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Oct 19th, 2009
Researchers say they have determined without a doubt that in rare cases, cancer can be transmitted from a mother to her infant in the womb. The report comes after a team of scientists at the Institute of Cancer Research conducted a thorough investigation of a case in which a 28-year-old mother passed along cancer to her infant daughter.
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Oct 16th, 2009
Extracts from the flowers commonly called mums (chrysanthemum) have been shown to possess anticancer properties. Chinese researchers have now uncovered the mechanism of action for the chrysanthemum’s cancer treatment activities.
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Oct 6th, 2009
Cancer patients can recover faster from surgery if they are given enteral nutrition through a feeding tube, according to new research to be presented Monday at the National Cancer Research Institute Conference.
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Sep 29th, 2009
CANCER RESEARCH UK SCIENTISTS have discovered a completely new route by which leukaemia develops.
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Sep 29th, 2009
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Folotyn (pralatrexate), the first treatment for a form of cancer known as Peripheral T-cell Lymphoma (PTCL), an often aggressive type of non-Hodgkins lymphoma.
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Sep 28th, 2009
A team of researchers from Thomas Jefferson University and the University of Delaware have received a grant from the Department of Defense to create a three-dimensional patient imaging system that will allow surgeons to view and touch selected organs and tissues prior to surgery.
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Sep 26th, 2009
According to an extensive study review, four lifestyle interventions can prevent cancer - exercise, smoking cessation, reducing excessive sun exposure, and healthy eating. The review looked at how human behaviors change cells, producing malignancies. The researchers also identified which types of cancer can be prevented, or made less severe through lifestyle interventions.
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Sep 23rd, 2009
A new technique for reconstructing the palate after surgery for tonsil cancer maintained patients' ability to speak clearly and eat most foods.
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Sep 20th, 2009
An experimental drug derived from cottonseed proved effective in hindering the growth of the type of brain cancer that caused Ted Kennedy’s death. The drug completed Phase II clinical trials.
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Sep 16th, 2009
Hispanic (Latino) Americans are less likely than non-Hispanic whites to develop and die from all cancers combined as well as the four most common cancers (female breast, prostate, colorectal, and lung) according to a new report.
