Breast cancer radiation before 1984 shows higher mortality rates due to cardiovascular diseases

A new study from French-Swiss researchers claimed that survivors from breast cancer that were cured with radiotherapy before 1984 show to have higher mortality rates due to cardiovascular diseases. The findings of the research, which was issued at the Journal of the American College of Cardiology in January 25, verify that the treatment using radiotherapy [...]

9th Bowl for Cure helps to raise money to fight breast cancer

The Bowl for Cure held on Sunday its ninth bowling game at Paramount Lanes to raise money to fight against the deadly breast cancer. Over 60 individuals went to the bowling center and they were not playing for a high score, trophy or bragging rights, but they played to overcome a terrible disease. Linda Morrell, [...]

Iniparib minimizes tumors of breast cancer, prolongs survival rate

According to a recent study, Iniparib, an experimental medicine, said that it not only minimized the tumors of breast cancer, but it also prolonged the survival rate in women. The researchers were surprised as they tested the experimental medicine that also increased the period they took to develop in tumors, especially with women who have [...]

Colonoscopies reduce risk of colon cancer

(January 5, 2010) Researchers found out that colonoscopies can lessen the risk of colon cancer in both sides of the colon. The researchers in German Cancer Research Center disclosed their discovery in an article issued in Annals of Internal Medicine. These newest discoveries oppose some previous researches which recommended that there were blind spots on [...]

Eating almonds help fight Type II Diabetes

(January 3, 2011) According to a recent study, eating almonds can help fight Type II Diabetes for 90 to 95 percent of all of its cases. Aside from diabetes, almonds can also help to avoid cardiovascular disease. Researchers found out that it fights other conditions that are associated with physical inactivity and obesity. The report [...]

Researchers say ASK-1 as latest way to cure stomach cancer

The researchers from Japan reported in the journal of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that a gene called ASK-1, related to both colon and skin cancer, may be a latest way to cure stomach cancer. According to American Cancer Society, there will be new cases for around 21,000 of gastric or stomach cancer [...]

Older patients with severe asthma need higher dosage of H1N1 vaccine

According to a recent study, older patients with severe asthma may need a higher dosage of H1N1 vaccine. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) stated in a press release regarding the study that people with asthma are at higher risk for severe complications when they contract influenza, and asthma was the most known pre-existing health [...]

Ultrasound screening can collect most of cases of endometrial cancer

Ultrasound screening through Transvaginal can collect most of the endometrial cancer cases in postmenopausal women before any symptoms appear. In addition, Dr. Ian Jacobs and co-workers from University of College London said that the test that can recognize more than 80 percent of the cases of this kind of cancer but will have a rate [...]

Research says 50% of insured women go annually for breast cancer screening

A new research that was published today stated that almost 50 percent of women whose insurance compensate for their mammograms actually go annually for breast cancer screening. In addition, 1.6 million women, which were involved in the study and consumers of Medco Health Solutions, were found out that on average, almost half of them in [...]

Researchers says use of ultrasound can target prostate cancer tumors

Eindhoven University of Technology’s researchers have been developing method of using ultrasound to more successfully target prostate cancer tumors. According to the statistics of the American Cancer Society, in this year alone, there are some 217,730 men in the Unites States have been identified with prostate cancer and 32,050 of those figure were already died [...]

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