Cancer
Balding Before 30 May Cut Prostate Cancer Risk
Here’s potentially good news for balding men, especially young balding men who may be distressed by their lack of locks.
Hair loss before age 30 is associated with a lower risk of prostate cancer later in life, according to a new study that contradicts some earlier research.
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Prostate Cancer vs. Tumor-Melting Virus
A human study shows, a virus that destroys cancer cells but leaves normal cells unharmed works against prostate cancer. The virus also blasts lymphoid, colon, ovarian, breast, pancreatic, brain, lung, head and neck, and other cancer cells.
The virus is called reovirus, and nearly everyone has been infected with it. But almost [...]
Top 4 Questions About Aspirin and Cancer
Aspirin has anticancer effects, new studies confirm.
The latest of these studies shows that after successful treatment for breast cancer, women who take aspirin regularly have a significantly lower risk of dying from recurrent cancer. Aspirin also cut their risk of having their cancer spread to other sites.
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Experts say 40 percent of cancers could be prevented
Forty percent of the 12 million people diagnosed with cancer worldwide each year could avert the killer disease by protecting themselves against infections and changing their lifestyles, experts said Tuesday.
A report by the Geneva-based International Union Against Cancer (UICC) highlighted nine infections that can lead to cancer and urged health officials to drive home the [...]
The Alternative Cancer Therapies
Many people facing cancer choose alternative cancer therapies. These alternative cancer treatments are sometimes chosen in lieu of traditional treatments and sometimes they are taken in conjunction with the more traditional cancer therapies like chemotherapy and radiation. Deciding upon a course of treatment for cancer is a personal decision that shouldn’t be reached lightly. If [...]
Herb May Treat Chemotherapy Liver Damage
Substances in the milk thistle plant may help treat inflammation of the liver in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy, a new study shows.
The herb, used for as long as 2,000 years to battle a variety of ailments, may help protect against liver damage from chemotherapy, researchers say in Cancer, the journal of the American [...]
