Online Cancer Blog

The Future In Testing For Identification Of Prostate Cancer Metastasis

admin2 — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:30:01 +0000

The new investigation used to track and identify the metastasis in the prostate cancer has a very important role in the early and effective treatment of the persons suffering from this disease. As the technology is evolving daily into more and more progressive treatment methods the future of the cancer patients seems [...]

Lifestyle Changes May Prevent Cancer

pnreddy1 — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 18:19:18 +0000

With world cancer day just gone past, much deliberation on cancer prevention took place and experts have opined that in many cases cancer is possible to prevent. By virtue of lifestyle changes and avoiding certain infections, cancer can in fact be avoided. Vaccines can help prevent cancer: For instance getting the HPV vaccine can help to prevent [...]

Help Could Be At Hand For Leukemia Relapse

pnreddy1 — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:33:20 +0000

Japanese Researchers have held out fresh hope for fighting leukemia according to this Reuters report. Reportedly the researchers have identified some 25 spots on leukemia cells which could come in useful in the process to develop new drugs against this cancer. These spots are different stretches of DNA that were especially active in the leukemia cells [...]

Recovering After A Brain Tumor

admin2 — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:30:49 +0000

A brain tumor is created by uncontrolled and abnormal division of brain cells; it may either be malignant (cancerous) or benign (non-cancerous). Brain surgery is the most-considered treatment to remove most, if not all of the brain tumor. The patient’s health at the time of the surgery, the extent of the disease, and [...]

7 Biggest Cancer Causers In Your Cupboards

admin1 — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 10:07:22 +0000

Seven dirty chemicals that could make you seriously ill.

Some Cancer Facts On World Cancer Day

pnreddy1 — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 08:12:04 +0000

February 4 is World Cancer day and this Reuters article collates a number of sobering cancer related statistics: The number of cancer deaths may increase 45% by year 2030 globally (from 7.9 million to 11.5 million deaths) due in large part to an aging population Smoking is responsible for 1.8 million cancer deaths per year Being overweight, obese [...]

Close Encounters With Prostate Cancer And Life After Cancer

pnreddy1 — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:02:56 +0000

The New York Times runs a viscerally honest and startlingly educational account of one man’s battle with Prostate cancer. Dana Jennings speaks about his brush with death and having had the ‘privilege’ of watching “death at work inside my body”. He talks about suicide crossing his mind, but also the reasons why he felt compelled to [...]

Complete Genomic Sequencing Of Brain Cancer Cell Line Performed

pnreddy1 — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:29:28 +0000

In what could be a basis for personalized treatments based on an individual cancer sufferer’s unique biological signature, UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have performed the first complete genomic sequencing of a brain cancer cell line. According to this Science Daily article, such personalized treatment could mean more effective, less toxic treatment and an ability to [...]

Enzyme To ‘Clean Off’ Cancer Cells Identified

pnreddy1 — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 10:37:33 +0000

According to Science Daily, researchers have discovered an enzyme that has the ability to rid cells of a particular gene that is thought to be responsible of many different cancers. It has been found by scientists Dr Jorg Hartkamp and Dr Stefan Roberts that a protease called HtrA2 has the ability to ‘clean’ an oncogene called [...]

German Invention – The Scalpel Detecting And Removing Cancer Cells

admin2 — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:30:36 +0000

One of the major drawbacks of the surgical removal of cancerous tissues and tumor is the destruction of health cells and tissues. There is not much that can be done about it as human precision has its own limits, if only there was software or a program which enabled the scalpel to identify [...]