Cancer in the News
The articles featured below include news about, or mention of, cancer, including cancer research, generally. There is information about cancer prevention, diagnosis, treatment, recovery, survival rates and research into many aspects of cancer and its prevention and treatment. This is page 24 of 26.
Asthma sufferers twice as likely to have other diseases
Older adults who have asthma are twice as likely to suffer from heart disease and other chronic health conditions such as diabetes, as well as being at an increased risk of developing cancer - acco...
Cauliflower and broccoli boost cancer protection
Naturally occurring chemicals present in vegetables such as broccoli, cauliflower and cabbage, can enhance DNA repair in cells, perhaps helping to stop them becoming cancerous - according to a repo...
Human Embryonic Stem Cell (hESC) line without use of animal products
A researcher based at the Diabetes Transplant Unit at the Prince of Wales Hospital in Sydney has produced a human embryonic stem cell (hESC) line without the use of any animal products. This breakt...
Optimal radiation therapy associated with improved survival from breast cancer
According to a recent study at the University of Sydney (Australia), the survival of patients with breast cancer is increased by optimal radiation therapy. This is based on re-analysis of data from...
Breast Cancer Research - Radiotherapy after lumpectomy saves lives
Two types of breast cancer treatments show similar benefits
Results from a clinical trial comparing the effectiveness of the drugs paclitaxel and docetaxel, delivered over two different dosing schedules, showed that these drugs provided similar benefits for...
Cancer Research finds fewer dying of cancer while incidence remains stable
Women handle second breast cancer diagnosis surprisingly well
NHS Confederation comment on Herceptin
Vitamin D + Taxotere extends lives of men with advanced prostate cancer
Men with advanced prostate cancer who take an experimental, high-dose vitamin D pill with chemotherapy live about eight months longer than those receiving chemotherapy and placebo, according to a n...
Study suggests common cholesterol-lowering drugs can reduce prostate cancer risk
UK Government increase funding for prostate cancer awareness
In the UK prostate cancer has overtaken lung cancer as the most common cancer diagnosed in men but people do not have as much awareness about prostate cancer as other cancers such as lung or breast...
10 min test at the dentist helps smokers quit
After eight weeks, 23% of participants who had seen the Smokescreen test in the surgery had successfully stopped smoking compared with only 7% of the control group. The number of patients who had r...
Dirty drugs in the fight against cancer
Research and drug development have shown that drugs with multiple targets - dirty drugs - may be better options for complex diseases like cancer, according to the editorial by Frantz, news editor f...
