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Sonic Hedgehog variations linked to recurrence, survival and response to therapy of bladder cancer

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Genetic variations in the Sonic Hedgehog pathway increase the likelihood of recurrence, reduce survival time and limit response to therapy for people with non-muscle invasive bladder cancer, scientists from The University ...


People living in poorer neighborhoods at increased risk for death, worse health risks

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created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Regardless of an individual's dietary and lifestyle risk factors, living in a poorer or more socioeconomically deprived neighborhood may increase a person's risk for death, according to data presented at the American Association ...


New cancer study takes major step toward improved treatment

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created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Cancer researchers at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center have found a way to turn ineffective new cancer drugs into cancer-fighters. By using their patented chemical compound, SHetA2, researchers tricked cancer ...


Sunscreen makes good economic sense

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created Nov 30, 2009 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (4) | comments 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- Applying sunscreen on a regular basis not only prevents cancer, but will save the government money.


Low cholesterol may shrink risk for high-grade prostate cancer

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created Nov 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Men with lower cholesterol are less likely than those with higher levels to develop high-grade prostate cancer - an aggressive form of the disease with a poorer prognosis, according to results of a Johns Hopkins collaborative ...


American Cancer Society calls for new strategies to monitor exposure to environmental carcinogens

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created Oct 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new report from an American Cancer Society scientific advisory subcommittee on cancer and the environment says exposure to carcinogens should be minimized or eliminated whenever feasible, and calls for new strategies to ...


Teen smoking-cessation trial first to achieve significant quit rates

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created Oct 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

For the first time, researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center have demonstrated that it is possible to successfully recruit and retain a large number of adolescent smokers from the general population into a smoking ...


Texas begins $3 billion quest to cure cancer (AP)

Texas begins $3 billion quest to cure cancer

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created Oct 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Texas gave birth to the modern oil industry, invented the handheld calculator and sent man to the moon. But can the Lone Star State cure cancer?


The way you eat may affect your risk for breast cancer

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created Aug 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

How you eat may be just as important as how much you eat, if mice studies are any clue.


Low prevalence of HPV infection may be tied to poor prognosis for blacks with head and neck cancer

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created Jul 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers at the University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer have found that head and neck cancer patients who test positive for the human papillomavirus (HPV) have much better survival rates than patients ...


New study bolsters case for preventive prostate cancer treatment

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created Jul 07, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0

For the last six years, doctors have faced a dilemma about whether to treat men at risk of prostate cancer with the drug finasteride. On one hand, the drug had been shown to prevent cancer in about one of every four patients ...


Purple sweet potato means increased amount of anti-cancer components

Purple sweet potato means increased amount of anti-cancer components

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created Jun 29, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

A Kansas State University researcher is studying the potential health benefits of a specially bred purple sweet potato because its dominant purple color results in an increased amount of anti-cancer components.


Test detects molecular marker of aging in humans

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created Jun 16, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

In 2004, researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center announced a crucial discovery in the understanding of cellular aging. They found that as cells and tissues age, ...


Carbohydrate restriction may slow prostate tumor growth

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created May 26, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Restricting carbohydrates, regardless of weight loss, appears to slow the growth of prostate tumors, according to an animal study being published this week by researchers in the Duke Prostate Center.


Key protein may explain the anti-aging and anti-cancer benefits of dietary restriction

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created May 22, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (9) | comments 3

A protein that plays a key role in tumor formation, oxygen metabolism and inflammation is involved in a pathway that extends lifespan by dietary restriction. The finding, which appears in the May 22, 2009 edition of the ...