Brain cancer is a subject of research today and there is lot of news regarding this condition. Many researchers have ensured that they have delved into the matter well and also given a lot of revelations. Let us learn what the gene encodings of this growth are and how it affects the individual. Gene encoding is a way of finding the reasons of cell growth in the brains and is a base for determining the genetic effect on brain cells. It is said that the gene encoding a protein called p14 ARF is there inside the cell to control division and proliferation. It has also been found out that p14 ARF regulates the process angiogenesis which is the process by which the cancers that grow within attract new blood vessels. Thus the latest in the news is that there are insights as to how the cancers form  [...]

Since the early part of the 1990s, the incidence of throat and mouth cancer deaths has dropped significantly among educated individuals. This fact was established by a recently conducted survey. The survey suggests that individuals educated at least till high school levels have experienced this drop since early 1990s. According to researchers, the less educated individuals, which include primarily the poorer Americans, did not experience the same drop probably due increased smoking rates and other risk factors of oral cancer prevalent among them. The frequency of oral cancer death among these people is also more as they mostly do not have the privilege of having timely and proper health care. Similar trend is noticed in death rates of other cancer types like breast cancer and lung cancer. The  [...]

A drug, which is made available against a petite amount of 8p might act as a preventive measure for ovarian cancer. The drug Metformin is sold in the form of tablets and is used widely for treating individuals suffering from type-2 diabetes. Recently, a study involving over 1,000 British females revealed that prolonged use of metformin can reduce one’s risk of having ovarian cancer by almost 40%. During the study, the researchers came to know that women, who were being prescribed metformin for a minimum of 10 times as treatment of their diabetes are at lower risk of developing tumors compared to women who didn’t take the drug ever or got it prescribed less than 10 times. These findings from the study got published in Gynaecologic Oncology, a famous medical journal. Other than the above  [...]

Recently doctors have come out with a new treatment, which claims about killing the breast cancer cells through boiling. According to report, this cancer treatment is capable of causing cancer cell death within a few minutes. This treatment involves use of targeted electrical currents for heating the malignant tumors up to a temperature of 160 ° to 190 ° F or 70 ° to 90 ° C. The study conducted to find out the efficacy of this treatment method has shown that it can kill the cancer cells within just 10 minutes. The woman is allowed to go back home or join work shortly after the process is complete. This treatment method is called Preferential Radio-Frequency Ablation.  The process required to be performed after applying local anesthesia. Preferential Radio-Frequency Ablation is a cancer  [...]

Recently, a group of scientists have successfully identified a gene, which can protect our body from a common skin cancer type called squamous cells carcinomas. Prof. Stephen Jane, the head of the research team conducting this study has stated that this extraordinary breakthrough has the potential of taking the shape of new cancer remedies with preventive measures within the next 5 years. The study was conducted in an Australian University. Cancer Council of Australia has recently reported that their estimates are suggesting 2 in every 3 Australians will get diagnosed to be suffering from skin cancer before reaching the age of 70 years and the most common form of the disease would be squamous cell carcinoma or SCC. Till date, no medical study could find out the gene responsible for causing  [...]

Recently, a scientist of Indian origin has proposed that one of the major components found in the herb milk thistle, silibinin can have great therapeutic effects on lung cancer. The name of the scientist claiming such effects of milk thistle is Alpna Tyagi. The research team working under her conducted a study of the herb and found that administration of silibinin has successfully stopped spreading of lung cancer in a mouse. Tissues in a wound-like condition allow cancerous tumors to grow in size and spread. This new study showed that silibinin helps in removing molecular billboards responsible for signaling a wound-like condition, which in turn aids to stop spreading of lung cancer.  Milk thistle extracts have been used for treating ailments related to our gallbladder and liver for thousands  [...]

A group of scientists has recently invented a cancer vaccine, which they have named TG4010. According to the scientists, when this vaccine will be administered in combination with chemotherapy, the effects of chemotherapy will increase and as a result progression of advanced stage of non small cell or NSC lung cancer will become much slower than what happens in case of application of only chemotherapy. The findings of this study got published in ‘Lancet Oncology’, a famous medical journal. According to Dr Harit Chaturvedi, who is the head of Max hospital’s surgical oncology department, this invention will appear as a real boon for lung cancer patients of India provided it will be affordable. He mentioned that lung cancer ranks second in the list of most commonly occurring cancer types  [...]

A recent study has shown that an ancient therapy can effectively eliminate one of the most common side effects caused by cancer treatment. According to that study, acupuncture has been able to offer relief from dry mouth in head and neck cancer patients treated with radiation therapy. Dry mouth, a condition medically referred to as xerostomia happens due to lack of production of saliva in one’s mouth. Dr. Lorenzo Cohen, the director of the Integrative Medicine Program of  MD Anderson and also a researcher involved in the study stated that dry mouth although appears to be a benign health complication affects actions like speaking, eating and sleeping significantly. He mentioned that decreased production of saliva or stoppage in saliva production can act as the trigger of microbial growth,  [...]

Scientists have announced that a new vaccine is developed that might help in prolonging lives of individuals suffering from ovarian or breast cancer by up to 15 months. Vaccine although incapable of curing cancer completely has effectively prolonged lives of women receiving it. Majority of the applications of the vaccine were on women who had already undergone some form of cancer treatment like chemotherapy up to a state of exhaustion. This new cancer vaccine is named as PANVAC vaccine; during the trial, the vaccine got administered to patients once in a month. The trial showed that the vaccine assisted the immune system of the patients’ body in identifying proteins generated from the cancer cells. As the body started identifying these cells, it destroyed them more efficiently. Once experimental  [...]

The common cancer types linked with alcoholism are: Liver cancer: Excess consumption of alcohol results in liver degeneration, which eventually turns into a serious condition known as cirrhosis of liver. Cirrhosis of liver is a risk factor for liver cancer. Medical studies conducted over the years suggest that intake of excess alcohol damage cells of our body, particularly the liver cells. Damage to the cells is manifested in form of structural and genetic changes in them, which in turn results in occurrence of cancer. Cancer of organs involved in digestion, oral cancer and esophageal cancer: Statistics suggest that alcoholism is the topmost cause of cancer in the esophagus, mouth, throat and other parts of our upper digestive tract. Medical experts say that whether or not one is at risk of  [...]

In the year 2009, a press release published by American Dietetic Association suggested that vegetarian diet is not only effective in preventing cancer, but might also work as a cancer treatment. According to most dieticians and nutritionist, people following a vegetarian diet after being diagnosed to be suffering from cancer can have a wide variety of food to choose from. The only thing that the dietician will take care of is that the food you are taking is meeting your daily nutritional requirement. This is because preventing malnutrition is extremely important to fight cancer. The energy needs of a cancer patient or a patient undergoing cancer treatment is more compared to a normal human being. The body of the cancer patients demands extra nutrients for maintaining healthy muscle mass, repairing  [...]

The usage of cell phone might augment risk of developing particular forms of brain tumors & every consumer must be considering means of lessening his/ her exposure, according to the WHO (World Health Organization) cancer specialists at IARC. The working team comprising of thirty-one researchers spanning fourteen nations who lately met stated that an evaluation of all the obtainable medical proof indicated that cell phone usage ought to be categorized as so-dubbed ‘possibly-carcinogenic’. Researchers stated that the categorization which places cell phone usage in the analogous broad cancerous risk group at par with chloroform, coffees & Pb (lead) might well impel the UN health body into re-looking its parameters on mobiles. However, far extensive & in-depth studies are necessary  [...]