Exposure to glyphosate—the world’s most widely used, broad-spectrum herbicide and the primary ingredient in the weedkiller Roundup—increases the risk of some cancers by more than 40 percent, according to new research from the University of Washington. Various reviews and international assessments have come to different conclusions about whether glyphosate leads to cancer in humans. The […]
New therapy for aggressive blood cancer discovered
Researchers at the Vetmeduni Vienna and the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Cancer Research have identified a new therapeutic strategy for Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML), the most common form of acute leukemia. They found that the activity of the mutated oncogenic protein C/EBPα is dependent on a functional epigenetic helper, the MLL1 histone methyltransferase complex. Laboratory […]
Shannen Doherty Says Breast Cancer Tore Down 'Every Wall I Built'
Shannen Doherty feels like an entirely new person after battling breast cancer. The 47-year-old actress went into remission nearly two years ago, and in reflecting on her journey through diagnosis, treatment and surgery, she says her life has changed. “I felt more feminine and vulnerable than I’ve felt in my entire life,” Doherty tells Health […]
Early stages of lung cancer could be detected with a simple blood test
Lung cancer could be detected with a BLOOD TEST raising hopes of diagnosing the deadly disease early Lung cancer is officially the world’s leading cause of cancer-related deaths There are 46,400 cases of lung cancer in Britain each year and 35,500 deaths Only one in 10 patients is still alive five years after diagnosis New […]
New drug brings unexpected hope in targeting cancer cells
An unexpected finding in pre-clinical platelet studies by Baker Institute researchers could provide a novel approach to targeting and destroying difficult-to-treat cancer cells, providing new therapeutic options for a range of cancers. This latest finding, published in the journal Theranostics, was discovered while studying activated platelets in the setting of heart disease and may now […]
Natural cancer prevention: Around 50 percent of all Tumor-diseases so keep away
World cancer day: half of all cancers could be avoided Every year around half a Million people in Germany are diagnosed with cancer. According to health experts, about half of the diseases could be due to a healthy lifestyle avoided. Number of cancer cases rises More and more people are developing cancer. The number of […]
A better way to measure cell survival: New test rapidly evaluates the effect of drugs and potentially toxic compounds on cells
Measuring the toxic effects of chemical compounds on different types of cells is critical for developing cancer drugs, which must be able to kill their target cells. Analyzing cell survival is also an important task in fields such as environmental regulation, to test industrial and agricultural chemicals for possible harmful effects on healthy cells. MIT […]
More and more cancer in young people due to Overweight
Millennials with obesity suffer more often from cancer Overweight and obesity can favor the development of cancer. Doctors found out now that cancers increase with obesity in the so-called Millennials faster, compared with older generations of people. The scientists of the American Cancer Society noted in their recent study, Millennials with obesity suffer more often […]
An hour of TV a day increases young people’s risk of bowel cancer
Sitting in front of the TV for two hours a day raises your risk of bowel cancer by 70%, scientists declare amid sharp rise in cases Study looked at sedentary behaviours of nearly 90,000 US women Two hours a day was associated with a 70% increased risk compared to less Findings were independent of participants weight […]
Jens Spahn on Twitter advice on cancer-prevention – and makes many people angry
Jens Spahn is a politician, the social media intensively. Around the world cancer day, he was particularly busy, with his releases on the subject, however, a lot of people. First, he announced that the cancer was in ten to twenty years can be cured, as claimed by Israeli scientists. In the second Tweet he gave […]