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Microscope that enables 3-D visualization of cells may revolutionise cancer detection
Tue, 02/10/2009 - 14:52
pimg height=95 width=63 align=left src=http://topnews.in/healthcare/sites/default/files/Microscope-1221.jpg alt=Microscope that enables 3-D visualization of cells may revolutionise cancer detection /Washington, February 10 : U. S. researchers at the University of Washington have announced the development of a new kind of microscope that can help visualize cells in three dimensions, an advance that could bring great progress in the field of early cancer detection./p pa href=http://www.topnews.in/healthcare/content/-21221microscope-enables-3-d-visualization-cells-may-revolutionise-cancer-detection target=_blankread more/a/p
Multivitamins may not cut postmenopausal women’s cancer risk
Tue, 02/10/2009 - 12:15
pimg height=95 width=126 align=left src=http://topnews.in/healthcare/sites/default/files/Multivitamins-1215.jpg alt=Multivitamins may not cut postmenopausal womenrsquo;s cancer risk /Washington, Feb 10 : Multivitamins may offer no benefit in reducing the risk of common cancers, cardiovascular disease or overall mortality in postmenopausal women, according to a new study./p pThe study also revealed that multivitamins do not increase the risk for these conditions./p pa href=http://www.topnews.in/healthcare/content/-21215multivitamins-may-not-cut-postmenopausal-women-s-cancer-risk target=_blankread more/a/p
Black women with uterine cancer at greater death risk than white patients
Mon, 02/09/2009 - 14:20
pimg height=95 width=127 align=left src=http://topnews.in/healthcare/sites/default/files/Uterine-Cancer-1198.jpg alt=Black women with uterine cancer at greater death risk than white patients /Washington, Feb 9 : A new study suggests that the risk of mortality among black women with uterine cancer may be higher than that in their white counterparts./p pa href=http://www.topnews.in/healthcare/content/-21198black-women-uterine-cancer-greater-death-risk-white-patients target=_blankread more/a/p
Boffins create 'living doll' from human cancer cells
Fri, 02/06/2009 - 11:40
pLondon, Feb. 6: England football team coach Fabio Capello has decided to help winger David Beckham make England history. /p pBecks will equal Bobby Moore's record of 108 caps for an outfield player in Wednesday's friendly against Spain, reports The Sun. /p pNeither Capello nor No 2 Franco Baldini will bother to watch Becks play for Milan against Reggina at the San Siro tomorrow and will instead rely on their scouts' reports. /p pa href=http://www.topnews.in/healthcare/content/-21163boffins-create-living-doll-human-cancer-cells target=_blankread more/a/p
Fertility drugs ‘do not raise ovarian cancer risk’
Fri, 02/06/2009 - 11:23
pimg width=128 height=100 align=left src=http://topnews.in/healthcare/sites/default/files/ovarian-cancer4.jpg alt=Fertility dugs lsquo;do not raise ovarian cancer riskrsquo; /London, Feb 6: Use of fertility drugs does not raise a woman's risk of developing ovarian cancer, according to a new study./p pThe study has been published online in the British Medical journal./p pFor the past 30 years, debate has been going on as to whether use of fertility drugs increases a woman''s risk of developing ovarian cancer./p pa href=http://www.topnews.in/healthcare/content/-21161fertility-drugs-do-not-raise-ovarian-cancer-risk target=_blankread more/a/p
Dry beans can help fight cancer
Thu, 02/05/2009 - 12:55
pWashington, Feb 5 : Studying the anticancer benefits of dry beans, scientists have discovered that different market classes of beans help in reducing the risk of mammary cancer./p pFor the study, researchers at Colorado State University studied the anticancer activity of six market classes of bean including; small red, great northern, navy, black, dark red and white kidney bean in the diet of laboratory animals./p pThey also evaluated whether the level of antioxidants or seed coat pigments in the bean were related to mammary cancer./p pa href=http://www.topnews.in/healthcare/content/-21149dry-beans-can-help-fight-cancer target=_blankread more/a/p
Soy may cut colorectal cancer risk in postmenopausal women
Wed, 02/04/2009 - 13:47
pimg height=95 width=105 align=left src=http://www.topnews.in/files/Colorectal-Cancer-Screening.jpg alt=Soy may cut colorectal cancer risk in postmenopausal women /Washington, Feb 04 : Soy food consumption can lower the risk of colorectal cancer in postmenopausal women, according to a new study./p pResearchers at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine have found that women who consumed at least 10 grams of soy protein daily were one-third less likely to develop colorectal cancer in comparison to women who consumed little soy./p pa href=http://www.topnews.in/healthcare/content/-21136soy-may-cut-colorectal-cancer-risk-postmenopausal-women target=_blankread more/a/p
Hitting cancer cells with chemo at right time may boost survival chances
Wed, 02/04/2009 - 12:15
pimg width=131 height=100 align=right src=http://topnews.in/healthcare/sites/default/files/cancer-cells4.jpg alt=Hitting cancer cells with chemo at right time may boost survival chances /Washington, Feb 04: The time of the day when cancer patients receive chemotherapy can impact their chances of survival, according to a new study./p pa href=http://www.topnews.in/healthcare/content/-21128hitting-cancer-cells-chemo-right-time-may-boost-survival-chances target=_blankread more/a/p
Green tea could block benefits of cancer drug
Wed, 02/04/2009 - 09:30
pimg width=118 height=100 align=left src=http://topnews.in/healthcare/sites/default/files/green-tea-cup.jpg alt=Green tea could block benefits of cancer drug /Washington, Feb 4: The health benefits of green tea have come under scanner following a new research which has found that the quot;healthyquot; drink could reduce the effectiveness of one kind of chemotherapy treatment./p pa href=http://www.topnews.in/healthcare/content/-21122green-tea-could-block-benefits-cancer-drug target=_blankread more/a/p
Good news for chips lovers, chips may help in fighting cancer
Tue, 02/03/2009 - 02:57
pimg height=81 width=120 align=left src=http://www.topnews.in/healthcare/sites/default/files/chips.jpg alt=Good news for chips lovers, chips may help in fighting cancer /Earlier studies have shown the connection between junk food and various diseases. Recent study has shown that chips, which fall in junk food category, can help in fighting certain types of cancers like cancer of the esophagus, cancer of the stomach and breast cancer as well./p pa href=http://www.topnews.in/healthcare/content/-21099good-news-chips-lovers-chips-may-help-fighting-cancer target=_blankread more/a/p
Key protein linked to pancreatic cancer growth identified
Mon, 02/02/2009 - 15:09
pimg width=97 height=100 align=left src=http://topnews.in/healthcare/sites/default/files/pancreatic-cancer4.jpg alt=Key protein linked to pancreatic cancer growth identified /Washington, Feb 2: Researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine have identified a protein that plays an important role in pancreatic cancer growth./p pa href=http://www.topnews.in/healthcare/content/-21093key-protein-linked-pancreatic-cancer-growth-identified target=_blankread more/a/p
Scientists use gold nanospheres, near-infrared light to cook tumour
Mon, 02/02/2009 - 12:52
pimg width=144 height=100 align=right src=http://topnews.in/healthcare/sites/default/files/cancer56.jpg alt=Scientists use gold nanospheres, near-infrared light to cook tumour /Washington, February 2: Scientists at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center have announced that they have been successful in equipping hollow gold nanospheres with a targeting peptide in such a manner that they find melanoma cells, penetrate them deeply, and then cook the tumour when bathed with near-infrared light./p pa href=http://www.topnews.in/healthcare/content/-21091scientists-use-gold-nanospheres-near-infrared-light-cook-tumour target=_blankread more/a/p
Obese kids at ‘increased cancer risk’ as adults
Mon, 02/02/2009 - 12:47
pimg width=86 height=100 align=left src=http://topnews.in/healthcare/sites/default/files/Obese-kids4.jpg alt=Obese kids at lsquo;increased cancer riskrsquo; as adults /Melbourne, Feb 2: Overweight and obese kids are at an increased risk of developing cancer in later life, according to experts./p pProfessor Ian Olver, Chief Executive of Cancer Council Australia, points out that overweight and obese kids often become the next generation of overweight and obese adults who, in turn, have a quot;significantly increasedquot; risk of developing cancer./p pa href=http://www.topnews.in/healthcare/content/-21090obese-kids-increased-cancer-risk-adults target=_blankread more/a/p
Check for cervical cancer after menstruation
Mon, 02/02/2009 - 09:07
pimg height=95 width=95 align=left src=http://topnews.in/healthcare/sites/default/files/Cervical_Cancer.jpg alt=Check for cervical cancer after menstruation /Merzig, Germanynbsp; - Cervical cancer checks are ideally performed just after a woman has menstruated, according to a state branch of the German Professional Association of Gynaecologists./p pThe first 14 days after menstruation are ideal as it is easier to have the cells from the cervix and the mouth of the uterus examined, said a representative Armin Malter./p pa href=http://www.topnews.in/healthcare/content/-21085check-cervical-cancer-after-menstruation target=_blankread more/a/p
It’s official: chips help beat cancer!
Sun, 02/01/2009 - 12:16
pimg height=95 align=left src=http://topnews.in/healthcare/sites/default/files/Chips.jpg alt=Itrsquo;s official: chips help beat cancer! /London, Feb 1: It has long been shunned as a junk food, but now, a new study has claimed that the humble chip can actually battle cancer./p pChips are rich in vitamin C, which boffins consider could fight the deadly disease./p pIt is thought the vitamin tackles dangerous free radicals, which are associated with cancer growth, reports the Daily Star./p pa href=http://www.topnews.in/healthcare/content/-21080it-s-official-chips-help-beat-cancer target=_blankread more/a/p
Salty soups ''up cancer risk''
Sat, 01/31/2009 - 09:53
pimg height=95 width=126 align=left src=http://topnews.in/healthcare/sites/default/files/Salty-Soups.JPG alt=Salty soups ''up cancer risk'' /London, Jan 31: People who regularly eat soup could be raising their risk of stomach cancer, warns a new study./p pAccording to Dr Rachel Thompson, science programme manager for the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF), servings of some well-known brands contained half the recommended daily limit of salt intake./p pa href=http://www.topnews.in/healthcare/content/-21068salty-soups-cancer-risk target=_blankread more/a/p
Gene behind early brain cancer onset identified
Tue, 01/27/2009 - 09:54
pimg width=95 height=95 align=left alt=Gene behind early brain cancer onset identified src=http://topnews.in/healthcare/sites/default/files/Brain_Cancer.jpg /Washington, Jan 27 : French researchers have identified a gene variant that may increase the risk of developing brain cancer at a young age./p pThe study has been published in the January 27, 2009, print issue of Neurology./p pThe study involved 254 people with brain tumors and 238 people with no cancers. All those with tumors had glioblastoma multiforme, the most common type of brain cancer./p pa href=http://www.topnews.in/healthcare/content/-2995gene-behind-early-brain-cancer-onset-identified target=_blankread more/a/p
How chemotherapy drugs slow cancer spread
Fri, 01/23/2009 - 17:38
pWashington, Jan 23 : A new study from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine has shed light on how chemotherapy drugs slow cancer growth./p pChemotherapeutics such as doxorubicin (Adriamycin), daunorubicin, epirubicin, idarubicin have been used for four decades to treat many types of cancer, including leukemia, lymphoma, sarcomas and carcinomas./p pa href=http://www.topnews.in/healthcare/content/-2951how-chemotherapy-drugs-slow-cancer-spread target=_blankread more/a/p
Scientists identify key protein that may cause cancer cell death
Sat, 01/17/2009 - 12:05
pimg width=128 height=100 align=left src=http://topnews.in/files/cancer55.jpg alt=Scientists identify key protein that may cause cancer cell death /Washington, January 17: An autonomous institute of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research in Singapore has announced the discovery of a human protein called Bax-beta (Baxa), which can potentially cause the death of cancer cells and lead to new approaches in cancer treatment./p pa href=http://www.topnews.in/healthcare/content/-2877scientists-identify-key-protein-may-cause-cancer-cell-death target=_blankread more/a/p
Gene fusion linked to cancer development
Mon, 01/12/2009 - 11:42
pLondon, Jan 12: Researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Centre have identified a series of gene fusions that might one day serve as a marker for detecting cancer. /p pRecurrent gene fusions are believed to be the mechanism that leads to cancer development./p pThe research team claim that they have discovered several gene fusions in prostate cancer cells. /p pThese fusions occur when chromosomes, the packages of DNA that contain genes, switch places with each other./p pa href=http://www.topnews.in/healthcare/content/-2803gene-fusion-linked-cancer-development target=_blankread more/a/p
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