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Cut food supplies for prostate cancer
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Cut food supplies for prostate cancer

Australian researchers say they have found a way to treat future prostate cancer by starving tumor cells, according to UPI news agency.

December 14, 2018
Cure cancer with light
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Cure cancer with light

Electric light that can treat cancer is opening up new promising treatments in the future.

December 14, 2018
Aspirine can prevent rectal cancer
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Aspirine can prevent rectal cancer

According to a new study in British journal The Lancet, long-term intake of aspirine helps prevent colorectal cancer in people at high risk of inheriting the disease.

December 14, 2018
There will be a vaccine against cancer
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There will be a vaccine against cancer

Research by microbiologist Harold Zur Hausen (Germany) and colleagues showed that, out of 200 types of cancer, the cause of the virus can account for 40%.

December 14, 2018
Assistant of anticancer drugs
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Assistant of anticancer drugs

According to a study recently published in Cancer Research, researchers at Georgia Health Sciences University (GHSU - USA), active ingredient verticillin A is able to en…

December 14, 2018
Mobile phones do not increase the risk of cancer
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Mobile phones do not increase the risk of cancer

A study in Denmark tracking 350,000 mobile phone users over a period of 18 years showed no relationship between mobile phone use and increased risk of cancer.

December 14, 2018
Study hallucinogenic fungi to treat depression
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Study hallucinogenic fungi to treat depression

Researchers say only a high dose of hallucinogenic fungus psilocybin can also change people's personality, making them more open, not just hours but even years.

December 14, 2018
Who is at risk for pancreatic cancer?
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Who is at risk for pancreatic cancer?

The departure of Steve Jobs is related to a condition known as pancreatic cancer that is very rare. So who is at high risk of getting this disease?

December 14, 2018
Vegetables reduce the risk of colon cancer
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Vegetables reduce the risk of colon cancer

According to a study published in the October issue of the American Dietetic Association, the absorption of fruits and vegetables has different effects on colon and rect…

December 14, 2018
Critical treatment for only 1.20 USD / year
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Critical treatment for only 1.20 USD / year

With only 1.20 USD / person / year, poor countries can prevent and treat millions of cases of cancer, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes.

December 14, 2018
Find the clues that cause cancer resistance
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Find the clues that cause cancer resistance

Scientists have conducted a study of drug resistance to some cancers and confirmed that the effects of anticancer drugs will increase efficiency if drug resistance is pr…

December 14, 2018