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Quality of Life May Predict Life Span of Lung Cancer Patients

Written on 17 Sep, 2009 at 0:05 in Breast Cancer, Cancer, Colon Cancer, Lung Cancer | viewed 23,705 times | 1 Comment

In September 2009, the Journal of Thoracic Oncology published a study concerned with the fact that people`s pretreatment life quality can predict how much they can survive with their ordeal. The research focused on patients suffering from non-small cell lung... (Continue reading)

A New Treatment For Ovarian Cancer

Written on 16 Sep, 2009 at 23:56 in Breast Cancer, Cancer, Colon Cancer, Lung Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, Skin Cancer | viewed 24,554 times | 0 Comments

A partnership research study made by the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg and Sahlgrenska University Hospital discovered that women suffering from metastatic ovarian cancer can be treated with a revolutionary medicine. A radioactive substance with no harmful side-effects... (Continue reading)

Australian Research: HPV Vaccination to Prevent Breast Cancer

Written on 16 Sep, 2009 at 23:14 in Breast Cancer, Cancer, Colon Cancer, Skin Cancer | viewed 6,606 times | 0 Comments

The human papilloma virus (HPV) represents the main cause for various forms of breast cancer. As an Australian study shows, the negative effects against the human body can be counteracted by a vaccine against HPV. This vaccination can help save... (Continue reading)

RNA Helps Suppressing the Spread of Aggressive Breast Cancer

Written on 16 Sep, 2009 at 23:04 in Brain Tumor, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Colon Cancer, Lung Cancer, Prostate Cancer | viewed 4,363 times | 0 Comments

According to researchers at Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, a low cellular level of a tiny fragment of RNA appears to increase the spread of breast cancer. Their study was published in the June 12 issue of Cell, and describes... (Continue reading)

Increase in the African American population appears to be associated with a decrease in the number of colorectal cancer specialists

Written on 15 Sep, 2009 at 23:03 in Brain Tumor, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Colon Cancer, Lung Cancer | viewed 3,238 times | 0 Comments

According to a new article, despite the overall declines in incidence of and death from colorectal cancer in the general U.S. population, African Americans are more likely to die of the disease. This is due to the poor access of... (Continue reading)

Clinical Trials Lead to New Cancer Treatment

Written on 15 Sep, 2009 at 22:50 in Brain Tumor, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Colon Cancer, Lung Cancer, Ovarian Cancer | viewed 22,257 times | 0 Comments

A research, conducted by Prof. Avraham Hochberg of the Silberman Institute of Life Sciences at a Hebrew University of Jerusalem, led to the development of a product that has been shown in clinical trials to be successful in halting the... (Continue reading)

The rates of colorectal cancer are increasing worldwide

Written on 15 Sep, 2009 at 22:32 in Breast Cancer, Cancer, Colon Cancer, Lung Cancer, Prostate Cancer | viewed 2,834 times | 0 Comments

The rates of colorectal cancer have grown between 1983 and 2002, in 27 of 51 countries, mostly in economically transitioning countries including Eastern European countries, most parts of Asia, and some countries of South America. Worldwide, colorectal cancer is the... (Continue reading)

Dioxins In Food Chain May Cause Breastfeeding Ills

Written on 15 Sep, 2009 at 22:19 in Breast Cancer, Cancer | viewed 1,941 times | 0 Comments

An explanation for the trouble some women experience while breastfeeding or if they don’t produce enough milk may be caused by the exposure to dioxins. Corresponding author B. Paige Lawrence, Ph.D., associate professor of Environmental Medicine and of Microbiology and Immunology... (Continue reading)

Waste Disposal Protein, a Mechanism Behind Cancer Tumour Suppression

Written on 15 Sep, 2009 at 21:59 in Brain Tumor, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Colon Cancer, Lung Cancer, Prostate Cancer | viewed 4,730 times | 0 Comments

The investigators at The Cancer Institute of New Jersey (CINJ) and Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey have discovered that the key to cancer tumour suppression is a waste disposal protein, known as autophagy. Previous study of Eileen White,... (Continue reading)

Screening for Ovarian Cancers Proves Inconclusive

Written on 30 Jun, 2009 at 21:08 in Breast Cancer, Cancer, Colon Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, Prostate Cancer | viewed 29,538 times | 0 Comments

The results of a recent study regarding screening tests for ovarian cancers is questioning the effectiveness of the procedure, the main concern being the fact that, at an early stage of development, the biology of ovarian cancers often interprets them... (Continue reading)

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