Another Study Links Fluoride to Bone Cancer

Blood fluoride levels were significantly higher in patients with osteosarcoma than in control groups, according to research published in Biological Trace Element Research (April 2009). Osteosarcoma, a rare bone cancer, occurs mostly in children and young adults. This reinforces a 2006 published Harvard study by Bassin showing a link between water fluoridation and osteosarcoma in young boys. Full Story : FederalJack.com…

Vegetarians Less Likely To Develop Cancer

Vegetarians are 12 per cent less likely to develop cancer than meat eaters, according to new research published in the British Journal of Cancer. In a study of more than 61,000 people, Cancer Research UK scientists from Oxford followed meat eaters and vegetarians for over 12 years, during which 3,350 of the participants were diagnosed with cancer. They found that the risk of being diagnosed with cancers of the stomach, bladder and blood was lower in vegetarians than in meat eaters. Full Story : Emaxhealth.com….

Green Tea May Slow Progression of Prostate Cancer in Men

According to the results of a new study, green tea maybe the next big weapon against prostate cancer. Green tea is very popular in Asia due to its medicinal properties, some of which we are just beginning to find out about in our part of the world. Green tea has already been linked to reduced risk of strokes and heart disease, making it a great option as a beverage. Results of this new study suggest that a chemical found in green tea may actually slow down the progression of prostate cancer. Full Story : Smartabouthealth.net….

Fluoride Linked to Bone Cancer

Blood fluoride levels were significantly higher in patients with osteosarcoma than in control groups, according to research published in Biological Trace Element Research (April 2009). Osteosarcoma, a rare bone cancer, occurs mostly in children and young adults. Sandhu and colleagues measured serum fluoride levels in three equal groups of age-matched and sex-matched patients. “Mean serum fluoride concentration was found to be significantly higher in patients with osteosarcoma as compared to the other two groups,” write Sandhu’s team. Water fluoridation is the controlled addition of fluoride to a public water supply to reduce tooth decay. Full Story : Pitchengine.com….

Men with big muscles cut cancer risk by 40 per cent

Men with stronger muscles from regular weight training are up to 40 per cent less likely to die from cancer than men who do not pump iron, according to new research. The findings, by an international team of researchers, suggest muscular strength is as important as staying slim and eating healthily when it comes to protecting the body against deadly tumours. Full Story : Telegraph.co.uk……

Marijuana Chemical May Fight Brain Cancer

The active chemical in marijuana promotes the death of brain cancer cells by essentially helping them feed upon themselves, researchers in Spain report.The active ingredient in marijuana, THC, causes brain cancer cells to undergo a process called autophagy. Autophagy is the breakdown of a cell that occurs when the cell essentially self-digests. Full Story : Webmd.com…..

Treatment that zaps Prostate Cancer cells developed by scientists

The breakthrough by scientists at Leicester University centres on tiny particles capable of seeking out and destroying prostate cancer cells. The treatment would allow doctors to treat the cancer at the same time as spotting it. It could also allow earlier diagnosis, raising the chances of survival and cutting the number of distressing side-effects. Full Story : Dailymail….

Drinking Very Hot Tea Can Increase The Risk Of Throat Cancer

A new study, published on the British Medical Journal website, finds that drinking very hot tea (70°C or more) can increase the risk of cancer of the oesophagus, the muscular tube that carries food from the throat to the stomach. Cancers of the oesophagus kill more than 500,000 people worldwide each year. Full Story : Sciencedaily.com….

Consuming Mushrooms Can Help Cut Breast Cancer Risk

According to a new study, eating mushrooms can help cut the risk of breast cancer by a great deal. Scientists found that women consuming at least a third of an ounce of fresh mushrooms every day were 64 per cent less likely to develop a tumor. The new study, by a team at the University of Western Australia in Perth, looked at more than 2,000 Chinese women. Full Story : Telegraph

Obese May Be Less Likely to Survive Pancreatic Cancer

Pancreatic cancer patients who are obese may be 12 times more likely to have cancer that’s already spread to their lymph nodes at the time of surgery than similar cancer patients who weigh less, according to a study released Monday in the Archives of Surgery. Full Story : Health.com

Fiddling with biological clock suppresses cancer

A circadian rhythm is how a body maintains the 24 hour cycle of sleep and wakefulness—it is literally our biological clock. A new paper, published this week in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, explains that tinkering with a cancer cell’s circadian rhythm makes it more susceptible to chemotherapy and thus easier to eradicate. Full Story : Examiner.com…….

@ a glance : Birth of first British baby screened to be free of cancer gene

The first British baby genetically screened before conception to be free of a breast cancer gene has been born, doctors said today. Full Story : Guardian……

Aspirin a Day ‘may lower risk of breast cancer’

Daily dose of Aspirin may protect women against breast cancer, a landmark study suggests. The study found that those taking Aspirin painkillers had a 12 per cent lower risk of breast cancer during their lifetime than the general population. This research was carried out by the University of British Columbia, the Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute and the University of Santiago de Compostela. In US alone nearly 200,000 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer each year.

Moisturizers Can Cause Skin Cancer!

According to a new study by researchers at Rutgers University in New Jersey, several commonly used skin creams may cause skin tumors. Dr. Allan Conney and colleagues stumbled across the findings after they exposed hairless mice to ultraviolet radiation to mimic sun exposure. Afterward, they applied four popular moisturizers to the mice. They found all four moisturizers caused tumors to grow on the mice. However, this study does not confirm that people using moisturizers are exposed to the same risks as mice were.

Allow Producers to Irradiate Your Vegetables?

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved food producers to irradiate vegetables such as spinach and iceberg lettuce to increase the shelf life and also to limit the growth of pathogens especially Salmonella and E. coli.

Although there are many other effective ways available,  Irradiation is considered to be safe and effective by FDA. But this may contaminate the mass distribution of food. The irradiation is a Band-Aid solution to keep a broken system in place, but not an ultimate solution. Some consumer groups are worried that irradiated vegetables are inferior, contaminated and unhealthy. But studies done by the FDA showed no relationship between radiation and long-term health risks such as cancer.

Vitamin C Can Treat Cancer

New research with mice proved that doses of vitamin C given intravenous could reduce the size of cancerous tumors in people. The findings are not proved in humans yet, but the combination with other drugs may cure cancer, the researchers said.

Vitamin C has been one of the most respected of all vitamins, and it is used to treat many ills, from colds to heart disease. But scientists are working hard to prove that it also can cure cancer.

Beware Of The Summer: 5 Things About Skin Cancer

The presidential candidate John McCain had a skin spot, and removed from his face on July 28th, 2008. He wanted to share different message to Americans. Here are few important information that you need about skin cancer. Melanoma is deadly and more than 1 million people are diagnosed for skin cancer each year, and 8,000 U.S. residents die each year. But Melanoma is preventable. Exposure to the sun causes 90% of all skin cancers. Limiting mid-day exposure or covering up is the best way to avoid it.

Sunscreen is not a cure, since it only protects against UVB not against UVA. Men are more likely to work outside and have the highest exposure to the sun’s harmful rays than women. Tanning is not healthy, because UV rays fry inner layers of the skin, which causes the body to release melanin pigment to darken the outer layers as a protective measure.

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Professor Whose ‘Last Lecture’ Became Best-seller, Dies

Randy Pausch was a professor of computer science, human-computer interaction and design at Carnegie Mellon University. His “last lecture” about facing terminal cancer became an internet sensation and a best-selling book. He died on Friday. “Brick walls are there for a reason,” he said. “They let us prove how badly we want things.”
Here is the video of his last lecture.

His Best Selling book is available on Amazon. The Last Lecture

Genome Changes With Age

Human genomes can change throughout a person’s lifespan. It’s influenced by environmental or nutritional factors. This change may explain the reasons for different deadly illnesses such as cancer which comes with age. Researchers at Johns Hopkins University found epigenetic marks on a DNA sequence which modify over the course of one’s life. The extent of such changes is similar among family members. The changes in the genomic structure can occur as a result of dietary and other environmental exposure. Epigenetics may play a role in diseases like diabetes, autism and cancer.

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Breast Cancer May Be Reduced By Aspirin

According to the  journal Breast Cancer Research by BioMed Central, taking aspirin on a daily basis may lower the risk of a particular type of breast cancer in women. The breast cancers are estrogen receptor-positive (ER+). Estrogen helps the cancer cells grow, so drugs that block the action of estrogen are often used to treat ER+ cancer. In this particular study, aspirin use was linked to a small reduction in estrogen receptor-positive breast cancers.

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