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Simplifying the Decision for a Prostate Cancer Screening
“We are in the midst of a paradigm shift in screening (for prostate cancer) and risk assessment that no longer relies on a simple P.S.A. cutoff to determine who should be biopsied,” A longtime friend
Continue readingVitamin D- Obesity-Induced Increase in Endometrial Cancer-
Vitamin D may prevent the development of endometrial cancer, as it inhibited endometrial carcinogenesis in mice:
Continue readingExercise- Endometrial Cancer, Reduce Relapse
Exercise may be a critical component of endometrial cancer prevention, and walking for thirty minutes a day five days a week is enough to make a difference.
Continue readingSome Breast Cancer Patients Over age 60 can avoid adjuvant endocrine treatment-
“Breast cancer patients over the age of 60 with early-stage, hormone-responsive small tumors who forego adjuvant endocrine, also called hormonal therapy, are not at an increased risk of mortality
Continue readingAromasin for Breast Cancer Prevention a good idea?
News outlets have recently reported that new research shows the “anti-estrogen drug Aromasin appears to cut the odds of breast cancer by 65 percent in high-risk postmenopausal women.”
Continue readingBreast Density- Breast Cancer?
PMD (percent of mammographic density) is the percentage of breast density that shows up on a woman’s mammogram. It has long been known that dense breasts make it more difficult to get an accurate
Continue readingLong-Term Breast Cancer Survival Enhanced W/ Lymph-nodes?
I believe this article might be one of many that lead to the new guidelines discussed in the article I wrote about earlier, "NCCN Breast Cancer Guidelines Updated: SLNB and PET/CT Are Highlights&...
Continue readingCurcumin, Pycnogenol, Antioxidants- Breast Cancer
Curcumin, an active constituent of turmeric, has been shown to possess inhibitory effect of cell proliferation and induction of apoptosis towards a board range of tumors. Cell inhibition activities of
Continue readingElderly Early-Stage Breast Cancer-
Adjuvant radiation therapy might not be necessary for older women with early-stage breast cancer who undergo lumpectomy. Women 70 years or older with early-stage disease who have a lumpectomy and also
Continue readingAsthma Linked to Lung Cancer Risk in Study
“Previous research has shown a correlation between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and lung cancer (LC), but this is the first time such a link has been shown for asthma and lung cancer,” I
Continue readingCure for Lung Cancer May Be Fish Oil
High doses of omega-3 fatty acids found in oily fish or fish oil or plant sources may help fight lung cancer, according to a case report published by researchers at the University of Nevada in the journal
Continue readingDCA (Dichloroacetate)- Melanoma-
A case of a 32-year-old male is presented in which DCA therapy, with no concurrent conventional therapy, resulted in regression and stabilization of recurrent metastatic melanoma (mel.) for over 4 years’
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