Category: Cancer Prevention
Brief Use of Rapamycin a Cancer Drug May Help Extend Lifespan
A team of researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing has revealed that brief exposure to the macrolide drug rapamycin could have similar effects on lifespan …
Scientists Develop Smart Contact Lenses (ACSM-CL) That Can Diagnose Cancer
A team of researchers from the Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation (TIBI) has created a contact lens that can collect tears and examine chemicals in them to diagnose cancer. …
Trial Shows That Resistant Starch May Reduce Hereditary Cancer Risk
An international trial led by researchers at Newcastle University and the University of Leeds has shown that adding a starch supplement to the diet can help to reduce the …
If You Are Dark Skinned Stop Wasting Your Money On Sunscreen Products as They Do Not Prevent Skin Cancer Dermatologist Affirms
Sunscreen is commonly recommended for people that are looking to keep melanoma or skin cancer at bay. However, a dermatologist contends that it is a myth that it will …
Skin Cancer Latest Facts: Causes, Diagnosis, Risk Factors, Symptoms, Prognosis, and Treatment
According to the World Health Organization, WHO, skin cancer ranks as the fifth most commonly occurring cancer in the world. In fact, in the United States alone, more than …
Scientists Discover a Vaccine That Targets Vimentin a Protein Implicated in Several Cancer Types
Previous studies by a certain research team show that malignant tumors can keep surviving in the body because they can block the body’s immune system, and receive nutrients from …
Ovarian Cancer Latest Facts: Causes, Risk Factors, Symptoms, Treatment, and Prognosis
Ovaries are paired organs that form a part of the female reproductive system. They lie on either side of the uterus and are responsible for the production of ova …
The Taller You Are the Higher the Risk of Getting Colorectal Cancer Study Shows
There are 1,400,000 new cases of colorectal cancer each year worldwide, representing about 15% of cancer incidence. In drawing attention to the “height” criterion in the risk of this …