May 3rd, 2008
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 […]
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April 1st, 2008
It’s April Fools’ day. However… in the cancer front, there’s no fool or fooling. Definitely, these aren’t for fools:
Brain cancer fears over heavy mobile phone use
Study: One Sausage Per Day Increases Bowel Cancer Risk by a Fifth
Fasting could help fight cancer
Hope over Tasmanian Devil cancer
Hey…easy on the practical jokes, okay? And don’t be so gullible […]
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March 7th, 2008
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 […]
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September 14th, 2007
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 […]
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September 4th, 2007
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 […]
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February 23rd, 2007
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 […]
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January 30th, 2007
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 […]
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