The administration of prophylactic antibiotics, sanitary protection and control of air quality decrease the risk of death in cancer patients whose immune system is vulnerable after chemotherapy or stem cell transplants. …read the rest of this entry»

Compared with the general population, it was found that those affected by skin cancer excluding melanoma, showed up about 57 percent higher incidence of new cancer processes after treatment of the first disease.

People with skin cancer are more likely to develop another variant of cancer as the rest of the population, according to research conducted in Northern Ireland (UK) and published in the British Medical Journal. …read the rest of this entry»

A team of researchers has managed to eradicate a type of aggressive brain cancer, glioblastoma multiforme in lab mice by combining the action of the immune system with genetic and chemical therapy.

The 20 percent of primary brain cancers are glioblastoma multiforme, a type of tumor that survives only 5 percent of patients five years after diagnosis. …read the rest of this entry»

The genetic information encoded in DNA molecules is not the only carrier of biological inheritance: epigenetics also influences the transmission of traits and diseases.

So says a research team of the Center for Addiction and Mental Health “(Canada) in an article published today by the British science journal Nature Genetics. …read the rest of this entry»

A team of Glasgow (Scotland) conducts an experiment next year with patients to determine whether stem cells from a fetus can be used to treat those who have suffered a stroke.

Scientists injected into the brains of patient’s cells created from a human fetus in the hope that regenerate the brain areas damaged by the attack and increase the capacity of movement and mental abilities of patients. …read the rest of this entry»

More than 150,000 cancer patients in England will now begin the paperwork to receive their medications free of charge, a move that will take effect on April 1, according to the National Health Service (NHS, by its initials in English). …read the rest of this entry»

40 percent of colon cancers and breast cancer in the UK and U.S. could have been avoided with these measures

A healthy diet, physical activity and weight control are factors that can help prevent several types of cancer or reduce the risk of autism, said the Global Fund for Cancer Research (WCRF). …read the rest of this entry»

According to the British medical journal The Lancet, the world recession will definitely hamper the fight against cancer by reducing access to more expensive treatments, investments in new drugs and support to patients and their families. …read the rest of this entry»

This study agrees with previous linking wine consumption with reduced risk of esophagitis and esophageal cancer.

According to a recent study, a moderate wine consumption may reduce the risk of developing the condition called Barrett’s esophagus or Barrett’s syndrome, which is a precursor of esophageal cancer, one of those who have in recent years more growth in number of cases. …read the rest of this entry»

U.S. scientists discovered that a drug based on broccoli and cauliflower, can help prevent melanoma, one of the deadliest forms of skin cancer.

A report from the journal Clinical Cancer Research, researchers at the Medical College of Penn State University show that in tests done in mice showed that these compounds combined with selenium fight tumors more effectively than conventional therapy. …read the rest of this entry»