Survivor's Cancer Advice: Don't Be AfraidReported November 22, 2007 Women should stop being afraid and get themselves diagnosed for breast caner, said a survivor of the disease from Ireland who was in Dubai to take part in the first UAE initiative of the "Global Connection Ribbon" to battle breast cancer. "Global Connection Ribbon" is a worldwide campaign to combat breast … [Read more...]

Cervical cancer is preventable through vaccination and screeningReported December 25, 2007 (ArabMedicare.com) Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD), a global research-driven pharmaceutical company, will launch a countrywide educational campaign to educate UAE women about the importance of its newly-introduced vaccine, Gardasil, to prevent the incidence of cervical cancer. Dr. … [Read more...]

Body fat works to raise cancer riskReported August 27, 2007 (Dubai Health & News) New research findings show that extra body fat doesn't just weigh you down. Scientists now have evidence that too many fat cells prompt ongoing reactions in the body that may increase cancer risk. If Elizabeth Platz, Sc.D., Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at Johns Hopkins University, … [Read more...]

Distressed marriage harms cancer recoveryReported December 09, 2008 COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- Women with breast cancer who have a poor relationship with their spouses may face a more difficult road to recovery, U.S. researchers said. Study co-author Hae-Chung Yang of Ohio State University of Columbus found that, over five years, patients in distressed marriages had … [Read more...]

Cigarette smoking may be a risk factor for rectal-- but not colon--cancerReported November 14, 2007 The evidence linking cigarette smoking and colorectal cancer risk has been inconsistent. Electra Paskett, Ph.D., of Ohio State University in Columbus and colleagues investigated the association between smoking history and colorectal cancer among nearly 147,000 participants … [Read more...]

Cancer treatment that saved teacher's life approved by FDAReported December 18, 2007 A Canal Winchester woman has a very personal connection to a recently approved form of cancer therapy: It helped send her own cancer into remission. Amy Baker, a Winchester resident and retired Gahanna teacher, has been undergoing treatment for chronic myeloid leukemia -- or CML -- with … [Read more...]

Living Longer With Liver CancerReported April 15, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Approved for use in kidney cancer and tumors of the gastrointestinal tract, sunitinib (Sutent) has also shown good results in slowing the spread of a particularly deadly form of liver cancer. The type of cancer is called hepatocellular carcinoma and the prognosis is very poor for people who have … [Read more...]

Living Longer With Prostate Cancer Reported December 24, 2004 NEW YORK (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Patients with advanced prostate cancer usually must undergo standard chemotherapy, but there's a new combination of drugs that's giving some patients a whole new outlook on life. Fourteen years ago, Carl Visoky received … [Read more...]

New Hope for Liver Cancer Reported November 4, 2005   By Julie Marks, Ivanhoe Health Correspondent (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Liver cancer is one of the toughest cancers to treat. Now, a new therapy may extend the lives of patients with this deadly disease. Theodore Lawrence, M.D., Ph.D., and colleagues from University of Michigan Medical Center in Ann Arbor are the only … [Read more...]

Living Longer With Liver Cancer Reported June 27, 2005 OKLAHOMA CITY (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- A cocktail using popyseed oil is being used to target cancer cells in the liver. That's a first in the United States. Nearly 19,000 cases of liver cancer are diagnosed each year in the United States. "It is one of the more common tumors in the world ... in the United States … [Read more...]

Link Between Severe Acne and Prostate Cancer Reported January 29, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A higher risk of prostate cancer may be linked to severe acne. New research from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore finds men who took tetracycline -- an antibiotic used to treat severe acne -- for … [Read more...]

Less Treatment is Better for Kidney Cancer Reported January 11, 2008 ((Ivanhoe Newswire) – Patients with kidney tumors often have surgery to remove the tumors or the entire kidney. A new study finds those who have just the tumors removed and leave the kidney in tact have a better overall survival. The research was headed … [Read more...]

Laser Treatment Effective in Treating Liver Tumors Reported November 30, 2005   (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Laser ablation with magnetic resonance (MR) guidance is as effective as traditional surgery in the treatment of liver tumors in some patients, according to a large-scale, 12-year study conducted by researchers from the University of Frankfurt in Germany. Investigators … [Read more...]

Laser Detects Breast CancerReported April 8, 2008 ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A novel laser device could help prevent breast cancer from spreading to other parts of the body by detecting cancer cells before they form into tumors. Researchers are using tiny particles of gold -- nanoparticles -- to mark circulating breast cancer cells in a blood sample. When a … [Read more...]

Lab Research: Lose the MiceReported January 1, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Laboratory mice have played a huge rule in many of medicines most important breakthroughs. But a new era may be dawning in the world of lab research, one that may mean fewer mice and more humans. Immunologist Mark Davis, Ph.D., a researcher at Stanford University, says the time has come … [Read more...]

Thyroid Cancer Becoming More Common in Korea December 28, 2007 Thyroid cancer is the number one cancer afflicting Korean women and it has displaced liver cancer to become the fourth most common cancer in Korea. Since 2000 the number of patients suffering from thyroid cancer, prostate cancer, breast cancer and colon cancer has … [Read more...]

Large sample study finds high sugar risk in cancer development 12/01/2005 High blood sugar levels could be a risk factor in developing several types of cancer, suggest researchers that tracked over 1 million Koreans for a decade.Publishing their findings today in the Journal of the American Medical Association, the … [Read more...]

Korean breakthrough on stomach cancerMonday, December 6, 2004 SEOUL, Dec 04, 2004 (United Press International via COMTEX) -- The South Koreas Food and Drug Administration says it has proof nimesulide, a material that represses cyclooxygenase-2, or COX-2, prevents stomach cancer. A germ known as Helicobacter pylori that survives on mucosas in the stomach … [Read more...]

Joint Steps urged Against Cervical Cancer Virus   Reported June 02, 2009 Developed countries should take more responsibility in helping women in less developed countries get proper vaccinations against Human Papillomavirus (HPV), which causes cervical cancer and many other diseases, world health experts said Monday. At the … [Read more...]

High Sugar Levels Increase Cancer and Mortality Risk 12 Jan 2005 Elevated blood sugar levels and diabetes are risk factors for developing several types of cancer and mortality, according to researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Yonsei University in Seoul, Korea. The researchers followed over 1.2 million … [Read more...]

Glucose Intolerance Linked To Cancer Risk In WomenJuly 10, 2007 High blood glucose levels -- even before they reach the level needed for a diagnosis of diabetes -- may signal an increased risk for cancer in women, according to a new study being published in the March issue of Diabetes Care. The March journal also includes a … [Read more...]

'Chip Plants Related to Blood Cancer' Reported January 05, 2009 Female workers at semiconductor manufacturing plants operated by Samsung Electronics and Hynix Semiconductor are five times as likely to get non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, the government said Monday. However, the alleged direct relation between these work environments and the disease has … [Read more...]

Killing Ourselves? Reported July 02, 2009 ROCKVILLE, Md. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- We are spending more money to fight disease and cure cancer than any other country in the world, but Americans are still managing to kill themselves. The number one cause of death for both men and women is preventable.   What do the latest stats reveal about you?   … [Read more...]

Killing Cervical Cancer Reported June 13, 2008 MIAMI, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- This year, more than 11,000 women in the United States will be diagnosed with cervical cancer. Worldwide, more than half a million women will learn they have the disease. One doctor is hoping to change those statistics with a new device that is already saving lives. At age 68, Dorothy Smith … [Read more...]

Killing Cancer Reported January 09, 2008 (TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- This year, it’s estimated one and a half million people in the United States will be diagnosed with cancer. More than half a million will die of the disease. But researchers may have found a new way to attack cancer. When Jonathan Lopez was a … [Read more...]

Kids Living with Leukemia Reported October 22, 2009 LAS VEGAS (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- It's a struggle 10,000 new children are faced with every year: cancer. Leukemia is the most common cancer in kids. About one in 1,000 children will be diagnosed with leukemia by age 19. Today, more children than ever before are winning the battle against the disease.   Three years ago, the … [Read more...]

Kidney Disease Linked to CancerReported May 04, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) – Men with even moderate kidney disease may be at increased risk for certain cancers, including those of the lungs and urinary track. Australian researchers arrived at that conclusion after following more than 3,600 men and women between the ages of 49 and 97 over a 10-year period. Men – but not … [Read more...]

Key Breast Cancer Maker FoundReported December 09, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A newly identified protein may contribute to the spread of breast cancer, making it a potential maker for metastatic breast cancer. Until now, early markers of metastatic breast cancer have been hard to find. Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine at Yeshiva University … [Read more...]

Tooth loss strongly linked to risk of esophageal, head and neck, lung cancer Reported May 14, 2008 Studying thousands of patients, Japanese researchers have found a strong link between tooth loss and increased risk of three cancers – esophageal, head and neck, and lung. They suggest that preservation of teeth … [Read more...]

Physical Activity Decreases Risk of Developing Cancer in Japanese Men and Women Reported August 15, 2008 Researchers from Japan have reported that increased daily physical activity decreases the risk of cancer development in a “relatively lean population”. The details of this study appeared in the August 15, … [Read more...]