Browsing Tag: Cancer

Breast cancer gene discovery 'like finding gold'

The genes could lead to new ways of diagnosing and treating hormonal breast cancer, also known as oestrogen receptor positive breast cancer, which is responsible for four out of five cases, or 36,000 a year in Britain. In particular, they found one gene which appears to drive the growth of tumours.
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In response to chemo, healthy cells shield cancer cells

Many times, cancer patients respond very well to chemotherapy initially only to have their disease return, sometimes years later.
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Nanochips can predict cancer

The chips should also be able to see when an abnormality turns precancerous. "You want to catch it early on,... to the earliest stages of cancer, and get it in stage one. Then the five-year survival rate is very high..."
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The Story of Vasu Bhardwaj

Do you believe in miracles? If not, meet 60-year-old Vasu Bhardwaj, who was suffering from bone cancer two years ago and doctors had shown their helplessness to cure him. Today he is a fit man. There is no sign of malignancy in his body.
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Too much sitting in front of TV may cut life short

Even people who are not too fat may be at risk. Cardiovascular death risk seen especially higher.
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Yoga science gains respect: new data shows its effects on cancer, asthma, sleep disorders, depression, and attention disorders

At major cancer centers across the country, patients are putting themselves in a better "position" to cope with their cancer.
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Vegetarians Avoid More Cancers Than Meat Eaters

Vegetarians are generally less likely than meat eaters to develop cancer.
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40 Sikh women raise money for Cancer Research

40 Kauragious Sikh women raised over ₤4,000 for Cancer Research as part of the Race for Life project at Cannon Hill Park
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In Punjab, Crowding Onto The Cancer Train

Locals call train No. 339 by a chilling name — "the cancer train."
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How spicy foods can kill cancers

They found capsaicin, an ingredient of hot peppers, triggers cancer cell death by attacking mitochondria - the cells' energy-generating boiler rooms.
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