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Researchers: Hi-tech ‘Trojan horse’ can kill cancer cells

Australian researchers are set to begin human trials of a tiny nano-cell that acts as a “Trojan horse” against cancer cells, a breakthrough they say may curb the need for debilitating chemotherapy.
The technology could eventually allow cancer sufferers to receive treatment as outpatients, rather than being hospitalised for lengthy bouts of chemotherapy, according to the [...]

Whole-cooked carrots “better for fighting cancer”

The anti-cancer properties of carrots are enhanced 25 percent if they are cooked whole rather than chopped up beforehand, a study has found.
They taste better too, according to scientists at Newcastle University, because more of their sugar is retained.
“Chopping up your carrots increases the surface area so more of the nutrients leach out into the [...]

Cancer Patient Learns Herbals Can Interfere

Vince Palella’s brother got him started on supplements. “His wife is a health food nut,” said Palella, a 76-year-old retired contractor who wanted to atone for years of smoking and lunches that were “more drinking than lunch.”
He subscribed to a chiropractor’s newsletter they recommended. Each issue focused on a topic, such as osteoporosis, and Palella [...]

Jam and jelly may help fight cancer

Researchers at the Institute of Food Research have found that an ingredient found in jelly and jam could help prevent the spread of cancer.
They found that pectin – a natural fibre found in fruit and vegetables and widely used in food processing – played a role in fighting the progress of the disease. Lab [...]

Radiation Added To Hormone Therapy Increases Survival For Men With Prostate Cancer

ScienceDaily- For men with locally advanced prostate cancer the addition of radiation treatment to anti-androgen hormone therapy reduces the risk of dying of prostate cancer by 50 percent compared to those who have anti-androgen hormone treatment alone, according to a randomized study presented September 22, 2008, at the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology’s [...]

Heated Chemotherapy May Improve Cancer Treatment

BOSTON —Treating abdominal cancers is unusually complicated. Unlike most types of cancers that spread inside internal organs, abdominal cancers tend to grow on the outside of them, said Dr. Martin D. Goodman, a surgical oncologist at Tufts Medical Center in Boston.
So traditional chemotherapy injected intravenously often fails to penetrate tumors in the belly and offers [...]

Obese people 'more likely to develop cancer'

London (PTI): Here’s yet another reason why you should cut the flab — obesity could give you cancer. A new research, published in the latest edition of the ‘British Journal of Cancer’, has found that overweight people are at a significantly higher risk of developing a range of common cancers.
 
In fact, according to researchers, an [...]

Preventing Breast Cancer

When it comes to reducing the risk of breast cancer, the following strategies help to maximize your body’s defense systems.
 

Shed excess pounds. As many as 20 percent of cancer deaths are due to being overweight or obese. As far as breast cancer goes, studies have suggested that putting on extra pounds after menopause increases the [...]

Protein Thought to Promote Cancer Does Opposite

Health Day News: A protein that appears to suppress the growth of human cancer cells in lab cultures was, until recently, thought to promote colorectal cancer.
 
Previous animal studies have found that a gene called TCF7L2 is active in about 90 percent of colorectal cancers because of a biochemical malfunction in a gene. As a
 
Previous animal [...]

Pancreatic Cancer Biomarkers Found

Blood test for 5 proteins could detect disease sooner, when it’s more treatable. Five proteins linked to early development of pancreatic cancer have been identified by U.S . researchers, who said the finding is a step forward in efforts to develop a blood test to detect this type of cancer in the early stages, when [...]