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MIAMI, United Estate (AFP) — Being overweight can raise the likelihood of being diagnosed with cancers of the stomach and digestive tract, as well as certain brain and reproductive tumors, international researchers said Wednesday. A report in the New England Journal of Medicine adds eight more kinds of cancer to the list of those already known to be more likely among overweight people. In 2002, the World Health Organization’s International Agency for Cancer on Research […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — People with bowel cancer may improve their survival chances by eating a lot of omega 3 fatty acids found in oily fish like tuna and salmon, a study suggested Wednesday. Analysis of data from more than 170,000 people in the United States revealed that among 1,659 who developed bowel cancer, there was a strong correlation between higher omega 3 intake and lower risk of death, it said. “Compared with patients who […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — Drinking very hot beverages “probably” causes cancer of the oesophagus, the UN’s cancer agency said Wednesday, while lifting suspicion from coffee if consumed at “normal serving temperatures”. “These results suggest that drinking very hot beverages is one probable cause of oesophageal cancer and that it is the temperature, rather than the drinks themselves, that appears to be responsible,” said Christopher Wild, director of the International Agency for Research on Cancer […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A diet that includes three daily servings of whole grains appears to help people live longer, including by reducing the rates of death from heart disease and cancer, according to findings released Monday. For each 16-gram serving of whole grains, public health researchers at Harvard University noted a seven percent decrease in overall risk of death, including a nine percent decline in risk of heart disease death and five percent […]
Melanoma kills an estimated 10,000 people per year. Researchers are now making a correlation between Melanoma and pregnant women
MANILA, April 26 -The Department of Health (DOH) is set to establish cancer centers to address the need for accessible and quality radiation therapy services. “Given that cancer is one of the top causes of death and sickness in the Philippines, the establishment of cancer centers in strategically located hospitals will help ensure access to radiation therapy for our cancer-stricken patients, especially those who live far from Metro Manila,” Health Secretary Janette P. Loreto-Garin said. […]
Treating cancer that began in the liver or has spread to the liver can often involve months of chemotherapy and painful radiation treatments. But now there’s a new procedure that takes tiny beads that carry a high dose of radiation and sends them straight to the cancer. Credit: Ivanhoe Broadcast News/Reuters
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (Reuters) – Researchers in Argentina say they have genetically modified an adenovirus – which can cause colds, conjunctivitis and bronchitis – to home in on cancer, killing tumor cells in patients without harming healthy tissue. Scientists have long been intrigued by the idea of using viruses to alert the immune system to seek and destroy cancerous cells. That interest has taken off in recent years as advances in genetic engineering allow them […]
London, United Kingdom (AFP)—Britain will team up with the United States and European partners to exchange its nuclear waste for material to be used in the fight against cancer, Prime Minister David Cameron will announce Thursday. The British leader is expected to unveil the plan at a two-day international summit in Washington aimed at ensuring that nuclear material in the world’s roughly 1,000 atomic facilities is secured. The deal will see Britain send waste from […]
World Health Organization (WHO) experts said, eating processed meat can lead to bowel cancer in humans while red meat is a likely cause of the disease. The France-based International Agency For Research on Cancer (IARC), part of the who, put processed meat such as hot dogs and ham in its group 1 list, which already includes tobacco, asbestos and diesel fumes, for which there is “sufficient evidence” of cancer links. Red meat, under which the […]
AUGUST 27 (Reuters) — They’re known as man’s best friend; but dogs could soon also be their greatest ally in the fight against prostate cancer. Britain’s National Health Service (NHS) recently approved a trial for dogs capable of sniffing out prostate cancer in the hope that it could show up inaccuracies in the current PSA (prostate specific antigen) test. It’s long been known that a dog’s remarkable sense of smell can detect minute odors known […]
It is the second most common type of cancer that affects Filipino men What are its causes? How do you prevent it? June is Prostrate Cancer Awareness Month Infographics designer: Alan Kevin Manio Writer and Researcher: JP Carlos and Mary Rose Faith Bonalos
