Octo-Mom Nadya Suleman may never have children again

Octo-Mom Nadya Suleman may never be able to have children again, even if she wanted to, as she has checked into hospital to have benign fibroid tumors removed from her uterus. This type of procedure makes...

DCA: Is this the cure for cancer?

" "If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is." The key word here, though, is "probably." Two years ago, I blogged about a promising new drug that held out hope for a major breakthrough in the treatment...

Blueberries May Shrink Tumors in Babies

Along with the blueberries, Scientist clearly have shown that berries, which contain a variety of anticancer compounds, have a genome-wide effect on the expression of genes involved in cancer development. Black...

New prostate cancer drug approved

  Prostate cancer is the second  most common cancer in men in the US. The FDA has approved a new drug that lowers the levels of testosterone produced by men to levels equal to that of men who have had the...

What causes cancer? It's all in the genes

DNA mutations are the cause of all cancers. How the DNA becomes mutated is different in different people and leads to variations in cancers. The highlighted article by Dr. Lorne Brandes explains how our genes are...

Rise in Brain Tumours across America

A story that's bubbling in the undercurrents is the rise year on year in the number of brain tumours that are being diagnosed across the United States. At the moment there is no real theory being put forward...

Japan approves CyberKnife system for extracranial use

"Robotic radiosurgery system offers non-invasive treatment alternative for tumors anywhere in the body Sunnyvale, Calif. (ANTARA News/PRNewswire-AsiaNet) - Accuray Incorporated (Nasdaq: ARAY), a global leader in the field of radiosurgery, announced today that Japan's...

Researchers Target Cancer Tumors With Tiny 'Nanoworms'

Scientists at UC San Diego, UC Santa Barbara and MIT have developednanometer-sized “nanoworms” that can cruise through the bloodstreamwithout significant interference from the body’s immune defense...

Yale Lab Engineers Virus That Can Kill Deadly Brain Tumors

" A laboratory-engineered virus that can find its way through the vascular system and kill deadly brain tumors has been developed by Yale School of Medicine researchers, it was reported this week in the Journal of...

Chip Implants Linked to Tumors

"When the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved implanting microchips in humans, the manufacturer said it would save lives, letting doctors scan the tiny transponders to access patients' medical records almost instantly. The FDA found "reasonable assurance" the device...

RFID Implants Linked to Animal Tumors

"When the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved implanting microchips in humans, the manufacturer said it would save lives, letting doctors scan the tiny transponders to access patients' medical records...

10 min Cell Talk could trigger brain cancers

The rumours have been going about for years now but if this is true, the global health implications could be diasterous.  I am quite curious as to how the industry will deal with the news.  - The...

Fake Sugar, Real Cancer

Even in realistic "human-sized" doses (not a rat eating six tons of the stuff), aspartame has been proven carcinogenic. Aspartame is found in products ranging from soda pop to medicine tablets; this discovery raises important questions of trust in a profit-driven food...

Could the Abortion Pill Prevent Certain Cancers?

"There may be another use for the abortion pill — aside from stirring up controversy. Researchers from the University of California–Irvine have found that mifepristone, a chemical compound found in the abortion pill, helps thwart the growth of mammary tumors that...

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