- Saturday, September 12, 2009, 1:18
- cancer
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ETIOLOGICAL FACTORS
1.AGE-risk increase with age
2.Hormonal Influences-older age at menopause Increases Risk,number of pregnancies= high number is protective,age at first pregnancy =If greater than 30 doubles the risk compared to just greater than 20.
3.BREAST FEEDING IS PROTECTIVE
4.Oral contraceptive pills, High Oestrogen pill increases risk when used before the age of 20
5.HORMONE replacement theraphy-women under 50 years are at no risk
6.Oophorectomy (or ovariectomy) is the surgical removal ...
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- Sunday, June 21, 2009, 14:41
- cancer
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Would we ever find an answer to the existence of vascular cancer? Lets see if we are able to throw some light on vascular cancer. The smooth muscle cells are cancerous, in fact, even more prone to cancer if they turn to be dividing cells. After all, vascular system is the body’s blood vessel network.
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- Monday, June 15, 2009, 10:59
- cancer
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Bharat Nirman Affiliation Certiticate for her work.
The Tibetan system of medicine, says the doctor, evolved as an assimilation of healing methods from India, China, Greece and even Persia, which were codified in sacred texts or "pharmacopia" and interpreted with the Buddhist understanding of herbal cures into a separate branch of knowledge.
The knowledge system is presided over by the "Medicine Buddha" - a ...
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- Monday, June 8, 2009, 11:35
- cancer
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New drugs will activate cancer blocking gene
Researchers are working on drugs that could activate a gene known to block the growth of cancerous cells.
New drugs will activate cancer blocking gene
Led by Western Australian Institute for Medical Research (WAIMR) director Peter Klinken, they have screened a large collection of drug-like molecules and also identified a number of compounds which can increase levels of the Hls5 gene, ...
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- Saturday, April 11, 2009, 17:31
- cancer
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A team of investigators at Brown University has developed a novel way to treat a class of breast cancer cells. The team has created twin nanoparticles that specifically targets the Her-2 tumor cell and unload a cancer-fighting drug directly into it. The result is a boost in antitumor activity while minimizing side effects. The findings of this study have ...
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- Saturday, March 28, 2009, 13:28
- cancer
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Drinking Very Hot Tea Can Increase The Risk Of
Throat Cancer
ScienceDaily (Mar. 28, 2009) — People are advised to wait a few minutes before drinking a cup of freshly-boiled tea today as a new study, published on the British Medical Journal website, finds that drinking very hot tea (70°C or more) can increase the risk of cancer of the oesophagus, ...
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- Thursday, February 26, 2009, 15:50
- cancer
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Milk may help fight cancer
Milk may help fight cancer, according to a group of researchers at Flinders University in Adelaide.
The researchers are currently exploring the role of cow''s milk in preventing bowel cancer through a research.
The university has said it is expecting to have clear ...
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- Thursday, February 26, 2009, 15:32
- cancer
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Breast cancer is genetic
Women with a family history of breast cancer are four times more likely to develop breast cancer than other women – even if they don’t have high-risk genes, according to a new study.
For the study, scientists looked for the first time at the risk of getting the ...
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- Thursday, February 26, 2009, 15:20
- cancer
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Tomatoes can fight cancer
Turning up the heat on red tomatoes while processing, can boost the garden staple’s disease-fighting power, say a group of researchers, who added that the effect may help fight cancer and other chronic diseases.
The research team found that turning up the heat while processing tomatoes ...
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