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Chlorophylls effective against aflatoxin

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Dec 29, 2009 | 3 / 5 (1) | 0

A new study has found that chlorophyll and its derivative chlorophyllin are effective in limiting the absorption of aflatoxin in humans. Aflatoxin is produced by a fungus that is a contaminant of grains including corn, peanuts ...

Acupuncture reduces hot flashes, improves sex drive for breast cancer patients

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Dec 29, 2009 | not rated yet | 1

Not only is acupuncture as effective as drug therapy at reducing hot flashes in breast cancer patients, it has the added benefit of potentially increasing a woman's sex drive and improving her sense of well-being, according ...

The cancer 'TRAP'

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Dec 29, 2009 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0

Current research suggests that TNF-receptor associated protein-1 (TRAP-1) may prevent cancer cell death. The related report by Leav et al, "Cytoprotective Mitochondrial Chaperone TRAP-1 as a Novel Molecular Target in Localized ...

Research yields new agent for some drug-resistant non-small cell lung cancers

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Dec 23, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

The ability to make, test, and map the atomic structure of new anti-cancer agents has enabled a team of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute scientists to discover a compound capable of halting a common type of drug-resistant ...

New insights into mushroom-derived drug promising for cancer treatment

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Dec 23, 2009 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0

A promising cancer drug, first discovered in a mushroom commonly used in Chinese medicine, could be made more effective thanks to researchers who have discovered how the drug works. The research is funded by the Biotechnology ...

Knockdown of E2F1 reduces invasive potential of melanoma cells

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Dec 23, 2009 | 4 / 5 (2) | 0

Inhibition of transcription factor E2F1 reduced epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) expression and reduced the invasive potential but not proliferation of metastatic melanoma cells, according to a brief communication ...

Figitumumab has anti-tumor activity in Ewing's sarcoma

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Dec 23, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

A preliminary study of the anticancer drug figitumumab has found that it has antitumour activity in Ewing's sarcoma—a cancer which affects mainly teenage boys. The results have led to the drug's progression to a Phase 2 trial ...

Protein link may be key to new treatment for aggressive brain tumor

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Dec 22, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

Biomedical researchers at the University of Central Florida have found a protein that could hold the key to treating one of the most common and aggressive brain tumors in adults.

Researcher finds success with new anti-cancer drug

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Dec 22, 2009 | 5 / 5 (4) | 0

A study conducted at Scott & White Healthcare in Temple, Texas, found that a new drug stopped the growth of breast tumors in mice. This drug is unique in that it works both by stopping the cancer cells from growing and metastasizing ...

High risk of colorectal, endometrial and Lynch syndrome cancers for MSH6 mutation carriers

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Dec 22, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

People carrying the germ-line MSH6 mutation are at high risk by age 80 years for colorectal and endometrial cancers and any cancer associated with Lynch syndrome, according to a new study published online December 22 in the ...

Use of 3-D imaging on patients with pancreatic carcinoma

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Dec 22, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

In the field of hepatic imaging in the context of living liver donors and before complex partial liver resections, three-dimensional imaging of the liver, hepatic vessels and bile ducts has managed to become established in ...

Elevated-risk women refuse MRI breast cancer screening

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Dec 22, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

In a new study published in the January issue of Radiology, 42 percent of women eligible for breast cancer screening with MRI declined to undergo the procedure.

Protein inhibits cancer cell growth

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Dec 21, 2009 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the University of Toronto and Goethe University in Germany have discovered a protein that can inhibit the growth of cancer cells, providing crucial clues for the future development of new drugs ...

Urinary tract cancer associated with Chinese herbal products containing aristolochic acid

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Dec 21, 2009 | 1 / 5 (1) | 0

The carcinogen aristolochic acid, which was found in many prescribed Chinese herbal products including Guan Mu Tong, is associated with an increased risk of urinary tract cancer, according to a new study published online ...

Drug for Multiple Myeloma Demonstrated to Significantly Extend Disease-Free Survival

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Dec 21, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Initial results from a large, randomized clinical trial for patients with multiple myeloma, a cancer of the blood and bone marrow, showed that patients who received the oral drug lenalidomide (Revlimid, also ...

Heart transplant patients appear to have elevated risk for multiple skin cancers

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Dec 21, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Many heart transplant patients develop multiple skin cancers, with increased risk for some skin cancers among patients with other cancers and with increasing age, according to a report in the December issue of Archives of ...

Relatives of boys with sexual birth defects not at risk for testicular germ cell cancer

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Dec 21, 2009 | not rated yet | 1

Boys with the sexual birth defects known as hypospadias and cryptorchidism are at risk for developing testicular germ cell cancer, but their relatives are not, according to a new study published online December 21 in the ...

Trends in melanoma incidence and stage at diagnosis vary by racial and ethnic group

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Dec 21, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

White and Hispanic individuals are being diagnosed with melanoma more frequently in recent years, whereas Hispanic and black patients continue to have advanced skin cancer at diagnosis, according to a report in the December ...