9 Toxic Ingredients to Avoid in Personal Care Products
Always read labels and be sure to avoid these nine worst toxins. : 9 Toxic Ingredients to Avoid in Personal Care Products | Green...Using light to destroy metastatic breast cancer
Metastatic breast cancer may soon be treated using light to activate photo-sensitive drugs which, in turn, can target cancer cells and avoid healthy ones. Source: Using light to destroy metastatic breast...How a 150-year old drug might help battle cancer
A muscle-relaxant first discovered in 1848 might improve the effectiveness of radiation therapy. Source: How a 150-year old drug might help battle...Can Stress Cause Cancer to Occur or Spread?
A growing body of evidence suggests that stress can contribute to cancer causation and increase the risk that it will spread or be harder to treat. Even patients who already have advanced cancer may benefit from stress- and inflammation-reducing activities, such as...Cancer and Blood Clots: Three Things You Need to Know
People with cancer are four times more likely than the general population to develop a serious blood clot, especially deep vein thrombosis (DVT), a blood clot often found in the leg, pelvis, or arms, which can move through the body and lodge itself in the lungs, becoming a pulmonary embolism (PE). Together, DVT and PE are known as venous thromboembolism (VTE) — a dangerous and potentially deadly medical condition. It’s important for cancer patients to know the risk factors, signs, and symptoms of VTE and take preventive measures.
My Wife Was Just Diagnosed with Cancer: What this means under Universal Healthcare
The potential implications of a cancer diagnosis and the stresses that naturally arise — most importantly on my wife but also on our children and myself, are overwhelming. I can’t imagine what they would be like were we to also have to work through the stresses associated with a system of private insurance or, worse, the stresses involved in having no coverage at all.
Scientists develop new way to identify breast cancer tumors
Aided by machine learning, the researchers taught a computer to rapidly sort images of breast tumors to identify which ones had estrogen receptors, a key to determining prognosis and treatment options. That’s a big step forward from microscopes and cell biopsies in use for more than a century, according to the scientists.
USC researcher puts focus on the health of Latina breast cancer survivors
USC’s Christina Dieli-Conwright is launching a study of 160 Latina breast cancer survivors. Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer death among Latinas in the United States. Latinas are also twice as likely to experience other conditions that crop up....A New Senate Bill Targets the Safety of Personal Care Products — Finally
It’s been an astonishing 80 years since Congress passed any legislation to manage the beauty industry, but a new bill has been introduced that will impose transparency on the ingredients used in skin care and cosmetics. Source: A New Senate Bill Targets the...Fighting Cancer with Natural Killer Cells
New research with mice suggests ways that immunotherapies could treat more cancers.
Breast cancer: Marker of deadly recurrence identified
Now, a collaborative study involving the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York, NY, and the University Hospital of Oslo in Norway, has uncovered a potential explanation that scientists could use to more accurately assess the risk that metastatic cancer in the bone will develop in cases of breast cancer.
Imaging Agent May Give Early Info on Success of Breast Cancer Therapy
A new imaging agent successfully measures changes in progesterone receptor levels and may be used to determine sensitivity to hormone therapies, study says. Source: Imaging Agent May Give Early Info on Success of Breast Cancer...1 in 5 Breast Cancer Patients Could Benefit from This Treatment — If They Could Get It
Besides being potentially able to treat breast cancer in 20 percent of patients, PARP inhibitors also have other benefits. They target only the cancerous cells, leaving healthy cells alone, and they cause very minimal side effects in most patients. Source: 1 in 5...Breast cancer: Omega-3-rich diet may stop tumors from spreading
New research shows that a diet rich in marine omega-3 fatty acids slows the growth and spread of breast cancer cells in female mice. The diet enriched with omega-3 also improved the rodents’ survival. Source: Breast cancer: Omega-3-rich diet may stop tumors from...What Not to Eat When Being Treated for Breast Cancer
Breast cancer treatments like chemotherapy and radiation can weaken your immune system and make you more vulnerable to food-borne pathogens. We’ve collected a list of foods to avoid if you have breast cancer.
Becoming Your Own Advocate
Two-time breast cancer survivor Kimberly Jewett explains how to be your own best advocate in our latest podcast.
How a breastfeeding mechanism may affect breast cancer
New research helps illuminate the link between breastfeeding and breast cancer, as scientists reveal how a molecular mechanism that is a natural part of the breastfeeding process can be “hijacked” by breast cancer cells and used to help them survive....Breast cancer deaths are not reduced by mammography, study finds
An analysis of more than 16 million women across the US suggests that mammography screening for breast cancer does not reduce deaths from the disease and may lead to overdiagnosis. Source: Breast cancer deaths are not reduced by mammography, study...Cancer and Diet 101: How What You Eat Can Influence Cancer
Observational studies have repeatedly indicated that high consumption of certain foods may increase the likelihood of developing cancer. Source: Cancer and Diet 101: How What You Eat Can Influence...
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