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Health hoaxes have been around forever, but they seem much more prevalent now that we can get information instantly through email and social media. Johns Hopkins University and other experts dispel some of the most common cancer hoaxes being spread today.
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Preserve fresh herbs in olive oil if you lack time to plan and prepare healthy meals that include ingredients with anti-cancer properties.
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Growing older is one risk factor that increases the chance of getting cancer. However, cancer can strike younger people as well. The National Cancer Institute has released new statistics about cancer in adolescents and young adults and gives information on how to improve care for these patients.
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Overweight men are at an increased risk for developing prostate cancer, according to a new study published Tuesday in published on Tuesday in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.
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Contrary to popular opinion, kids may be more likely to get warts from their friends and family than in public places, such as public locker rooms, says a new study.
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Can human genes be patented? That's the question the Supreme Court is asking in a case over a genetic test, even though it may seem like a moot question since the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has already granted patents on at least 4,000 human genes to various universities and companies, including Myriad Genetics, which discovered and decoded two human genes linked to breast and ovarian cancer.
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Researchers with Moffitt Cancer Center and the University of South Florida have found that a two-drug combination consisting of an experimental drug by Merck and the chemotherapy agent gemcitabine can significantly reduce sarcoma tumor volume compared to receiving one drug or the other. The research was recently published in the journal PLOS ONE.
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University of Missouri researchers have found a way to destroy cancer cells with a combination of boron and neutron radiation. The treatment is breakthrough because unlike conventional radiation and chemotherapy, there is no adverse effect on healthy tissue. Researchers note mice treated with the therapy experiened none of the usual cancer treatment side effects.
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A new report reveals there are currently 13.7 million cancer survivors living in the United States, and that number is expected to increase to 18 million by the year 2022, which equates to a 31 percent increase in cancer survivors in the next nine years.
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In one of the largest cancer studies ever, a significant amount of new gene discoveries have been uncovered, almost doubling the number of known cancer genes that cause the three most common cancers of breast cancer, prostate cancer and ovarian cancer.
