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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Leukaemia Treatment Breakthrough

Scientists have identified the cells responsible for relapses of leukaemia, the most common childhood cancer.

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]

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.

Sprouts and cabbage may cure breast cancer

A new research by British scientists has shown that Brussels sprouts and cabbage help fight breast cancer.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Hope for lung cancer patients

A BREAKTHROUGH in lung cancer research could make chemotherapy more effective.

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]

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Lots of coffee may protect some women from breast cancer

Six or more cups of coffee a day may dramatically cut the risk of breast cancer by as much as 70 percent among women with one of the gene mutations linked to an very high risk of the disease, a new study shows.

Soda-Cancer Link Revealed as Myth

Despite what many may have heard, drinking soda does not increase the risk of developing esophageal cancer. In fact it might protect against it, a new study finds.

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