A USC study entitled Epigenetic Stem Cell Signature in Cancer (Nature Genetics, February 2007, Volume 39, Number 2) provides evidence for the theory that cancer is rooted in small populations of stem cells .
Science Daily quoted Peter Laird, one of the authors: Finding that a Polycomb target in an embryonic stem […]
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Reuters Health: Researchers studying a group of vegetarians who’d maintained a diet relatively low in protein and calories found that they had lower blood levels of several hormones and other substances that have been tied to certain cancers.
A comparison group of distance runners also had lower levels of most of these substances compared with […]
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In some cases, surgery may be indicated to alleviate symptoms or slow the progression of mesothelioma. Surgery may be performed in tandem with other treatments such as chemotherapy and radiation, also known as “multi-modal therapy.”
Whether a surgery is recommended in your case will depend on factors unique to your situation, including the type and location […]
The discoveries of x-rays and radiation by scientists Becquerel and Rontgen in the late 1800s got the ball rolling in radiation application. Marie Curie’s Nobel Prize winning work with radioactive elements also helped set the stage at the turn of the century.
Scientists and doctors, out of happenstance, discovered that radiation regressed or slowed some tumors […]
When science and technology converge to aid a larger goal, everyone benefits. Fresh news today out of the minds of MIT: While cancer rates aren’t necessarily dropping, new methods are coming to light, so to speak, to help ID and cure people of the rampant disease.
First up is further proof that cancer stinks, literally: Skin […]
A study led by Joann L Ater, MD, professor of pediatrics at the Children’s Cancer Hospital at The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston was presented recently at the 40th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Pediatric Oncology in Berlin, Germany. It was a multi-institutional study conducted by the Children’s Oncology […]
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It seems the news has become virtually unwatchable and the print media, too painful to read. With death, sickness and disease plastered across most nightly news programs, it may be unavoidable. One of the worst of the worst is a horrible disease that we call cancer. Our collective knowledge of this disease is scarce to […]
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If experts were to issue report cards on the welfare of our children, American schools would receive a big \”F\” in skin cancer protection and education.
Recent studies indicate that American schools are failing miserably when it comes to protecting students from the ultraviolet rays that cause skin cancer. The grim results […]
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Alternative Medicine SchoolsBy Elizabeth Morgan Alternative medicine schools are educational institutions in which the processes and practices of non-Western medicine are taught and disseminated. This is a valuable addition to the health industry. There are a number of schools in the US, that offer education in various branches of […]
In recent decades there has been a plethora of clinical advances–in heart medicine, in stroke, in diabetes and other endocrine diseases, in respiratory illnesses, in infectious disease, in orthopedics–but very little progress in the treatment of cancer. One only has to look around–at his neighbor, at his family member, at his workplace acquaintance, at his […]