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Canned foods increase the risk of cancer
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Canned foods increase the risk of cancer

A new study by the Breast Cancer Foundation (Australia) found that the level of toxicity of Bisphenol A, often abbreviated as BPA, in many canned foods sold in the count…

December 14, 2018
40% of cancer cases are caused by lifestyle
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40% of cancer cases are caused by lifestyle

Nearly half of all cancers diagnosed in the UK each year are caused by life habits that can be avoided such as smoking, drinking alcohol or eating unreasonably, the BBC…

December 14, 2018
Genetic research through video games
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Genetic research through video games

According to Top News, a video game called Phylo has been helping the genetic research, especially understanding the role of DNA in diabetes, alzheimer's and cancer.

December 14, 2018
Develop vaccines that can attack tumors
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Develop vaccines that can attack tumors

Scientists in the US on December 12 said they have developed a vaccine that attacks tumors in mice. This breakthrough is expected to help protect against human cancers o…

December 14, 2018
Viagra anti-cancer?
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Viagra anti-cancer?

On November 28, German scientists said that Viagra physiotherapy for men could produce an immune system to fight cancer.

December 14, 2018
IAEA seeks feasible solutions for cancer treatment
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IAEA seeks feasible solutions for cancer treatment

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on November 30 urged scientists and manufacturing industries around the world to step up efforts to find a possible solutio…

December 14, 2018
Preventing stomach cancer from coffee
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Preventing stomach cancer from coffee

Drinking coffee for a long time can reduce the risk of developing stomach cancer. Recent research is published in the Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention of the…

December 14, 2018
Can eradicate ulcer-causing bacteria, bowel cancer
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Can eradicate ulcer-causing bacteria, bowel cancer

H. pylori is a common bacteria in the intestinal tract of half the world's population. Normally, H. pylori does not cause problems, but sometimes it causes ulcers and is…

December 14, 2018
Cancer treatment has no side effects
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Cancer treatment has no side effects

American experts have found a new way to destroy cancer cells without causing negative side effects like current therapies.

December 14, 2018
Killing cancer cells with skin cells
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Killing cancer cells with skin cells

Recently scientists at Oxford University have successfully developed a method to transform skin cells into special immune cells capable of detecting cancer cells.

December 14, 2018
Detecting new cancer-causing virus
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Detecting new cancer-causing virus

Recently, scientists at the Genetic Development Laboratory of the University of Southern California (USA) have discovered Cytomegalo virus is the culprit causing the mos…

December 14, 2018
Additional benefits of listening to Mozart music
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Additional benefits of listening to Mozart music

US researchers believe that listening to Mozart music while performing colonoscopy can help doctors detect precancerous polyps more quickly, according to Top News.

December 14, 2018