Cancer

Zinc seen to prevent oral cancers Monday, January 10, 2005 PHILADELPHIA, Jan 10, 2005 (United Press International via COMTEX) -- Philadelphia cancer researchers have found that zinc treatment may help prevent esophageal and oral cancers in individuals at high risk. Dr. Louise Fong, assistant professor of microbiology and … [Read more...]

New Anti-cancer Components Of Extra-virgin Olive Oil Revealed Reported December 18, 2008 ScienceDaily (Dec. 18, 2008) — Good quality extra-virgin olive oil contains health-relevant chemicals, ‘phytochemicals’, that can trigger cancer cell death. New research sheds more light on the suspected association between olive oil-rich Mediterranean diets and reductions in … [Read more...]

Testing Chemo's EffectivenessReported April 24, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A new non-invasive technology may soon help doctors quickly determine if chemotherapy if effectively treating a cancer patient. Researchers at Duke University developed a technique to examine the patterns in which light bounces off cell surfaces, which they say may be able to assess chemotherapy's … [Read more...]

Tracking CancerReported December 31, 2008 BALTIMORE (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- More than half of those diagnosed with cancer will undergo chemotherapy. For some it works. For others it doesn't. It can take months to find out which group you may be in. A simple blood test can give patients and doctors the answer. You would never know that just a few hours before … [Read more...]

Green diet may not beat cancerNovember 3 A large study has cast doubt on the protection offered by fruit and vegetables against cancer. Researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston, USA noted that previous work has focused on specific diseases. So they decided to look at overall risk by analysing data from more than 100,000 study participants. Current … [Read more...]

Results from an Olmsted Medical Center and Mayo Clinic study analyzing symptoms recorded in the medical records of ovarian cancer patients suggest ovarian cancer, long considered asymptomatic until late-stage cancer develops, does in fact have early symptoms, including urinary incontinence and abdominal pain. "Ovarian cancer is called 'the silent killer,'" says Barbara Yawn, … [Read more...]

Weight Gain Could Increase Breast Cancer Risk Reported October 23, 2007 ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Gaining weight can be bad for your waistline and your heart. Now, new research reveals gaining weight could increase your risk of developing breast cancer, too. Obesity is known to be a risk factor for developing breast … [Read more...]

Folic acid fortification might boost cancer riskReported November 17, 2009 TUESDAY, Nov. 17 (HealthDay News) -- Although folic acid fortification of foods can prevent many birth defects, it may also increase the risk for developing cancer, Norwegian researchers report. Since 1998, many countries have mandated folic acid (vitamin B9) fortification of foods to decrease the … [Read more...]