Coffee and Sodas Don't Boost Colon Cancer on May 8, 2010 in colon cancer soda coffee You can keep on chugging coffee without worrying about whether your java will increase your risk of colon cancer, according to new research.The same appears true for soda, while in the study tea was tied to a small increase in risk of the common canc...
Breakthrough in Predicting Invasive Breast Cancer on Apr 29, 2010 in biomarkers Breast cancer DCIS benign tumors Dian Gilmore and Mary D'Innocenzo are two women who faced life-altering decisions after the very earliest stage of breast cancer was detected on their mammograms.Gilmore, 66, chose a lumpectomy to remove just the tumor."I honestly felt that after the...
Polymer pill the best method to improve lung cancer diagnosis on Apr 29, 2010 in lung cancer RECIST NIST polymer pills tumor Diagnosis of lung cancer would soon become more effective, thanks to scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), who claim that a polymer pill is the best method for tumour detection.The researchers found ways both to inc...
Camera screens can slash colon cancer deaths on Apr 29, 2010 in Cancer colon cancer colorectal cancer rectum cancer camera screens Screening 55 to 64-year-olds with an examination of the lower colon and rectum using a small camera can cut death rates from colorectal cancer by 43 percent, according to British scientists.HealthColorectal cancer is the third most frequently diagnos...
Five Minute Colon Cancer Test Could Reduce Death Rate From The Disease on Apr 29, 2010 in Cancer colon cancer rectum cancer A five minute colon cancer test can greatly reduce the amount of people that end up dying from the disease, say the researchers of a new study. The researchers from the UK, say that colon cancer is the third most common cancer to be diagnosed world w...
Some scientists link cell phone use to brain cancer on Dec 27, 2009 in walker mcclure karen walker brain cancer Before cell phones became available, Karen Walker-McClure, 61, remembers her daughter calling her on a pay phone during an emergency."There is a huge advantage of children owning cell phones because you have immediate contact if something goes wrong,...
What Causes Bone Cancer? on Dec 12, 2009 in causes of bone cancer bone cancer causes No one knows the exact causes of bone cancer, and doctors can seldom explain why one person will get bone cancer and another person will not. However, it is clear that this disease is not contagious and no one can "catch" bone cancer from another...
Causes of Cancer on Dec 12, 2009 in Human papillomaviruses Cancer causes causes of cancer There are about 200 different types of cancer. They can start in any type of body tissue. What affects one body tissue may not affect another. For example, tobacco smoke that you breathe in may help to cause lung cancer. Overexposing your skin to t...
Cancer Stages on Dec 12, 2009 in stages of cancer Cancer stages The stage of a cancer is a descriptor (usually numbers I to IV) of how much the cancer has spread. The stage often takes into account the size of a tumor, how deep it has penetrated, whether it has invaded adjacent organs, how many lymph nodes it...
Bone Cancer on Dec 12, 2009 in Bone Cancer Bone cancer is a disease characterized by uncontrolled growth of cells of the bone. It begins when cells in the bone begin to change, grow without control, and no longer die, forming a mass called a tumor. Bone tumors occur most commonly in childr...
