fitness news , Font size Cancer Diabetes Drugs Decrease Cancer Growth - Reported, December 11, 2013 (Ivanhoe Newswire) A specific set of anti-diabetic drugs has been shown to reduce the risk of cancer in type-2 diabetic women by 32 percent. According to researchers from Cleveland Clinic's Endocrinology & Metabolism Institute, … [Read more...]
Cancer
Breakthrough in Treating Blood Cancers
fitness news , Font size Cancer Breakthrough in Treating Blood Cancers - Reported, December 11, 2013 (Ivanhoe Newswire) Donated umbilical cord blood consists of stem cells that can save lives of leukemia patients, lymphoma, and other blood cancers. Now, researchers have found that growing cord blood stem cells in a laboratory before … [Read more...]
GPS Tracks Down Lung Cancer
fitness news , Font size Cancer GPS Tracks Down Lung Cancer - Reported, December 11, 2013 SAN DIEGO, Cali. (Ivanhoe Newswire)-- Each year, 200,000 Americans are told they have lung cancer and 160,000 die. The disease is often deadly because patients are diagnosed in the late stages when the cancer has spread. Now, theres a new way to … [Read more...]
Cooking Away Liver Tumors
STANFORD, Calif. (Ivanhoe Newswire)Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest forms of the disease. Only six percent of patients will survive five years or longer. Now, doctors have found a way to help patients when their cancer spreads and options are limited. They are cooking away tumors. As a self-esteem coach, Gwen McCane teaches others about confidence. However, … [Read more...]
Heart Failure Survivors at Increased Risk for Cancer
fitness news , Font size Cancer Heart Failure Survivors at Increased Risk for Cancer - Reported, June 29, 2013 (Ivanhoe Newswire) With advancements in medicine, heart failure patients are surviving more with the heart condition, but they are more likely to be diagnosed with cancer, according to a recent study. Heart failure patients … [Read more...]
New Way to Detect Cancer
fitness news , Font size Cancer New Way to Detect Cancer - Reported, May 08, 2013 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- DNA errors created during DNA replication can lead to many forms of cancer, including colorectal cancer, but a unique new study led by University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center researchers Guo-Min Li and Libya Gu reveals a novel … [Read more...]
Preventing Pancreatic Cancer
fitness news , Font size Cancer Preventing Pancreatic Cancer - Reported, March 28, 2013 BALTIMORE, Md., (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- The American Cancer Society estimates 45,000 people will be diagnosed with it in 2013, and it will kill more than 38,000. The rates of pancreatic cancer have slowly increased in the past ten years. The … [Read more...]
Cholesterol Rafts Delivers Drugs to Cancer Cells
fitness news , Font size Cancer Cholesterol Rafts Delivers Drugs to Cancer Cells - Reported, April 03, 2013 (Ivanhoe Newswire) New research has discovered that cholesterol rafts can deliver genetic payloads into cancer cells. "There are many promising therapeutic applications for nucleic acids, but because they can't … [Read more...]
Nigella sativa effective treatment for cancer: New studies
fitness news , Font size Cancer Nigella sativa effective treatment for cancer: New studies - Reported, March 29, 2013 Nigella sativa, also known as black cumin, black seed, kalonji and haba al-barakah (Arabic name) has been proven with countless peer reviews to effectively treat cancer. There have been more than 450 peer reviews in … [Read more...]
Sneaky Protein Helps Spread Cancer?
fitness news , Font size Cancer Sneaky Protein Helps Spread Cancer? - February 11, 2013 For the many cancer patients who have had their cancer return or even survive treatment, fighting the disease can seem to be an uphill battle. However, researchers may have discovered what is behind cancers powerful ability to survive. … [Read more...]
Womens Jobs Causing Cancer?
fitness news , Font size Cancer Womens Jobs Causing Cancer? - Reported, December 28, 2012 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- About 1 in 8 U.S. women (just under 12%) will develop invasive breast cancer over the course of her lifetime. A new study found a link between breast cancer and occupation. The study found a statistically … [Read more...]
Going Off Label: Cancer Drug Saves Sight and Money
fitness news , Font size Cancer Going Off Label: Cancer Drug Saves Sight and Money - Reported, November 14, 2012 MADISON, Wisc. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- It is the leading cause of legal blindness in older Americans. Every year 250 thousand people in the US are treated for age-related macular degeneration. Now, theres more … [Read more...]
Alternative Cancer Care: Therapy or Quackery?
fitness news , Font size Cancer Alternative Cancer Care: Therapy or Quackery? - Reported, November 14, 2012 FAIRFAX, Va. (Ivanhoe Newswire) - Nearly 12 million Americans are living with cancer. Most will try traditional therapies to treat their disease. Now, theres another way some say is just as successful without the … [Read more...]
A new cancer drug most effective for Multiple Sclerosis
fitness news , Font size Cancer A new cancer drug most effective for Multiple Sclerosis - Reported, November 03, 2012 During MS the body's immune system turns on its own nerves causing debilitating muscle problems. Researchers at the University of Cambridge say a cancer drug, which wipes out and resets the immune … [Read more...]
Chemists Develop Nose-Like Array to ‘Smell’ Cancer
fitness news , Font size Cancer Chemists Develop Nose-Like Array to 'Smell' Cancer - Reported, September 14, 2012 ScienceDaily - In the fight against cancer, knowing the enemy's exact identity is crucial for diagnosis and treatment, especially in metastatic cancers, those that spread between organs and tissues. Now … [Read more...]
All girls need cervical cancer vaccines: European Union
fitness news , Font size Cancer All girls need cervical cancer vaccines: European Union - Reported,September 5, 2012 All girls in Europe should be immunized against the human papillomavirus (HPV) that causes cervical cancer and current vaccine coverage rates are far too low, European Union health officials said on … [Read more...]
What Do You know about Melanoma?
fitness news , Font size Cancer What Do You know about Melanoma? - Reported, August 3, 2012 NEW YORK, NY (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Skin cancers account for 80 percent of all new cancers diagnosed each year. That means 430,000 people will be told they have it in 2012. What you dont know about skin cancer could end up killing … [Read more...]
Vitamin E Lowers Risk Of Liver Cancer
fitness news , Font size Cancer Vitamin E Lowers Risk Of Liver Cancer - Reported, July 18, 2012 (Ivanhoe Newswire) Vitamin E is good for many things, including prevention of heart disease, strokes, cataracts, and possibly some signs of aging. Now, a study finds that consuming higher amounts of Vitamin E can lower your … [Read more...]
Diabetes Drugs Increase Risk of Cancer
fitness news , Font size Cancer Diabetes Drugs Increase Risk of Cancer - Reported, July 5, 2012 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Injections, blood sugar awareness, and constant finger pricking--these are all things someone who suffers from type-2 diabetes has to deal with. Researchers say, now they may have to worry about … [Read more...]
Melanoma Therapy Advance
fitness news , Font size Cancer Melanoma Therapy Advance - Reported, July 10, 2012 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- It's summer time and everyone is headed to the beach! The National Cancer Institute estimates that in 2012, there will be more than 76,000 new cases of melanoma, a form of skin cancer, in the United States. Now, … [Read more...]
Molecular Grenade Kills Tumor Cells in Mice
fitness news , Font size Cancer Molecular Grenade Kills Tumor Cells in Mice - Reported, July 10, 2012 (Ivanhoe Newswire) Can a drug made from a weed cure cancer? Researchers and scientists are currently searching for an answer to that question, and they are one step closer after a new study showed that it destroyed … [Read more...]
Protein Linked With Poor Prognosis in Early-Stage Breast Cancer
Protein Linked With Poor Prognosis in Early-Stage Breast Cancer Reported January 30, 2008 WEDNESDAY, Jan. 30 (HealthDay News) -- High levels of a protein called Ki-67 are associated with poor prognosis in women with early-stage breast cancer, but this protein may not be useful in identifying patients who would benefit from … [Read more...]
Young cancer patients at risk of heart failure due to drugs
Young cancer patients at risk of heart failure due to drugs Reported September 03, 2009 Some older cancer drugs can damage heart cells leading to heart failure, where the organ does not pump as efficiently. The condition is difficult to treat and can require a heart transplant in severe cases. As more children and young … [Read more...]
Cellular Marker Improves HPV Screening for Cervical Cancer
Cellular Marker Improves HPV Screening for Cervical Cancer Reported September 09, 2008 TURIN, Italy, Sept. 9 -- The specificity of DNA tests for human papillomavirus (HPV) can be improved by the use of a protein that is over-expressed in cervical cancer cells, researchers here said. Testing for HPV has been shown to be more … [Read more...]
Non-Surgical Approach Can Treat Lung Cancers
Non-Surgical Approach Can Treat Lung Cancers Reported June 18, 2008 WEDNESDAY, June 18 (HealthDay News) -- A minimally invasive procedure normally used to treat liver cancer also holds promise for lung cancer patients, according to a new study. In the study, expected to be published in the July edition ofThe Lancet Oncology, 88 … [Read more...]
Oral Cancer, Chronic Pediatric Ear Infections And Hearing Health Refected In New Study
Oral Cancer, Chronic Pediatric Ear Infections And Hearing Health Refected In New Study Reported June 09, 2008 Three new studies published in the June 2008 edition of Otolaryngology -- Head and Neck Surgery focus on what role gender plays in the prognosis of oral tongue cancer, chronic ear infections in children, and the success … [Read more...]
Cancer screening saves 30 women’s lives
Cancer screening saves 30 women's lives December 28, 2007 Shanghai Health Bureau said it had screened 300,000 retired and poor women for breast cancer and other diseases in the city this year. The bureau had successfully detected early signs of cancer in 30 people, officials said. "Among these women, 13 people were found to have … [Read more...]
Cooking with gas raises risk of lung cancer
Cooking with gas raises risk of lung cancer Reported February 18, 2010 The aroma of seared meat as your pan-fried steak is prepared may set your tastebuds tingling but it may also give the chef cancer, especially if they are using a gas cooker. Cooking fumes produced during high-temperature frying are already known to cause cancer. In … [Read more...]
Lung cancer culprit identified
Lung cancer culprit identified Reported May 15, 2008 A protein responsible for repairing damaged DNA may be a vital link to explaining how smoking causes lung cancer, US researchers reported on Tuesday. Lung cells exposed to cigarette smoke produce less of the protein, called FANCD2, the team at Oregon Health & Science University … [Read more...]
Smokeless tobacco raises oral cancer risk 80%
Smokeless tobacco raises oral cancer risk 80% Reported July 02, 2008 BEIJING, July 2 (Xinhuanet) -- Smokeless tobacco -- such as chewing tobacco and snuff -- are less dangerous than cigarettes but still raise the risk of oral cancer by 80 percent, according to the World Health Organization's cancer agency. A review of 11 studies … [Read more...]
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