Could a tampon one day help predict endometrial cancer?
Researchers say yes. Researchers at Mayo Clinic have shown that it is possible to detect…
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Cancer patients want more information about medical imaging risk
A substantial gap exists between patient expectations and current practices for providing information about medical…
Vitamin D may keep low-grade prostate cancer from becoming aggressive
Taking vitamin D supplements could slow or even reverse the progression of less aggressive, or…
Research on small cellular changes may lead to big cancer solutions
Among cancers, scientists have spent their entire research careers looking for cellular similarities that may…
Popular artificial sweetener could lead to new treatments for aggressive cancers
Saccharin, the artificial sweetener that is the main ingredient in Sweet ‘N Low, Sweet Twin…
Metformin and vitamin D3 show impressive promise in preventing colorectal cancer
The concept was simple: If two compounds each individually show promise in preventing colon cancer,…
Consuming three alcoholic drinks a day may cause liver cancer – study
Denis Campbell – The Guardian. World Cancer Research Fund says analysis of 34 previous studies pinpoints…
Experts Back Angelina Jolie Pitt in Choices for Cancer Prevention
By Pam Belluck – New York Times. Cancer experts said Tuesday that the actress and filmmaker Angelina…
Do we need to end the ‘war’ on cancer?
David Hauser and Richard Wassersug – The Guardian. We use so much militaristic language to describe cancer. It…
Researchers change human leukaemia cells into harmless immune cells
Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have discovered that when a certain aggressive…