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An 'HIV-test' equivalent for early detection of lung cancer
A team of researchers led by Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center reports online today in the Journal of Clinical Oncology the validation of a potential "HIV-test" equivalent for the early detection of lung cancer. The test, which relies on immune-system signals, much like an HIV test, can detect the presence of lung cancer a year prior to diagnosis, long before symptoms appear. |
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FTC warns consumers about bogus cancer cures
The Federal Trade Commission charged five companies with making false and misleading claims for cancer cures and said Thursday that it has reached settlements with six others. "As long as products have been sold there has been somebody out there selling snake oil to consumers," said Lydia Parnes, director of the FTC's bureau of consumer protection. |
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Being cancer-smart starts in the kitchen
You know about brown bread and brown rice being healthier than white, but there are other supermarket products that you'd be wise to choose in the fight against cancer. And some may surprise you. |
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Sex bias seen in control of cancer pain
How well pain is managed in people with cancer apparently differs between men and women, new research hints. |
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Vitamin 'may blunt cancer drugs'
Vitamin C supplements may substantially reduce the benefit from a wide range of anti-cancer drugs, research suggests. |
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Researchers find colon cancer link
Researchers found that people who inherit a variation of a gene called ADIPOQ, which results in the formation of a fat hormone called adiponectin, are 30 percent less likely to develop colon cancer. |
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Vitamin C Megadoses Hamper Cancer Treatments in Mice
Large doses of vitamin C could reduce the effectiveness of anticancer drugs, according to a new study that focused on laboratory cancer cells and mice. |
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