Archive for the Cancer Research Articles

Brit tanning salons facing a crackdown as skin cancer rates soar

Dec 2 : Tanning salons in Britain are set to face a tough time as hard restrictions are being imposed on them in order to curb the nation’s soaring rates of skin cancer.

Nuclear reactor workers at dramatically higher risk of cancer

Nov 30 : A report has suggested that cancer risk for people exposed to radioactive tritium,

CT scans may pose significant cancer risk

Nov 29 : It is a common belief that all radiological examinations are essentially harmless,

PET imaging may enhance lung cancer diagnosis: Review

Nov 28 : A new review has revealed that tumour imaging with positron emission tomography (PET) could improve the diagnosis and subsequent treatment of lung cancer

Thermotherapy, chemo combo shrinks breast cancer tumours faster

Nov 28 : A new study has found that using microwave heat along with chemotherapy raises the effectiveness of the treatment when it comes to treating breast cancer.

Cryoablation a ‘good option’ for treating kidney cancer: Study

Nov 26 : Undergoing cryoablation to treat cancerous kidney tumours could help patients remain cancer free for up to two and a half years, according to a review of 62 Mayo Clinic

Wholemeal bread may halve pancreatic cancer risk

Nov 26 : A new research has revealed that having two portions of whole grains such as wholemeal bread and brown rice on a daily basis may almost halve the risk of developing

Prenatal arsenic exposure makes newborns prone to cancer

Nov 23: A recent study conducted at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) revealed that prenatal arsenic exposure in newborns may lead to them developing cancer in later life.

Drug combo slows multiple myeloma progression

Nov 22 : A collaborative study has revealed that combining the new thalidomide derivative with a steroid slows progress of multiple myeloma, an

Carbon monoxide may help counter side-effect of anti-cancer drug

Nov 22 : Researchers at Duke University Medical Center have found that carbon monoxide counteracts one side-effect of an anti-cancer drug called Doxorubicin (DOX).