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When you are healthy, exercise can help to keep you that way. However, even when you are ill, such as with a disease like cancer, exercise has positive benefits such as improving several factors involved in quality of life and longevity after diagnosis.
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Cancer drugs are in short supply, which could have dire consequences for the future of patient care in the U.S. The reasons for the short supply are multi factorial, according to Dr.David Loeb, a pediatric oncologist. In a new survey, 40% of oncologists said they are seeing their patients die sooner. Sixty-five percent say there may be fewer oncologists in the future.
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One of the concerns with childhood cancer survivors is whether their future offspring may suffer from DNA damage though mutations induced by the chemotherapy drugs taken when the parent was a child.
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Grape seed extract is found in mouse and cell line studies to destroy head and neck squamous cell cancer while leaving healthy cells intact. Researchers plan to begin clinical trials to see if extract of grape seed might be useful as a second line treatment for squamous cell cancer that kills 12,000 people annually.
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Researchers from Ohio State University Center for Clinical and Translational Science are working on a combination treatment for oral cancer using black raspberries and an old breast cancer drug. Using raspberries, combined with the breast cancer drug to treat mouth and oral cavity cancer could offer a non-surgical treatment option for patients battling the deadly type of cancer.
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On January 27, The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it had approved Inlyta (axitinib), manufactured by Pfizer, Inc., for the treatment of patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma (kidney cancer) who have not responded to other medical treatments. Inlyta works by blocking certain proteins, known as kinases, which play a role in tumor growth and cancer progression
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Scientists have recently reported that in spite of recommendations to reduce the chances of developing prostate cancer by following a low-fat diet that excludes fatty nuts, that some nuts may actually reduce a man's risk of developing prostate cancer and/or slow the growth of an existing prostate cancer.
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Although there is some good news about cancer in the latest report, "Cancer Statistics, 2012," there are also words of warning.
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Proton and proton/photon combo treatments are proving effective in combating prostate cancer in men.
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You can shop online, pay your bills online, and now you may be able to diagnose pancreatic cancer and colorectal cancer online. A team of experts from the University of Nottingham and ClinRisk Ltd have developed online tests that could help healthcare providers identify and diagnose pancreatic and colorectal cancers more rapidly, which could save many lives per year.
