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Add a simple measure to prevent stomach cancer
A recent study found that destroying a common strain of bacteria in the digestive tract of people who have treated stomach cancer can help them prevent the re-emergence…
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Breastfeeding reduces the risk of breast cancer
Previously, medical researchers and epidemiologists emphasized that the risk of breast cancer was very high among first-born women.
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Vaccine to prevent cervical cancer is nearly 100% effective
The good news for women: Gardasil's vaccine for cervical cancer gives nearly 100% effectiveness in fighting the two types of HPV that cause cervical cancer and fight the…
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More effects of the vaccine against cervical cancer
The vaccine against Gardasil cervical cancer can prevent many other precancerous lesions in the female genitalia, according to a study published on the website of the Br…
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Determining the marker gene of pancreatic cancer can predict survival
Scientists have discovered how to distinguish between pancreatic cancer and non-cancerous tissue, according to new research. This method also allows recognition of patie…
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Australia permits circulation of vaccines against cervical cancer
The Australian Drug Administration has just officially approved the use of cervical cancer vaccine, Cervarix ™, for women aged 10 to 45 years. This is the first country…
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Radiotherapy in the brain: Better treatment for lung cancer
According to Dutch experts' research, prophylactic radiation therapy for the brain not only significantly reduces the risk of lung cancer spreading to the brain, but als…
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Signs of ovarian cancer warning
Ovarian cancer is known to be a silent disease that kills 15,000 American women each year due to the lack of early detection, but some symptoms may precede the disease.
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Pesticides increase the risk of brain cancer
Previous studies have demonstrated that farmers who use a lot of pesticides are at a higher risk of developing Parkinson's disease. French researchers at the University…
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Discovering new genes can cause breast cancer
Researchers at the Abramson Family Cancer Research Institute at the University of Pennsylvania and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in this week's article have identified a…
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Use virus to kill liver cancer cells
Clinical trials have shown that the NV1020 is capable of killing cancer cells without harming surrounding healthy tissue. Experts hope the virus will become a new
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Asian women who eat western foods are more likely to develop breast cancer
Asian women who eat a Western diet high in meat, white bread, milk and pudding will have a higher risk of breast cancer.
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Eating raw fish is prone to liver cancer
Recently, scientists from Khon Kaen University (Thailand) warned: Eating raw fish is prone to liver cancer from liver fluke infection. Millions of people in Thailand, Ca…
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There was the first vaccine against brain cancer
US pharmaceutical company Northwest Biotherapeutics has said it was allowed to launch the first Swiss vaccine against brain cancer. The Swiss Institute of Public Health…
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Eating too much vegetables also does not prevent breast cancer
A diet rich in vegetables is no better than when eating moderate amounts in reducing the risk of breast cancer, the researchers said.