Breakthrough Cancer Surgery Saves Terminal Patient
A Florida woman with a golf ball-size tumor in her abdomen who risked a cutting-edge surgery to save her life is now on her way to a full recovery. »
Wednesday, Mar. 26, 2008
Friday, Aug. 31, 2007
A cancer ‘cure’ from frogs
A new study has it that a synthetic molecule derived from the egg cells of frogs, could be of potential benefit in treating brain tumours, the BBC reported on Sunday. »
Tuesday, Jul. 31, 2007
Drinking Coffee And Working Out May Help To Cure Skin Cancer
A team of researchers at Rutgers University, New Jersey have found a new cure to fighting skin cancer by the unique combination of exercise and caffeine. »
Tuesday, Jul. 3, 2007
Breakthrough for toddler cancer treatment
Medical experts at Edinburgh University believe they may have made a breakthrough discovery in the quest to find a cure for a rare cancer which primarily affects children aged under three. »
Tuesday, Jun. 5, 2007
Study: Liver Cancer Breakthrough Found
For the first time, doctors say they have found a pill that improves survival for people with liver cancer, a notoriously hard to treat disease diagnosed in more than half a million people globally each year. »
Wednesday, May. 23, 2007
Possible cancer breakthrough - invented in Florida garage
A Florida retiree battling cancer himself has discovered a possible method of killing cancerous cells with radio waves.
If it works, it could be the “Holy Grail” of cancer treatments. »
Wednesday, May. 16, 2007
Cancer survival rates set to increase sharply
More than two thirds of newly-diagnosed cancer patients will live for at least five years by 2020, according to new goals set by leading cancer charity Cancer Research UK. »
Friday, Apr. 20, 2007
Cure for cancer one step closer
The cure for cancer is one step closer this week with the first collections of cancer tissue taking place at the new Wesley Research Institute Tissue Bank. »
Tuesday, Apr. 17, 2007
Snake venom may hold cure for cancer
Snake venom toxin (SVT) ‘Vipera lebetina turanica’ may be effective in inhibiting the growth of androgen independent prostate cancer (AICAP), according to a report published in Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. »
Monday, Apr. 9, 2007
Scientist expects world reaction to breakthrough in cancer research
Using a patented laboratory device, Chinese scientists have for the first time grown cancer tumors outside the body which they say will lead to a new generation of cancer treatments. »
Thursday, Mar. 29, 2007
Leukaemia Treatment Breakthrough
Scientists have identified the cells responsible for relapses of leukaemia, the most common childhood cancer. »
Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2006
Herbal drugs for cancer cure being developed
A SENIOR professor at the Federal University of Sao Paulo, Brazil Dr Maria L V Oliva, who is working on herbal medicines to cure cancer, said soon such medicines would be available for human use. [The Herbal Medicine Maker’s Handbook: A Home Manual] »
Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2006
Breakthrough in skin cancer
A revolutionary new “sticking plaster” skin cancer treatment which is less painful and can be used by patients in their homes has been developed by Scottish researchers. »
Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2006
Sprouts and cabbage may cure breast cancer
A new research by British scientists has shown that Brussels sprouts and cabbage help fight breast cancer. »
Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2006
Acid found in moss can cure cancer
Researchers claim that a compound derived from tiny lichens (moss) could be used in chemotherapy drugs to kill cancer cells. »
Thursday, Sep. 28, 2006
Doctors hail lung cancer breakthrough
An experimental drug that extends the lives of lung cancer patients by a third has impressed doctors, who say that it is one of the first signs of progress against the disease. »
Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2006
Scientists hail biggest breast cancer breakthrough in years
AUSTRALIAN scientists have helped unearth the biggest breast cancer breakthrough in years - the first discovery of common genes linked to the disease.
An unpublished large-scale international study has made robust findings connecting two genes with a 10 per cent increased risk of breast cancer. »
Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2006
Britain’s cancer initiatives leap forward with a miracle drug
A miracle drug is beginning to light up the lives of thousands of cancer patients, with hope for treating two severe cancers of the kidney and the gut. Initial examinations of the drug have left a clue of its future use in breast, lung and pancreatic cancers. »
Wednesday, Jul. 12, 2006
Hope for lung cancer patients
A BREAKTHROUGH in lung cancer research could make chemotherapy more effective. »
Tuesday, Jul. 11, 2006
Researchers make brain tumour breakthrough
Attacking brain tumours through genetics is saving lives and revolutionizing cancer treatment, say Calgary researchers spearheading the effort. [American Cancer Society’s Informed Decisions : The Complete Book of Diagnosis, Treatment, and Recovery] »
Friday, Jul. 7, 2006
Baby in womb cured herself of cancer
A MIRACLE girl has stunned doctors by fighting and winning a battle against cancer while still in her mother’s womb. »
Monday, Jul. 3, 2006
Cancer Cure May Lie In Thistle Drug
A study by scientists at University of Colorado, Denver, looks forward to a drug derived from milk thistle which may help treat cancers in future. In their investigation the drug called Silibinin, was found to destroy lung cancer in mice. »
Major cancer breakthrough
A CAMBRIDGE company has made an important breakthrough in cancer treatment. »
Cervical Cancer Breakthrough
19-year old Tahni Korte says she’s read about and heard about the new h-p-v vaccine.
At face value she says, it sounds like a good idea.
” Because I think it is very common and it does cause cervical cancer and I don’t think anyone wants it, and if you can prevent it now do it.”
At 19-Tahni is within the recommended age to get the new h-p-v vaccine.
But there are millions of women like her who don’t know much about it.
What they need to know.
50-percent of adult Americans carry the h-p-v virus which is spread through sexual contact. Certain strains of this virus cause cervical cancer which kills about 35-hundred women every year. Local OBGYN Dr. Michael Enrico says the vaccine protects women against those problematic h-p-v strains like 16 and 18.
” It works at basically 100-percent efficacy rate at protecting the people who receive it from cervical cancer from 16 and 18 (strains). There are a million cases of veneral warts diagnosed every year, and this is going to protect people against that.”
The vaccine is being recommended as routine for girls 11 and 12. The Food and Drug Administration has given approval for the vaccine for girls and women nine to-26 years of age.
The vaccine is given in a series of three shots.
The cost about three hundred-60-dollars which is not being picked up by insurance at this time.
But with the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommending the vaccine that may change.
Tuesday, Jun. 6, 2006
Breakthrough drug cuts breast cancer risk
TRIALS of a drug hailed as offering a major breakthrough in the fight against breast cancer have shown it can cut the risk of the disease spreading and reduce the chances of it recurring in the future. »
Wednesday, May. 17, 2006
Cancer Breakthrough
The latest breakthrough at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center is striking, even at a place with a national reputation for medical advances. And behind all the hoopla, there’s hope for those struggling with cancer. Researchers should push all the harder to bring their important work to fruition. »
Friday, May. 12, 2006
Nanotubes for cancer cure
Scientists have found ways to cork the world’s tiniest test tubes, which they want to fill with drugs and inject into patients for the treatment of cancer. »
Tuesday, May. 9, 2006
White Blood Cells Cure Cancer in Mice
White blood cells from a strain of cancer-resistant mice cured advanced cancers in ordinary laboratory mice, say researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, N.C. »
Wednesday, Apr. 19, 2006
Breast Cancer Breakthrough
There’s promising news for women at high risk of getting breast cancer. The osteoporosis drug, Raloxifene also known as Evista proved to be just as effective in preventing breast cancer as Tamoxifen, but with fewer side effects. »
Thursday, Mar. 16, 2006
Heat Helps Breast Cancer Patients
Patients often rely on chemo and radiation to get rid of tumors. Now, there’s a new weapon — heat. »