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Women that are exposure to chemical weed killers - pesticides and herbicides - may have a higher-than-normal risk of developing a particular form of brain cancer called meningioma as compared to women who weren’t exposed.
Meningiomas are slow-growing tumors that arise in the tissue covering the brain and spinal cord. They are one of the most […]
In late December 20106, former Yankee and current YES announcer Bobby Murcer was diagnosed with brain cancer.
Recently, a new MRI image revealed only a scar tissue and not a recurrence of cancer.
Well, that’s really good news, right?
There had been differing opinions among doctors about the meaning of the MRI, so as a precaution they scheduled […]
Previous study has already found no clear connection of cell phones (mobiles) to brain cancer.
Now, UK’s largest investigation on the possible health risks from mobile telephone technology found nothing.
No biological or adverse health effects has been found connected with long term use of mobile phones. The investigation’s results was so sure they said there […]
The experimental compound cyclopamine was previously known to shut down a critical cell-signaling pathway (Hedgehog) in the most common and aggressive type of adult brain cancer: glioblastoma multiforme.
Now, according to Johns Hopkins scientists, cyclopamine have been able to successfully kill cancer stem cells thought to fuel tumor growth and help cancers evade drug and radiation […]
A brain tumor vaccine known as vitespen (trademarked as Oncophage®) has been found effective in stimulating the patient’s immune system to attack the tumor cells (tumor-specific immune response) in glioma.
The clinical trial being conducted at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Brain Tumor Research Center tested patients that all had recurrent, high-grade glioma who […]
Biologists from Boston College have identified KetoCal (a commercially available high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet designed to treat epilepsy in children) as a diet-based alternative method of treating brain cancer.
Ketocal has been found to significantly decrease the growth of brain tumors in laboratory mice.
According to Tom Seyfried, Boston College Biology Professor:
“KetoCal represents a novel alternative therapy for […]
A relatively new cancer drug – Avastin (bevacizumab) – currently used in treatment of lung and colorectal cancers, has recently been found to slow the growth of the most common and deadly form of brain cancer -gliomas.
Such is the finding of a Duke University Medical Center pilot study in which the researchers tested the effectiveness […]
There is no clear connection between mobile phone use and malignant brain tumors -gliomas.
Such were the result of a study conducted in five Northern European countries, appearing in the January 19 online version of the International Journal of Cancer.
Regular use of a mobile phone, duration of use, or the cumulative number of calls had no […]
Lovastatin (trade name: Mevacor) is a cholesterol lowering drug while cyclopamine is a cancer drug.
Cyclopamine works by blocking the so-called “hedgehog” pathway, long known to promote and guide cell and organ growth while lovastatin (aside from cholesterol-clogging effects) is known to curb destruction of proteins that put the brakes on cell growth, causing cancer cells […]
The good news that Herceptin® (trastuzumab) (the world’s first targeted therapy) is now available for many women with early-stage HER2-positive breast cancer, marks a significant advancement in breast cancer management.
According to Edith Perez, M.D., director of Mayo Clinic’s Breast Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida:
“…signifies the importance for women who are newly diagnosed with breast cancer to […]
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Written by Gloria Gamat [email] for b5media.
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