Researchers discovered that cancers wrap themselves in an invisible protective shield. and they learned that they could break into that shield with the right drugs. When the immune system is free to attack, cancers can shrink and stop growing or even disappear in lucky patients with the best responses.
Chemo Brain is a phenomenon that patients have described for quite some time as a thick mental fog resulting from chemotherapy.
Antioxidants found in Fagonia Tea have been shown to slow down the tumor growth in the target areas. It activates the detoxification process which uses powerful enzymes to protect the body against the cells that develop tumors.
Children who undergo chemotherapy treatments for cancer have an increased risk of developing early heart disease.
Excessive angiogenesis is associated with cancer, psoriasis, blinding diseases, arthritis, Alzheimer’s disease, obesity, multiple sclerosis and even AIDS. Insufficient angiogenesis is known to cause heart disease, stroke and hair loss, among other problems.
In one of the biggest advances against leukaemia and other blood cancers in many years, doctors are reporting unprecedented success by using gene therapy to transform patients blood cells into soldiers that seek and destroy cancer.
Both acupuncture and sham acupuncture were effective in reducing menopausal symptoms in women being treated with aromatase inhibitors for breast cancer, a small randomized trial found
The concept of anti-angiogenic diet for cancer of tumor prevention is based on the fact that tumors require blood vessels to grow and cannot progress without blood supply. One can prevent the growth of these undesirable blood vessels by starving them through dietary components in plant foods.
Dr. Rugo said the DigniCap may soon become the first scalp cooling device to be approved by the Food and Drug Administration, a move that would increase the likelihood of insurance reimburesement and make them more widely available
Higher Levels of Vitamin D have been associated with a reduced risk of colon cancer in many observational studies.
An important new study suggests that statins, the cholesterol - lowering medications that are the most prescribed drugs in the world, may block some of the fitness benefits of exercise.
A little squeeze may be all that it takes to prevent malignant breast cells triggering cancer, research has shown.
Running is better for weight loss, but walkers have a reduced heart risk.
Studies have shown that male infertility is associated with a slightly increased risk for various types of cancer, including testicular cancer, possibly because of shared genetic factors.
The National Cancer Registry has found new cases growing at roughly 2.8 per cent a year, leading to the projection of a 21 per cent increase in the next seven years. Estimated new cases stood at 10,86,783 in 2013, projected to 11,48,692 in 2015 and 13,20,928 in 2020.