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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
The Normal Pancreas
The pancreas is an organ located behind the stomach. It is shaped a little bit like a fish with a wide head, a tapering body, and a narrow-pointed tail. It is about 6 inches long but less than 2 inches wide and extends horizontally across the abdomen. The head of the [...]
Mesothelioma is an aggressive cancer that affects the membranes surrounding the internal organs of humans. When not detected until it has progressed to a late stage, it is often difficult, if not impossible to control. Adding to the particular danger of this cancer is that the symptoms are very general and non-specific. Because of this, [...]
Cancer of the colon is a disease in which cancerous cells develop in the tissues of the colon. Although colon cancer is among the most common forms of cancer, the number of new cases and the number of deaths attributed to the disease have declined in [...]
The lymph system is made up of thin tubes that branch, like blood vessels, into all parts of the body. Lymph vessels carry lymph, a colorless, watery fluid that contains white blood cells called lymphocytes. Along the network of vessels are groups of [...]
There are two adrenal glands, one above each kidney in the back of the upper abdomen. Each adrenal gland is composed of two layers:
The adrenal cortex, or outer layer of the adrenal gland, which produces a variety of steroid hormones;
The adrenal medulla, or inner layer [...]
WEDNESDAY, June 18 (HealthDay News) — A minimally invasive procedure normally used to treat liver cancer also holds promise for lung cancer patients, according to a new study.
In the study, expected to be published in the July edition of The Lancet Oncology, 88 percent of lung cancer patients responded well to treatment with percutaneous image-guided [...]
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