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Promising New Cancer Diagnostic Technique

Mar 18, 2013

Cancer cells break down sugars and produce the metabolic acid lactate at a much higher rate than normal cells. This phenomenon provides a telltale sign that cancer is present, via diagnostics such as PET scans, and possibly offers an avenue for novel cancer therapies... Read More

Link Between Smoking And Worse Urothelial Cancer Prognosis, Especially For Women

Mar 18, 2013

Smoking significantly increases individuals' risk of developing serious forms of urothelial carcinoma and a higher likelihood of dying from the disease, particularly for women. That is the conclusion of a recent study published in BJU International... Read More

Terahertz Pulses That Destroy Skin Tissue, Increase Tumor-Suppressing Proteins At The Same Time

Mar 18, 2013

Terahertz (THz) radiation, a slice of the electromagnetic spectrum that occupies the middle ground between microwaves and infrared light, is rapidly finding important uses in medical diagnostics, security, and scientific research. As scientists and engineers find evermore practical uses for this form of radiation, questions persist about its potential human health risks... Read More

Breast Cancer Patients Should Avoid High-Fat Dairy Products

Mar 18, 2013

Patients who have suffered from breast cancer should avoid consuming high-fat dairy products in order to improve their long-term survival. The study, carried out by Kaiser Permanente researchers and published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, is one of the first of its kind to identify a link between high fat dairy consumption and poorer breast cancer survival... Read More

Key Step In The Manufacture Of Red Blood Cells Decoded

Mar 18, 2013

A healthy adult must generate as many as one hundred billion new red blood cells each day, to maintain the numbers circulating in his blood. A team of EPFL researchers has identified a key step in the process by which red blood cells are born... Read More

Unique Monoclonal Antibody Can Recognize A Cancer-Associated Protein Inside A Cell And Destroy It

Mar 17, 2013

Researchers have discovered a unique monoclonal antibody that can effectively reach inside a cancer cell, a key goal for these important anticancer agents, since most proteins that cause cancer or are associated with cancer are buried inside cancer cells... Read More

Breast Cancer Survivors Advised To Eat Low Fat Dairy Products

Mar 17, 2013

Patients who consume high-fat dairy products following breast cancer diagnosis increase their chances of dying from the disease years later, according to a study by Kaiser Permanente researchers... Read More

Shift Work Raises Ovarian Cancer Risk

Mar 16, 2013

Women who work shifts might have a higher risk of developing ovarian cancer, researchers from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, USA, reported in Occupational and Environmental Medicine. In an Accompanying Commentary in the same journal, authors added that "owls" (night types) may be less affected by shift work than "larks"(morning types)... Read More

Smoking Linked With Worse Urothelial Cancer Prognosis In Patients, Especially Women

Mar 16, 2013

Smoking significantly increases individuals' risk of developing serious forms of urothelial carcinoma and a higher likelihood of dying from the disease, particularly for women. That is the conclusion of a recent study published in BJU International... Read More

First-In-Class Chemical Compound Might Control Metastases

Mar 16, 2013

It's the spread of the original cancer tumor that kills most people. That's why cancer researchers vigorously search for drugs that can prevent metastases, the spread of cancer... Read More

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