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New method will help pancreatic cancer diagnosis
Pancreatic cancer is often detected at a late stage, which results in poor prognosis and limited treatment options. But, says a News-Medical report, researchers...
Detailed review on aspirin and cancer risk
An aspirin a day could dramatically cut people's chances of getting and dying from common cancers, according to the most detailed review yet of...
Breast cancer risk increased by some birth control pills
Some birth control pills may temporarily increase a woman’s risk of breast cancer, reports The Independent. Researchers from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Centre...
Joint pain in breast cancer patients relieved by electro-acupuncture
In as little as eight weeks the use of electro-acupuncture (EA) produced significant improvements in fatigue, anxiety and depression in early stage breast cancer...
Higher selenium levels may help prevent bowel cancer
A study conducted by researchers from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) shows that higher selenium levels are associated with decreased risk...
No benefits from androgen deprivation therapy
For decades, millions of men with early prostate cancer have been placed on drug therapy to suppress their production of testosterone, despite such significant...
Tamoxifen gel as effective as pill for breast cancer
A gel containing the drug tamoxifen and applied to the skin was as effective in reducing the growth of breast cancer cells in women...
Vitamin D could boost survival in bowel cancer patients
Bowel cancer patients with high levels of vitamin D in their blood are more likely to survive the disease. Reuters reports that scientists who...
Potential for cannabis to shrink cancer tumours
Cannabis can help shrink human cancer tumours in mice. The Daily Mirror reports that new research reveals the drug’s main psychoactive ingredient – tetrahydrocannabino...
Women with BRCA1 mutations should remove ovaries by 35
Women with BRCA1 genetic mutations should have preventive ovarian surgery by age 35- known as prophylactic oophorectomy - by age 35, as waiting appears...