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Cancer: Is it Possible To Slow Mutations?

A new study led by MIT has discovered that some mutations in the genome of cancer cells can actually slow down or stop. Surprising researchers, this study has shown that cancer may not be a sequence of inevitable driver events, as first…

Could a New Cancer Drug Help Treatments?

A new study suggests that the drug, known as BMN 673, which has been created to help patients with faults in their BRCA genes is showing substantial improvements in its development. In a trial based on 70 patients, researchers found signs…

The Lowdown about Prostate Screening

One of the most common cancers in men is prostate cancer and when caught early, its treatment can be successful. Annual screenings for men to check for prostate cancer begin about the age 50, higher risk men about 40. However, controversy…

How Can Exercise Help With Cancer Treatment?

Those battling cancer will often need to undergo various treatments which affect your body in different ways, often leaving you feeling quite drained, both physically and mentally. Chemotherapy is the most commonly associate treatment, but…

Why are Cancer Drugs Being Denied to Patients?

Beating Bowel Cancer , which is a charity which provides support for people suffering with bowel cancer, has written to Jeremy Hunt, the Secretary of State for Health, warning him that patients who have terminal bowel cancer will lose

Computer Now Able to Predict Cancer

It may become a usual event that we see doctors regularly using computer predictions in judging how to treat their cancer patients. This has come after scientists constructed mathematical formulas that have been able to outperform

Prevent Cancer in Five Easy Ways

Here are five ways to help you avoid getting cancer. Stop Smoking Giving up smoking is one of the single most important things you can do to ensure that you have less of a chance of developing cancer. The only way for you to lower

Cancer: Could Working Late Be A Trigger?

As we all know, sleep if vital for good physical and mental health. However, you may not be aware that not getting enough sleep could increase your risk of developing cancer. Studies have found that women who work night shifts are more…