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Amgen’s Trebananib Fails in Overall Survival Trials

November 5, 2014 Posted by Contributor

Amgen Inc. has announced that , its newest experimental ovarian cancer drug, trebananib, has failed in its medical trial stage at improving the survival rate of late-stage ovarian cancer patients. This anti-tumor treatment drug is designed to be administered together with paclitaxel, a chemotherapy drug. During the study’s Phase 3, doctor’s evaluated both the safety of administration and the … [Read more...]

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DNA Particularity Protects Hispanic Women from Breast Cancer

October 21, 2014 Posted by Contributor

A recent study suggests that women of Latin American descent have a DNA trait that protects them from developing breast cancer. Scientists investigating the ethnic biology of cancer announced on Monday that their research showed that fewer Hispanic women developed breast cancer throughout their lifetimes and that fewer patients of Hispanic origin died from it once developed as compared to women … [Read more...]

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New Study Links Obesity and Cancer

August 14, 2014 Posted by Staff

obesity and cancer

A massive new study’s results were recently made public and it goes to confirm yet again that obesity and cancer are tightly linked. The research involved more than 5 million adults living in the United Kingdom with a high body mass index. It was revealed that having a high BMI will increase the risk of developing 10 of the most common cancers: ovarian and breast cancers after menopause, kidney, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: BMI, Cancer, cancer news, Health, news, Obesity, research, Study

Breast Cancer Rates not Influenced by Osteoporosis Drugs

August 11, 2014 Posted by Editor

There had been some indication in previous studies that osteoporosis medication would also have the added benefit of reducing tumor rates. The latest study contradicts that claim. Bisphosphonates have been connected to a lower risk of breast cancer in several previous studies that had involved tens of thousands of women. New research, however, that has been published on Monday in JAMA Internal … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: bisphosphonates, breast cancer, breast cancer reduction, Cancer, osteoporosis, osteoporosis drugs

Overall Lung Cancer Rates Seem to be Dropping in Recent Study

August 11, 2014 Posted by Editor

Overall lung cancer rates are indeed decreasing (as shown by a recent analysis of around half a million Americans with lung cancer) and this would, by itself, be tremendous news. However, the same study showed that certain types of lung cancers are experiencing increases in incidence. The researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) have been studying patients suffering from lung cancer and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Health, National News Tagged With: Cancer, cancer incidence, cancer rates, cancer rates decrease

Gut Bacteria Could Help Identify People Who are at Risk for Cancer

August 8, 2014 Posted by Contributor

Risk for Cancer

A new study that analyzed gut bacteria has revealed that it could improve identification of the people who are at risk or who already have colon cancer. Apparently, it is possible to tell if a person will develop colon cancer, based on the bacteria found in their gut! The analysis of the composition of gut bacteria which is also called gut micro biome helps determine what people are at risk of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: Cancer, Colon cancer, gut micro biome, Health, news, research

Molecular Cancer Classification Shows Real Promise

August 8, 2014 Posted by Editor

A study conducted by Dr. Christian Yau and Dr. Christopher Benz at the Buck Institute for Research on Aging showed that a cancer classification based on molecular structure rather than tissues or organs where the cancers are located can lead to more accurate diagnoses and even better treatment options. According to the study, outcomes for patients were significantly improved when this … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: Cancer, cancer news, health news, molecular cancer classification, research on aging

New Evidence that Cannabis Reduces Tumor Growth  

July 15, 2014 Posted by Staff

Cannabis Reduces Tumor Growth  

The results of a new international research study have just been revealed and they are quite amazing. The researchers discovered that giving THC to mice with tumors of human origin caused them to decrease in size. Tetrahydrocannabinol or THC is the main psychoactive ingredient in cannabis and it could be used to reduce tumor growth in cancer patients and this new study isn’t the first one to come … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: Cancer, Cannabis, Health, news, THC, tumors

Healthy Women Don’t Need Routine Pelvic Exams, Research Finds

July 1, 2014 Posted by Staff

pelvic exams harmful

Being a woman and undergoing routine pelvic exams is a sign of self - awareness and self  - responsibility, one would say. Any standard gynecologic exam usually consists of a pelvic exam which can lead to the discovery of anatomical and physiological abnormalities and, eventually, save lives. Since this procedure is considered part of the preventative care and a reliable detection method for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: Cancer, pelvic exams

New Shocking US Government Anti-Smoking Campaign Launched

June 24, 2014 Posted by Staff

Cancer sufferer Terrie Hall in new CDC anti-smoking campaign

Anti-smoking campaigns are not supposed to be fun, easy to watch, or enjoyable, but the latest ad campaign from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention might just be too much, say media reports. The campaign was released on Tuesday under the title “Tips from Former Smokers”. It includes several ads featuring a middle aged couple, both of them toothless because of smoking, a male whose … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: ad campaign, anti-smnoking, Cancer, CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, terrie hall

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