more 10/06/09 Fertility and Ovarian Cancer Women with Stage 1 ovarian cancer may be able to remain fertile and avoid the early menopause brought on by removal of their ovaries. A new study has found there is no...more 08/27/09 Activity Cuts Cancer Risk Working out with moderate to high intensity for at least 30 minutes per day may cut your overall risk of cancer by half. Even when other variables are taken into account...more 08/12/09 Glycemic Load & Breast Cancer Women who ate the highest glycemic load were at an 81% increased risk of developing estrogen receptor (ER)–positive/progesterone receptor (PR)–negative breast cancer...more 07/30/09 How Cancer Invades Brain Most brain cancer begins somewhere else. Until now, researchers weren't quite sure how it moved into the brain, a usually terminal development. It appears that the brain’s blood supply...more 07/20/09 Trapping Cancer Cells Engineers have come up with a device that prevents cancer cells from spreading or metastasizing. It uses tiny molecular channels to separate normal cells from cancer cells...more 07/14/09 Ginger Eases Chemo’s Nausea Ginger has been a folk medicine for a long time. Its benefits now appear to extend to the nausea experienced by those receiving chemotherapy...more 06/02/09 How Fiber Fights Cancer Butyrate, the byproduct of the bacteria-driven breakdown of fiber in the gut, actually acts as an anti-cancer agent, helping the colon prevent cancer from becoming established...more 05/19/09 Charred Meat A Cancer Risk Grilling season is upon us, but you may want to consider the risks before charring your meat. Eating well-done meat raises the risk of pancreatic cancer considerably...more 05/11/09 Chi Energy and Radiation Ills Wearing a wristband may help ease the nausea that accompanies radiation therapy. It’s no placebo effect, but how and why it works is not yet clear...more 05/05/09 Omega-3 Oils Reduce Tumors Research on mice with tumors has found that the more Omega-3 fatty acids the mice consumed, the more their tumors shrank. Other variables related to tumor growth also showed...more 04/30/09 Chemo’s Side Effects Chemotherapy for breast cancer – or any cancer – takes a toll on the body. A new study shows just how great – and widespread -- the toll is...more 11/13/08 Meat: Let It Marinate Marinating meat greatly reduces the amount of suspected carcinogens produced when it is cooked at high temperatures. Spices make a difference, too...more 10/23/08 The Scent Of Skin Cancer Some dogs are able to detect skin cancer because its cells emit an odor that is distinct from that of normal skin. A new study suggests that these odor profiles can be used to diagnose the disease non-invasively...more 10/09/08 Fertility Treatment Brings New Hope to Women Undergoing Chemotherapy A new fertility treatment for women facing cancer treatment significantly increases the odds that they will be able harvest their eggs...more 7/28/08 Gum Disease and Cancer Risk Research has provided yet another reason to get serious about flossing -- the risk of cancer rises in people with gum disease...more 6/16/08 Breast Cancer Risk Remains Long After Quitting HRT A recent study has found that the risk of breast cancer persists long after a woman has stopped hormone replacement therapy...more 3/20/08 Anemia Drugs Pose Possible Danger to Cancer Patients Some studies indicate that some anemia drugs can cause more rapid tumor growth...more 3/18/08 Caffeine Reduces Ovarian Cancer Risk Caffeine reduces the risk of ovarian cancer; and alcohol and cigarette use had no ill effect...more 1/30/08 New Test for Prostate Cancer Risk Researchers have found that a simple blood test can reveal the degree of genetic risk for prostate cancer...more 1/25/08 HPV Link to Head and Neck Cancer HPV causes cervical cancer, but that's not all...more 10/10/07 Why Stopping Smoking Does Not Always Stop Cancer Some smoking effects are irreversible...more 9/10/07 Cancer and Color Fruits' and vegetables' color may slow colon cancer cells' growth...more 8/27/07 Low Cholesterol Associated with Cancer? Side effects of cholestrol-lowering drugs = increased cancer risk? more 7/23/07 Fat Cells Can Kill Cancer Using fat cells as "guided missles" against cancer...more 7/9/07 Red Wine Protects the Prostate Are flavonoids found in red wine the key to lower prostate cancer risk? more 5/29/07 The Busier, The Better More experience/surgeries = lower risk of death from breast cancer surgery? more 2/5/07 Family Size Linked to Brain Tumor Risk Number of younger siblings indicates brain tumor risk? more 12/15/06 All or Nothing at All Only reducing smoking is not enough to avoid health consequences...more 11/28/06 Three Ways to Lower Cancer Risk -- Exercise, Aspirin Consumption and Childbirth Research on lowering cancer risk... more 11/16/06 Preventing Skin Cancer with -- a Tan Medicinally-induced tans can protect at-risk individuals... more 9/27/06 Does Prostate Cancer Treatment Cause Diabetes and Heart Disease? A common treatment increases risk for diabetes and cardiovascular disease... more 9/22/06 Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer: Yes or No? OncoPlan-A: a good predictor for chemo response? more 9/15/06 Detecting a Killer Early detection of lung cancer... more 9/14/06 Vitamin D Fights Pancreatic Cancer Vitamin D cuts pancreatic cancer risk in half... more 9/12/06 Prostate Cancer Treatment: Too Much Too Soon? Less aggressive treatment better? more 8/15/06 Can a Curry a Day Keep the Oncologist Away? Not only tasty but really good for you, too... more 8/1/06 Keep on the Sunny Side Could sunlight help reduce cancer? more 8/1/06 Cancer and the "Lance Armstrong Effect" Is heat the key? more 7/26/06 Estrogen + Testosterone = Breast Cancer? Is there an increased risk in menopausal women? more 7/26/06 Pomegranate 1, Cancer 0 Pomegranate juice fights prostate cancer? more 7/1/06 Fighting Back New hope for patients with treatment-resistant lymphoma... more 4/29/05 Natural Born Killer Viruses take aim at cancer cells... more 6/14/04 Breast Cancer Risk Researchers find a new tool to assess a woman's chances of getting breast cancer... more 6/02/03 What Next! Researchers find a link between showers and cancer... more 5/23/02 Tea for Two A new study says green tea may protect against breast cancer... more 9/6/01 More Sex, More Cancer? The more sexual partners a man has, the greater his risk of prostate cancer, researchers find... more 8/8/01 | |
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