Asteroid that Wiped Out Dinosaurs Contains Cancer Killing Metal, According to Research
Cancer cells can be destroyed using the same metal from the asteroid believed to have caused the dinosaurs’ extinction. Research by the University of Warwick in the UK and Sun Yat-Sen University in China found the dense metal, iridium, can be used to kill cancer cells by directly targeting them and filling them with a deadly ‘version’ of oxygen. A … Continue reading
New Treatment Discovered Causes Cancer to Self-Destruct, No Damage to Healthy Cells
Scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine have discovered the first compound that directly makes cancer cells commit suicide while sparing healthy cells. The new treatment approach, described in today’s issue of Cancer Cell, was directed against acute myeloid leukemia (AML) cells but may also have potential for attacking other types of cancers. “We’re hopeful that the targeted compounds we’re developing will prove … Continue reading
Women of a Particular Body Shape Twice as Likely to Get Cancer – Study
According to a study conducted by researchers from Nordic Bioscience and ProScion, a biotechnology company in Herlev, Denmark, women with excess abdominal fat are 50 percent more likely to develop lung and bowel tumors. The study’s findings, presented at the European Society of Medical Oncology conference in Madrid, analyzed the body fat scans of almost 6,000 postmenopausal women with an … Continue reading
Cancer Warnings Will Soon Be Attached to Coffee Sold in California
The long-running dispute that coffee products, ranging from lattes to packaged beans contain the cancer-causing chemical acrylamide, resumed on Monday in a Los Angeles courtroom. According to the court papers, seen by the Associated Press, roasted coffee beans contain low levels of acrylamide which is also found in cooked foods such as french fries. The plaintiff, the Council for Education … Continue reading
Gone In 60 Seconds: Cancer Killing Nanomachines Can Destroy Tumor Cells Within One Minute
Cancer may be cured by “killer” nanomachines that break into tumor cells within 60 seconds, according to ground-breaking research. Scientists from Durham University found that when subjected to light, the tiny molecules can spin so quickly they can perforate cell lining. In one test, the man-made nanomachines – tiny engines made up of gold particles that spring apart after being … Continue reading
New Type of Blood Test Alerts to Cancer Before Symptoms Appear
A new blood testing method could be able to give indications of cancer before symptoms manifest. Though there’s room for improvement on its accuracy, more than a handful of patients accurately had cancer identified in their bodies through the test. According to lead author Victor Velculescu of Johns Hopkins University, there were also no false positives. He told MedPage Today, … Continue reading
Cancer In The UK; Cancer Now More Common Than Getting Married or Having a First Baby
You’re always being told how cancer rates are declining, and the severity of global cancer is always being downplayed… telegraph.co.uk reports: Developing cancer is now more common than getting married or having a first baby, research suggests. Analysis by Macmillan Cancer Support shows there were 361,216 cancers diagnosed in 2014 in the UK, the most recent figures available, compared to … Continue reading
Pill Helps Fight Breast Tumors Tied to ‘Cancer Genes’
A twice-daily pill could help some advanced breast cancer patients avoid or delay follow-up sessions of chemotherapy, a new clinical trial reports. The drug olaparib (Lynparza) reduced the chances of cancer progression by about 42 percent in women with breast cancer linked to BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene mutations, according to the study. Olaparib delayed cancer progression by about three months. … Continue reading
Shell, Dow Hid Cancer-Causing Chemical in Pesticides, Drinking Water of Millions Affected
For decades, Shell and Dow hid a highly potent cancer-causing chemical in two widely used pesticides, contaminating drinking water for millions of people in California and beyond, according to lawsuits detailed in a new report from the Environmental Working Group (EWG). The chemical 1,2,3-trichloropropane or TCP, was formerly an unwanted and ineffective byproduct in Dow’s Telone and Shell’s D-D pesticides. … Continue reading
Scientists Find that Blood From Vegans 8 Times More Protective Against Cancer
Scientists have found that blood taken from those following a plant-based diet is 8 times more effective at killing cancer cells than blood taken from those following a Standard American Diet. In a series of experiments people were placed on different diets and their blood was then dripped on cancer cells in a petri dish to see which diet resulted … Continue reading
