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Research has shown that a cocktail of hormone treatments can reduce the incidence of breast cancer in women who are currently at the risk of getting the disease. Tamoxifene, is currently being used for the post-surgery management of the disease, while Raloxifene, Lasofoxifene, and Arzoxifene, are used for the management of Osteoporosis. According to the study, [...]  A new DNA test has revealed eighty different markers that signify an increased risk for cancer. There are more than 80 different genetic markers that when present increase the risk of developing prostate, breast, or ovarian cancer. The study took a look at the DNA of about 200,000 people half of them that suffered from cancer [...] New media reports based on solid scientific reports reveal that the amount of woman that will die from lung cancer in the UK will continue to grow in 2013. The study predicts that lung cancer will move ahead of breast cancer to be one of the leading causes of death by cancer in women within [...] Unlike in the 1960s, a new study shows that in recent times, women who smoke are highly likely to die much faster because of this habit. The cause of the dramatic increase of lung cancer has been blamed on habits such as chain smoking and smoking at an early age. The trends show that the number [...] With the aim to improve the health of thousands of people inflicted by cancer, an innovative cancer research and curing facility will open at Queen’s University in Belfast. The said laboratory, which was made possible by the tie-up of Belfast Health and Trust for Social Care and Queen’s Centre of Cancer Research and Cell Biology, [...] A new breakthrough cancer treatment may help extend life, even though its methods are unorthodox. The new therapy involves bathing one organ by itself in chemotherapy. A study performed in the UK found that patients that had this ‘PHP’ treatment lived as long as five times more before the cancer started to spread. Now patients in [...] The risk of a woman getting breast cancer in later life may be increased by a high fat diet. High fat diets have been linked to abnormal breast cell growth and harmful metabolic changes in mice. Fatty acid was found to cause metabolic changes in hydrogenated fats which are widely used when manufacturing cakes and [...] Some people are concerned about breast cancer screening causing harm to the body but scientists have recently estimated that the benefits of having breast cancer screening dramatically outweigh the risks of the procedure. It is estimated that breast cancer screening currently is saving around twice as many people as it causes harm to. Breast cancer screening [...] According to the cancer charity Macmillan Cancer Support and their researchers, cancer is a rising problem for people over the age of 65 as it will become a given instead of a possibility. According to researchers, the amount of elderly people to be diagnosed with cancer will almost triple by the time the year 2040 [...] It has been recognised for a long time that taking an aspirin daily can help prevent a heart attack. Now research has indicated that it may also help reduce the risk of suffering from some forms of cancer. There are two conflicting studies, however, that are at odds as to how much the risk is [...] |
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