Ginger Root Worth Investigating As Potential Colon Cancer Preventer
10/18/2011
Ginger root supplement is worth investigating as a potential strategy for colon cancer prevention, according to a phase II study published in the 11 October issue of Cancer Prevention Research...
Researchers Find Possible Link Between Bacterium And Colon Cancer
10/18/2011
Scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Broad Institute have found strikingly high levels of a bacterium in colorectal cancers, a sign that it might contribute to the disease and potentially be a key to diagnosing, preventing, and treating it...
Can Blood Type Determine Risk After Heart Surgery?
10/18/2011
A new study presented at ANESTHESIOLOGY 2011 focused on whether blood type affects survival after heart surgery. Researchers from Duke University Medical Center studied more than 15,000 patients to determine if a specific blood type puts patients at a higher risk for death or complications after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery...
Researchers Find Possible Link Between Bacterium And Colon Cancer
10/18/2011
Scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Broad Institute have found strikingly high levels of a bacterium in colorectal cancers, a sign that it might contribute to the disease and potentially be a key to diagnosing, preventing, and treating it...
Outsmarting Cancer Genes With Preventative Food
10/18/2011
Colleen Spees has always been interested in the role that diet played in disease, and set her sights on a career where she would counsel patients and train future dietitians. With multiple family members diagnosed with various types of cancer, Colleen decided to make the transition from clinical professional and nutrition educator to research scientist...
Obese Women Have Higher Risk Of Suffering Breast Cancer
10/18/2011
University of Granada researchers have proven that overweight women -especially those with morbid obesity- develop this disease at an earlier age. A total of 524 women with breast cancer participated in the study. The researchers found that women who started menstruating at a very early age between 9 and 10 years- developed breast cancer at a younger age...
Hair Salons Actively Looking Out For Skin Cancer On Customers
10/18/2011
A number of hair professionals in hairdressing salons are actively checking their customers' scalp, neck and face for signs of skin cancer lesions, researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, reported in Archives of Dermatology...
Hair Salons Actively Looking Out For Skin Cancer On Customers
10/18/2011
A number of hair professionals in hairdressing salons are actively checking their customers' scalp, neck and face for signs of skin cancer lesions, researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, reported in Archives of Dermatology...
Lung Cancer Patients With Diabetes Live Longer Than Those Without
10/17/2011
Lung cancer patients with diabetes tend to live longer than patients without diabetes, according to a new study from Norway due to be published in the November issue of the Journal of Thoracic Oncology...
Lung Cancer Patients With Diabetes Live Longer Than Those Without
10/17/2011
Lung cancer patients with diabetes tend to live longer than patients without diabetes, according to a new study from Norway due to be published in the November issue of the Journal of Thoracic Oncology...