There was no substantial change in brain tumor incidence among adults 5 to 10 years after cell phone usage sharply increased, according to a new brief communication published online December 3 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
Although cell phone use has been proposed as a risk factor for brain tumors, a biological mechanism to explain this association is not known.
Isabelle Deltour, Ph.D., of the Institute of Cancer Epidemiology, Danish Cancer Society, in Copenhagen, and colleagues analyzed annual incidence rates of glioma and meningioma among adults aged 20 years from Denmark, Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by admin | Posted in Cancer | Posted on 05-12-2009
Smokers who light up on waking display higher levels of nicotine than those who wait, regardless of the number of cigarettes smoked, US research shows.
Scientists measured smokers’ levels of cotinine, a by-product of nicotine which has been shown to reflect the risk of developing lung cancer.
Waiting until you had eaten breakfast reduced the amount of this chemical.
The team from Penn State College says their study suggests the earlier smokers may need more help to give up. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by admin | Posted in Cancer | Posted on 04-12-2009
This October marks the 25th annual National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. In addition to raising awareness and educating the public about the disease itself as well as its treatments and advances, scientists have released a study that has found many breast cancer patients suffer from a vitamin D deficiency.
Researchers with the University of Rochester Medical Center followed 166 women undergoing treatment for breast cancer and found that nearly 70 percent had low levels of vitamin D in their blood. The insufficient levels could contribute to decreased bone mass and increased risk of bone fractures. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by admin | Posted in Cancer | Posted on 27-11-2009
It may be a good idea to try nutritional supplements for pain, as a new study suggests that opiate-based pain killers such as morphine may lead to cancer growth.
According to Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics, two new studies are indicating that certain pain killers may be the cause of the growth of certain cancers.
It was found that when lung cancer cells were shielded from opiates, there was a reduction in cell production, invasion and migration in different models. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by admin | Posted in Cancer | Posted on 20-11-2009
Those who enjoy exotic spices in their food may find a new health benefit with an ingredient in yellow that may help prevent diseases.
A study in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry is looking into nano-sized capsule made with curcumin, an ingredient that makes curry yellow, that could potentially help in fighting colon cancer, psoriasis and Alzheimer’s disease.
It’s been found that curcumin prevents melanoma cell growth by forcing the cells to destroy themselves. In addition to this, curcumin also works as a nutritional supplement for antioxidant effects. Read the rest of this entry »
Scientists have identified a drug which may offer hope to patients with a particularly lethal form of lung cancer.
The drug eliminated small cell lung cancer tumours in 50% of mice, and blocked the cells’ ability to resist standard chemotherapy treatment.
The Imperial College London team now hope to test it in patients with an inoperable form of the disease.
Their study appears in the journal Cancer Research. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by admin | Posted in Cancer | Posted on 12-11-2009
