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Pomegranate Juice May Help Fight Lung Cancer (April 28, 2007) -- Researchers are adding to the list of cancer types for which pomegranates seem to halt growth. A recent study using a mouse model shows that consuming pomegranates could potentially help reduce the ... > full story

New Advance In Lung Cancer Treatment (April 25, 2007) -- Researchers have developed methods for treating lung cancer cells that have become resistant to new anti-cancer agents, such as Tarceva (erlotinib). Using a new second-generation of Tarceva-like ... > full story

Gene Analysis Might Explain Ethnic Differences In Sensitivity To Chemotherapy In Lung Cancer (April 24, 2007) -- Analysis of three genetic mechanisms that cause nonsmall cell lung cancer might explain why East Asians respond better than other ethnic groups to a certain type of chemotherapy, researchers have ... > full story

Boosting Immune 'Killer Cells,' Increases Antibody Effectiveness Against Cancer (April 19, 2007) -- Researchers have devised a novel method to expand the number of immune system "natural killer (NK)" cells from blood cells outside the body. They have found that adding such cells to anti-cancer ... > full story

Intravenous Nanoparticle Gene Therapy Shows Activity In Stage IV Lung Cancer (April 18, 2007) -- A cancer-suppressing gene has been successfully delivered into the tumors of stage four lung cancer patients via an intravenously administered lipid nanoparticle in a phase I clinical trial at the ... > full story

Preoperative Chemotherapy Found To Be Safe Option For Women With Early Stage Operable Breast Cancer (April 18, 2007) -- Chemotherapy is frequently given to women with breast cancer after surgery to remove the main bulk of the tumor. A new Cochrane Systematic Review of existing data shows, however, that using ... > full story

Marijuana Cuts Lung Cancer Tumor Growth In Half, Study Shows (April 17, 2007) -- The active ingredient in marijuana cuts tumor growth in common lung cancer in half and significantly reduces the ability of the cancer to spread, say researchers at Harvard University who tested the ... > full story

Untreated Asthma May Increase Risk Of Lung Metastasis (April 17, 2007) -- An intriguing study, conducted in mice and supported by an ongoing examination of breast cancer patient records, suggests a link between the pulmonary inflammation seen in asthma and increased risk ... > full story

Breath Test To Identify Early Stage Lung Cancer (April 16, 2007) -- A series of quietly exhaled breaths might indicate whether or not a patient is at risk for lung cancer. Using DNA recovered from exhaled breath, researchers can examine the state of cells that line ... > full story

Genetic 'Gang Of 4' Drives Spread Of Breast Cancer (April 12, 2007) -- Studies of human tumor cells implanted in mice have shown that the abnormal activation of four genes drives the spread of breast cancer to the lungs. The new studies reveal that the aberrant genes ... > full story

Massive Gene Screening Points Way To More Effective Chemotherapy (April 12, 2007) -- Using a technology that can quickly screen all 20,000-plus human genes for biological activity, scientists have isolated 87 genes that seem to affect how sensitive human cancer cells are to certain ... > full story

New Insight Into Why Some Cancer Treatments Are Ineffective (April 11, 2007) -- Biologists have uncovered a new way by which common mutants of a critical human tumor-suppressing gene can promote tumor progression, a finding which may explain why some cancer treatments targeting ... > full story

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Metastasis -- Metastasis is the spread of cancer from its primary site to other places in the body (e.g., brain, liver). Cancer cells can break away from a primary tumor, penetrate into lymphatic and blood ... > full article

Tumor suppressor gene -- A tumor suppressor gene is a gene that reduces the probability that a cell in a multicellular organism will turn into a tumor cell. A mutation or deletion of such a gene will increase the probability ... > full article

Carcinogen -- In pathology, a carcinogen is any substance or agent that promotes cancer. Carcinogens are also often, but not necessarily, mutagens or teratogens. Carcinogens may cause cancer by altering cellular ... > full article

Lung cancer -- Lung cancer is a malignant tumour of the lungs. Most commonly it is bronchogenic carcinoma (about 90%). Lung cancer is the most lethal malignant tumour worldwide, causing up to 3 million deaths ... > full article

Tumor -- Tumor (American English) or tumour (British English) originally means "swelling", and is sometimes still used with that meaning. Tumor meaning swelling is one of the five classical characteristics of ... > full article

Glioma -- A glioma is a type of primary central nervous system (CNS) tumor that arises from glial cells. The most common site of involvement of a glioma is the brain, but they can also affect the spinal cord, ... > full article

Nanomedicine -- Nanomedicine is the medical application of nanotechnology and related research. It covers areas such as nanoparticle drug delivery and possible future applications of molecular nanotechnology (MNT) ... > full article

Leukemia -- Leukemia (leukaemia in Commonwealth English) is a cancer of the blood or bone marrow characterized by an abnormal proliferation of blood cells, usually white blood cells (leukocytes). It is part of ... > full article

Renal cell carcinoma -- Renal cell carcinoma, also known by the eponym Grawitz tumor, is the most common form of kidney cancer arising from the renal tubule. It is the most common type of kidney cancer in ... > full article

Lymphoma -- Lymphoma is a variety of cancer that originates in lymphocytes or, more rarely, of histiocytes. Collectively, these cell types form the reticuloendothelial system and circulate in the vessels of the ... > full article

Lung Cancer
Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer-related death in men, and in women, it has surpassed even breast cancer. According to the American Cancer Society, in 2001, there will be about 169,500 ... > read more

The Cure for All Cancers: Including over 100 Case Histories of Persons Cured
Cancer can now be cured, not just treated We are not accustomed to thinking about a cure for cancer. We think of remission as the only possibility. But this book is not about remission. It is about ... > read more

Challenge Cancer and Win! Step-By-Step Nutrition Action Plans for Your Specific Cancer
This book is all about taking action against cancer! Inside, you'll discover easy to follow action plans for many kinds of cancer, including bladder, breast, colorectal, digestive tract, ... > read more

Cancer in Dogs & Cats: Medical & Surgical Management
Biology of cancer...principles of diagnosis...using ultrasound, CT and MRI...chemotherapy, surgery, radiation therapy protocols and treatment results...clinical signs, diagnosis and treatment for ... > read more

How to Fight Cancer & Win
Maximize your chance of recovery from cancer - and learn how to prevent it - with this down-to-earth, practical guide that has saved and improved lives since its first publishing in 1992. This ... > read more

American Lung Association 7 Steps to a Smoke-Free Life
One thousand Americans die each day from the effects of smoking. There are 45 to 50 million nicotine addicts in the United States alone, and most would like to quit. If you are one of them, this book ... > read more

Dr. Patrick Walsh's Guide to Surviving Prostate Cancer
From the worlds leading urologist and author of The Prostate comes the ultimate book on surviving prostate cancernow updated to include the most recent advancements.This year, an estimated 31,500 ... > read more

Beating Cancer With Nutrition - Revised
The book was developed after working with over 500 cancer patients and organizing 3 international symposiums on the subject. The information contained in BCN is both scientifically backed with ... > read more

Betty Crocker's Living with Cancer Cookbook: Easy Recipes and Tips through Treatment and Beyond
Good nutrition is vital to people undergoing cancer treatment, yet treatment side effects can make eating seem unappealing. Now Betty Crocker, two oncologists, and a nutritionist bring back the joy ... > read more

Medicine Hands: Massage Therapy for People With Cancer
Medicine Hands debunks a pervasive health myth that massage is anathema for those suffering with cancer. The idea that cancer can metastasize as a result of massage is not rooted in any science. This ... > read more

 
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