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Few Side Effects Found From Radiation Treatment Given After Prostate ...

By: candygirl

Researchers say the findings from Mayo Clinic's campuses in Florida and Minnesota suggest that patients and their physicians should not overly worry about toxicity and side effects from the treatment, known as salvage external beam radiotherapy. The study findings will be published in the October issue of Radiotherapy and Oncology. "There ...

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Curry Spice Could Kill Cancer Cells

By: jdangjenn

Eating Thai and Indian food might help people fight a painful kind of cancer. Irish scientists have found that turmeric a spice used in curries contains a chemical called curcumin that kills oeseophageal cancer cells in the laboratory. Curcumin started to kill the cancer cells within 24 hours of application, researchers at the University ...

22 days ago

Marijuana Has Anti-cancer Effects, Study Suggests

By: perfectstranger

Active Component Of Marijuana Has Anti-cancer Effects, Study Suggests Dr. Guillermo Velasco and colleagues, at Complutense University, Spain, have provided evidence that suggests that cannabinoids such as the main active component of marijuana (THC) have anticancer effects on human brain cancer cells. In the study, THC was found to induce the ...

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Susan G. Komen for the Cure® Announces Recipients of 2009 Komen ...

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Dallas – October 27, 2009 – Three researchers who have focused much of their careers on developing targeted therapies that both lower the risk of developing hormone-sensitive breast cancers and effectively treat the disease are this year’s winners of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure® Brinker Award for Scientific ...

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