Cancer

Breast Cancer Drug Can Cause Eye Problems

The breast cancer drug tamoxifen may lead to eye problems in women over age fifty.   An article in Breast Cancer Research and Treatment reported that the drug can cause physical changes to the eye itself, specifically by shrinking the optic cup. The optic cup is the depression in the eye…
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DHA / Painkillers Destroy Cancer Cells

Researchers have recently discovered that the omega-3 fatty acid DHA can kill cancer cells while babies are in vitro.

Scientists tested the effect of DHA on cultured neuroblastoma cells (common cells associated with infancy and childhood cancers) and analyzed them for DHA’s metabolic byproducts. They found that while DHA itself destroyed the cancer cells, the fatty acid’s derivatives were even more effective at killing these cells.
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Cancer Risk Increased For Talcum Powder Users

The jury is still out on the extent of the connection between talcum powder and cancer, but the American Cancer society says "there is some suggestion of an increase in ovarian cancer risk" in talcum powder user. Talcum powder is produced from talc, a magnesium trisilicate mineral, which in its…
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Household cleaners linked to breast cancer

The Cape Cod Breast Cancer & Environment Study assessed the health of women in Massachusetts and found a likely link between home cleaning products and air fresheners use and breast cancer.  The researchers determined that the risk of breast cancer was highest in those women who used the products the…
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Cell Phones, Airport Scanners & Radiation Exposure

People who use cell phones for at least half an hour every day over many years (ie, 10 years) have more than 33% chance of developing malignant tumors in the brain, according to a landmark 2010 study from the World Health Organization. (reported by the New York Times)

Researchers  examined the amount of radio frequency (RF) exposure cell phone users undergo in various scenarios. The findings, published in the Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology, show that older analog technology produced the highest RF levels.  Of the various digital communications networks used by cell phones CDMA networks had the lowest RF (major carriers include Sprint PCS, Verizon and Virgin Mobile) while with GSM (AT&T and T-Mobile) and TDMA  (major US carriers have left this system)  showing similar intermediate levels. Generally users are exposed to higher RF power output in rural areas.
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Zinc, inflammation & oxidative stress

A 2010  clinical trial looked at indicators of oxidative stress and inflammation in elders which found reductions among the subjects who supplemented with zinc.  These two factors - oxidative stress caused by free radicals and inflammation - are considered risk factors for coronary artery disease.  Zinc deficiencies have been noted…
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Indoor Tanning beds = Eye & Skin Cancer

Eye Cancer Researchers report that using popular tanning beds to get a tan in the winter or without being out in the sun raised the risk of melanoma by 4 times - the range was from 74% to 240% higher risk.  This determination was found after studying the health condition…
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Walnuts slow prostate cancer growth

A 2010 study indicates that mice who have cancer of the prostate benefit from increased nuts in their diet.  Researchers are doing follow-up studies to see whether the benefit may extend to men. Most nuts in reasonable amounts can benefit the heart. But among walnuts’ special attributes were their ability…
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Sugary sodas linked to pancreatic cancer: study

A study published in 2010 which analyzed data collected for 60,524  Chinese adults in Singapore demonstrated that those people who consume two or more sugar-sweetened soft drinks weekly were at higher risk of suffering from pancreatic cancer compared with those who do not drink sugary drinks. However, the researchers did…
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Ginger Quells Chemo-induced Nausea

A recent randomised clinical trial funded by the NIH has confirmed what many grandmothers would have suspected: that ginger can decrease nausea caused by chemotherapy. Better still, it seems that the effect goes beyond that provided by standard anti-vomiting drugs. The double-blind, placebo-controlled study included 644 cancer patients who to…
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