Posts Tagged ‘Cancer’

Soy may not protect against stomach cancer

Soy and Cancer

Estrogen-like compounds that come with a soy-rich diet are sometimes linked to a reduced risk of cancer, but new research from Japansuggests that protection doesn’t extend to stomach cancer.

Cancer survivor’s breast implant ‘disappears’ inside her body

Breast Implant

A cancer survivor has had to have further surgery after her body ‘swallowed’ her breast implant during a Pilates exercise. The 59-year-old from Baltimore, Maryland, had been performing the ‘Valsalva’ manoeuvre when she felt the implant disappear into her body. She was taken to the Johns Hopkins hospital in the city where surgeons found the [...]

Vitamin D won’t Prevent you from Cancer or Heart Disease!

Vitamin D

Among seniors with a high risk of bone fractures, taking vitamin D or calcium pills has no impact on their chances of dying from cancer or vascular disease, researchers say in a new study.

Coffee might save you from uterine cancer

coffeesave from Cancer

Women who drink four or more cups of coffee a day may have a reduced risk of developing cancer in the lining of their uterus, according to a U.S. study.

Robin Gibb diagnosed with liver cancer

Robin-Gibb

The 61-year-old star was diagnosed several months ago, friends said. He has cut an increasingly frail figure during recent public appearances.

Avastin is not effective enough to treat CANCER!

Avastin not effective for Cancer

US drug regulators have rescinded approval of a breast cancer drug, saying it is not effective enough to justify the risks of taking it.

High-fiber diet may help thwart colon cancer

High Fiber

Eating a high-fiber diet may reduce your risk of colorectal cancer, especially if the fiber is from cereal and whole grains, according to a new review.

Panel backs skin cancer advice for youths

Skin Cancer

A government-backed expert panel joined in the fight against skin cancer on Tuesday with a proposal urging doctors to counsel fair-skinned youths about sun protection.

Joe Frazier dies of cancer at 67

Joe Frazier

Joe Frazier, a tough, underrated heavyweight boxer from Philadelphia and one of the sport’s fiercest competitors who spent a lifetime playing second fiddle to his nemesis,Muhammad Ali, died Monday night from liver cancer. He was 67.

few drinks a week tied to breast cancer?

Drink and Cancer

Women who drink just a few glasses of wine or beer a week may have a slightly increased breast cancer risk, researchers said Tuesday.