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Surviving surgery

...se raise the risk of stroke. But various kinds of cancer surgery, such as removal of the lung or oesophagus, are linked with 8.6 per cent to 13.7 per cent mortality. However, without this surgery the patient might die of their disease. So it's a matter of the doctor and the patient weighing up the risks an...

Antioxidants found in chocolates

...and proteins, setting the scene for heart disease, cancer and other health problems. Antioxidants also help prevent blood clots and inflammation.// The reason for recommending lots of fresh fruits and vegetables is because they contain antioxidants. Professor Catherine Rice, of King's College School of Bi...

Radiation before surgery cuts cancer recurrence

... giving radiation to surgical treatment for rectal cancer may not make much difference in the survival of pa... patient's quality of life by reducing the rate of cancer recurrence at or near the original tumor site in the rectum. In about 15% to 45% of patients who un...

A new growth factor identified

...vessels in to grow, they have also sought to fight cancer by blocking VEGF's action.Unlike VEGF, the researchers also found that EG-VEGF only acts on cells that line the capillaries of the endocrine glands. According to Dr.Napoleone Ferrara, one of the study authors, they believe that EG-VEGF was implicate...

A new drug for cancer

...s. DMXAA will strike the first blow, weakening the cancer by starving it of blood. Then, hopefully, other drugs will finish it off. DMXAA should enter full clinical trials towards the end of next year....

Digital mammography proves effective

...ndard technique to confirm if it can detect breast cancer earlier and with more accuracy. Standard film mammography has been around for nearly 40 years now, and radiographers are familiar with the scope and limitations of the technology.// Digital mammography might be able to detect cancers in women with d...

Quality of life after cancer

According to American researchers many cancer survivors report a good quality of life, despite f...nerally Doctors and the general public assume that cancer must lead to a deterioration in your quality of life. Researchers at the King Edward Memorial Hospi...

Lemon tea combats cancer

...bits.// They found that those who developed skin cancer drank significantly less hot tea.Lemon peel in the...fect of tea against sunburn which may lead to skin cancer Researchers Iman Hakim and Robin Harris, of the University of Arizona, hope the study will help them...

Poor diet among smokers

...-hand smoke accounts for up to 24 per cent of lung cancer cases. Where people are exposed to passive smoking - usually because they live with a smoker or work in a smoky environment - a healthy diet might offset some of the negative effects.// Researchers at California State University, showed in their ne...

Fingerprinting prostate cancer

Two new genes which are active in prostate cancer have been identified by US researchers. At a molecular level, cancer tissue differs markedly from normal healthy tissue in its pattern of gene activity. Researchers have...

Tracing oesophagal cancer

A new technique for checking the spread of cancer of the oesophagus may improve the outcome of the d...t common cancer. The main problem is spread of the cancer through the lymph glands. But it is hard for doctors to know which gland close to the oesophagus are...

Antidepressant helps obesity

... raises the risk of high blood pressure, diabetes, cancer and heart disease. Weight loss diets don't always work in the long term, and there has seen to be a need, now, to develop drugs which can handle obesity.// Researchers at Harvard University in the USA have discovered that the drug bupropion, which ...

Drugs disrupt formation of blood vessels

...signficant step forward in their attempt to starve cancer tumours by stopping the growth of the blood vessel...s, vary in effectiveness depending on the stage of cancer targeted. // Senior researcher Dr Douglas Hanahan, professor of biochemistry at the University of...

UV Radiation induces Melanoma

...o develop melanoma - the most serious form of skin cancer - in adulthood. A single dose of UV radiation wa...accounts for roughly 10% of reported cases of skin cancer and can spread rapidly throughout the body, forming secondary tumours in the liver, lungs, bone or b...

Vitamin C for the heart

...contribute to aging and chronic conditions such as cancer and heart disease.While antioxidants such as vitamin C can "neutralize" these compounds and reduce damage, free radicals can also deplete antioxidants from the body when overall levels are low. The investigators found that patients with PAD had vit...

Women find difficulty in calling it 'Quits'

...women also may have nearly double the risk of lung cancer as men. There is also some evidence that breast cancer risk may be increased among women who smoke. Smoking is associated with greater menstrual bleeding a...

Vitamin B for Hepatitis

..., and in severe cases can lead to cirrhosis, liver cancer and liver failure. It is spread through contact with the blood or body fluids of an infected person. A researcher decided to test thiamine for HBV after a very bright and aware patient observed that his aminotransferase levels rose and fell dependin...

Decrease in testosterone levels lead to Alzheimer's

...sion of testosterone levels in men with testicular cancer may inadvertently increase the risk of Alzheimer’s... colleagues noted that all six men with testicular cancer who were treated by hormonal supression experienced an increase in plasma amyloid levels. Plasma amy...

Drink milk right now

...adulthood may protect against premenopausal breast cancer among women, say researchers.Norwegian investigato...sumption is associated with a lower risk of breast cancer before the menopause.Dr Annette Hjartaker and colleagues at the University of Oslo studied 48,844 pr...

Therapy for stopping the spread of cancer cells

An enzyme that affects the spread of cancer cells could provide a new target for therapy, say ... surface carbohydrates is more highly expressed in cancer cells. The enzyme makes it easier for cells to let go of their neighbours and spread. So there's a p...

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