Articles Tagged with cancer

Scientists May Have Discovered How To Stop The Spread Of Cancer

Scientists may have discovered how cancer spreads

A team at the University College London may have discovered how cancer spreads. The University College London have been running experiments with the use of frog and zebra fish embryos in order to try and track how exactly cancer spread in hopes that they may be able to stop the dieses in its tracks. There… Read more »

Cancer Patient’s Truck ‘Stolen’ Then Returned: Fully Restored

cancer patient's truck 'stolen,' fixed, returned

A cancer patient had his truck stolen, then returned, fully restored. The $18,000 restoration was made possible by friends, family, and local business owners in Pineville, Louisiana. Anthony Lester purchased the 1986 Chevy Silverado in hopes that he would be able to restore it. Unfortunately shortly after the purchase, Lester was diagnosed with cancer and… Read more »

Raccoon Tumors Might Offer Clues In Human Cancer Research

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Raccoons hardly ever contract cancer, so, when 10 of the furry rodents exhibited signs of the same type of deadly tumors, researchers paid close attention to the trend. The raccoons are all undergoing routine necropsies. The raccoons were first believed to have rabies due to their erratic behavior. The creatures were wandering around in broad… Read more »

Smoker’s Lungs Used In Transplant Results In Patient’s Death

Jennifer Grannell

London, England – A woman has died after receiving a smoker’s lungs during a transplant, according to Fox News. The 27-year-old woman received the transplant at Harefield Hospital in London. Roughly 16 months after receiving the transplant, the woman died of lung cancer. Her father is now asking that hospitals release the medical history of… Read more »

Colorectal Cancer Breath Test Performs Well In Trials

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Colorectal cancer might be detectable with simple breath test. Tests to find the cancer are often invasive if a positive marker is found when reviewing blood and stool samples. Only a small portion of those who register a positive marker ultimately end up having colorectal cancer, according to a CBS News report. A new study… Read more »

Breast Cancer Study Found Increasing Tamoxifen Regimen Saves Lives

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A new breast cancer study indicates that prolonging the use of the drug tamoxifen could prevent the return of the disease and save lives. Currently tamoxifen is prescribed for five years. Breast cancer researchers suggest upping the regime to 10 years, according to ABC News. Tamoxifen and hormone therapy drugs have reportedly reduced the risk… Read more »

Aspirin Linked To Reduced Liver Cancer Risk

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Aspirin has been linked to the reduced risk of liver cancer, according to a new study. Scientists reviewed data from more than 300,000 male and female patients with hepatocellular carcinoma diagnoses and found that nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs may be an effective part of the treatment routine. The Journal of the National Cancer Institute published the… Read more »

Metformin: Diabetes Drug Could Help Fight Ovarian Cancer

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Metformin, a common diabetes drug, could be used as an effective treatment for ovarian cancer. Mayo Clinic researchers discovered that patients with both diabetes and ovarian cancer lived longer than women who had cancer only and were not taking Metformin, Fox News reports. Scientists have reportedly been searching for a possible link between the diabetes… Read more »

Delaying Breast Cancer Treatment Increases Risk Of Death By 85% [Study]

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Choosing to delay Breast Cancer treatment increases a patients chance of death by 85 percent, according to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. The study claims that waiting more than 60 days to start treatment had adverse affects that can are often deadly. Study researcher Electra D. Paskett says of his groups… Read more »

Researchers Verify ‘Chemo Brain’ Evidence

Those struggling with chemo brain have impaired cognitive functions.

For many cancer patients, chemotherapy is a part of treatment. For those undergoing chemotherapy, a mental haziness often plagues them during and after treatment. This condition has been dubbed “chemo brain” and has been merely a reported issue amongst cancer patients — until now. New research has identified physiological evidence of chemo brain, proving it… Read more »

Facts About Skin Cancer [Infographic]

Facts About Skin Cancer From The Sun

Did you know that one out of five Americans will develop skin cancer during their lifetime? Did you know that skin cancer is the most diagnosed type of cancer? Learn more about skin cancer with the following infographic: by spacechimpmedia. Browse more infographics.

Breast Cancer Screening Keeps Women Alive Regardless Of Over Diagnosis

Breast Cancer Screenings Saves Lives Despite Debate

Breast cancer screenings can save lives despite the argument that over diagnosis causes problems which may have never existed in some women, Reuters reports. An independent review released on breast cancer screenings was released by the The Lancet medical journal and commissioned by Cancer Research UK (CRUK) and Britain’s Department of Health. An intense debate… Read more »

Common Cold Virus Fights Cancer, Study Finds

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The common cold virus and cancer are two conditions (of different significance, of course) that are frequently lamented as being incurable, but it turns out that the former may provide clues on how to fight the latter. Researchers in Britain say data on the common cold may open the door for new cancer treatments, after… Read more »

New Breast Cancer Blood Test Examines Possibility Of Recurring Cancer

Cancer Blood Test Looks for Breast Cancer Relapse Possibility

Researchers have discovered a new blood test that may eventually help predict the recurrence of breast cancer. The new test detects cancer cells which have broken free from a tumor and like leaves from a tree have fallen into the blood stream. According to study author Dr. Anthony Lucci, a surgical oncologist at the University… Read more »

1 In 6 Cancers Caused By Treatable Infections, Study Finds

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In many cases scientists, doctors and researchers are still baffled at what causes many forms of cancer, however a recent study has found that at least 1 in 6 cancer cases are caused by treatable infections that go unchecked for years. According to researches, 2 million new cancer cases in 2008 were caused by the… Read more »

Prostate Cancer Surgery Doesn’t Work, Study Finds

Prostate Surgery Does Nothing Finds New Study

A long awaited study regarding the efficacy of prostate cancer surgery is about to be published and researchers warn that the results found that the standard surgical treatment for the disease is ineffective. In the study researchers examined surgical removal of the prostrate grand to “watchful waiting” which basically means doing nothing. The study found… Read more »

Darlene Gant: Dying Woman’s YouTube Plea May Extend Her Life [Video]

Woman's Dying YouTube Video Plea

Terminally ill Darlene Gant of Tampa, Florida, might live longer thanks to a heartbreaking YouTube video in which the woman pleas for Genentech to give her a promising new cancer drug called pertuzumab before it is released by the FDA on June 8, 2012. Gant’s friends, relatives, and doctors have sent letters to Genentech, the… Read more »

Levon Helm of The Band Dies of Cancer at 71

Drummer Levon Helm Dies

As we reported earlier this week, The Band’s Levon Helm had been fighting through the “final stages of his battle with cancer,” and now it has been reported that Helm has succumbed to the disease. Helm was The Band’s “legendary” drummer as well as providing vocals on tracks such as “Up on Cripple Creek” and… Read more »