“Olaparib” is the new drug that is creating lot of hope among inherited Breast and Ovarian cancer patients. Drug succeeded in reducing the size of tumours in 40% of Breast cancer patients and also in 30% of ovarian cancer patients. Drug which is still in experimental stage is really a big hope for [...]
Red wine improves cancer prognosis
March 30, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Consumption of red wine reduces the growth of cancer cells and aids in the radiation treatment. Resveratrol, an antioxidant present in grape skin helps to kill mitochondria of cancer cells. It also makes cancer cells more susceptible to radiation therapy and makes normal cells more resistant to cancer treatment. This research study was [...]
Smoking, supplements effect on lung Cancer
March 1, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Taking of Vitamin E supplements increase risk for lung cancer, according to cancer research in the University of Washington. Researchers conducted experiments on 78,000 adults over 4-year period. The lung cancer risk is especially high in smokers. This research study was published in the first issue of “American Journal of respiratory and Critical Care [...]
Cancer Diet: low fat foods reduce ovarian cancer risk
October 12, 2007 By Leave a Comment
Health foods like fruits and vegetables which are low in fat and high in fiber will help postmenopausal women in reducing ovarian cancer risk, according to Women’s Health Initiative dietary study. Women who reduced fat content in their diet have reduced ovarian cancer risk by 40%. This is a complete contrary finding to the [...]
Breast Cancer risk raises by any type of alcohol intake
September 30, 2007 By Leave a Comment
All types of alcohol increases breast cancer risk, according to the research study Kaiser medical care programme, California. Researchers analyzed the drinking habits of 70,033 women of various races and asked them questions during health exams between 1978 and 1985. They looked at which types of alcohol the women drank and also their [...]
FDA approved Wyeth drug Torisel for renal cell carcinoma
June 3, 2007 By Leave a Comment
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Wyeth drug, Temsirolimus (Torisel), for the treatment of advanced kidney cancer, renal cell carcinoma. According to company research, it has shown better results than interferon-alpha treatments. This drug will be available for treatment of patients in July. Renal cell carcinoma accounts for about 85% of [...]
Exercise and yoga help breast cancer women in early stage
May 11, 2007 By Leave a Comment
According to latest research studies, Yoga and Aerobic exercise help to improve quality of life in early-stage breast cancer patients. Results of the research study were published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. This study is the largest to date to find the effects of exercise during chemotherapy and the first one to evaluate [...]
New Research results on Breast Cancer
May 7, 2007 By Leave a Comment
1. New molecules to fight against Breast Cancer. Hamilton college research scientists discovered new molecules that will be effective in the fight against Breast Cancer. They found them using advanced computational Tomography techniques. Albany Medical professional synthesized those molecules. This research on Breast Cancer will be published in the May 16 issue [...]
Drop in Breast Cancer Rate
December 17, 2006 By Leave a Comment
Breast Cancer which kills 40,000 american women annually has shown drop in new cases for the first time. Researchers are attributing it mainly to decreased use of Hormone replacement therapy (HRT). There is a 7% drop in brease cancer cases as per report. HRT is mainly used in treating Menopause. As per doctor [...]
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