Effects of Cancer

This videos explains the effects of cancer.

DNA idea wins $1 million cancer prize

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A researcher who hopes to design new cancer drugs based on the DNA missing from tumor cells has won a $1 million prize aimed to encourage innovative new cancer treatments. The first annual Gotham Prize for Cancer Research went to Alexander Varshavsky, the Smits Professor of Cell Biology at California Institute of Technology, […]

G. Edward Griffin - A World Without Cancer - The Story Of Vitamin B17

G. Edward Griffin marshals the evidence that cancer is a deficiency disease - like scurvy or pellagra - aggravated by the lack of an essential food compound in modern man’s diet. That substance is vitamin B17. In its purified form developed for cancer therapy, it is known as Laetrile.

Genetic variants increase smokers’ risk of lung cancer

Scientists have identified genetic variants that increase a person’s risk of developing lung cancer, but only if they have ever smoked. The findings will shed light on how people get addicted to tobacco and how our genes and environment conspire to cause cancer. More than 38,300 new cases of lung cancer are diagnosed in the UK […]

Cannabis-based spray painkiller approved for cancer patients

ANDRÉ PICARD From Wednesday’s Globe and Mail August 8, 2007 at 3:31 PM EDT Health Canada has approved a new cannabis-based painkiller to help alleviate the suffering of cancer patients. The drug, sold under the brand name Sativex, is administered by spraying it into the mouth. It is intended to be used by cancer patients suffering from neuropathic […]

Powerful Breast Cancer Awareness Video

Powerful Breast Cancer Awareness Video - everyone should see this!

How Does Skin Cancer Work?

Watch this video from HowStuffWorks and learn how skin cancer works.

Coffee May Lower Liver Cancer Risk

THURSDAY, Aug. 2 (HealthDay News) — People who drink coffee are 41 percent less likely to develop liver cancer compared with folks who don’t indulge in the brew, Italian researchers report. “Moreover, the apparent favorable effect of coffee drinking was found both in studies from southern Europe, where coffee is widely consumed, and from Japan, where […]

From Cancer Patient to Cancer Survivor: Lost in Transition

Video based on Institute of Medicine’s (IOM’s) report on cancer survivorship, which highlights the stuggles of life as a cancer survivor.

Cancer resources on Wikipedia

Wikipedia, the greatest online encyclopedia, contains information about almost anything you can imagine. This applies for cancer resources as well. The wikipedia cancer page offers extensive information about causes and pathophysiology, epidemiology, prevention, diagnosing, treatment and more. Wikipedia cancer pages contain pictures and detailed medical explanation. Besides the main cancer page it also has details on almost al types […]

New Surgeon General’s Report Focuses on the Effects of Secondhand Smoke

U.S. Surgeon General Richard H. Carmona today issued a comprehensive scientific report which concludes that there is no risk-free level of exposure to secondhand smoke. Nonsmokers exposed to secondhand smoke at home or work increase their risk of developing heart disease by 25 to 30 percent and lung cancer by 20 to 30 percent. The […]

Genetic breast cancer drug hope

Women with hereditary breast cancer who have seen the disease return are to take part in a ground-breaking study. The international research is being carried out by Breakthrough Breast Cancer and Cancer Research UK experts. It will compare carboplatin, a platinum-based drug not normally used to treat breast cancer, with standard chemotherapy treatment. Around 5% of breast cancers […]

Cancer charity backs sunbed bill

A cancer charity has backed a proposal to introduce a licensing system to regulate sunbed salons in Scotland. A bill put forward by Ken Macintosh MSP, which would require councils to licence all salons, will be the subject of a consultation launched on Tuesday. Cancer Research UK said regulation could have a “significant” impact on future skin […]

114,000 bras strapped up to fight cancer

PAPHOS, Cyprus (AP) — Campaigners in Cyprus on Sunday said they had created the world’s longest chain of bras to raise awareness of breast cancer and win a place in the Guinness Book of Records. The activists said they managed to string together 114,000 bras, beating the record of 79,000 bras held in Singapore since 2003. “We […]

Six Foods That Fight Cancer

As researchers continue to wage war against cancer, many have begun to focus on what could be the most promising ammunition to date: diet. “The easiest, least-expensive way to reduce your risk for cancer is just by eating a healthy diet,â€� says Rachael Stolzenberg-Solomon, PhD, MPH, RD, a researcher at the National Cancer Institute. When it comes […]

Volunteer your PC program to help fight cancer

Grid.org has a project that you can participate in and you can help to fight cancer by just using you PC. Grid computing is a form of distributed computing that involves coordinating and sharing computing, application, data, storage, or network resources across dynamic and geographically dispersed organizations. You only need to download a small aplication that […]

Pregnancy cuts breast cancer in mutation carriers

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Prior pregnancy is associated with a reduced the risk of breast cancer in women older than 40 years who are carriers of BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations — which are known to increase the likelihood of developing the disease — according to a report in the Journal of the National Cancer […]

Racial difference in breast cancer multifactorial

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - African American women, regardless of their socioeconomic status, have a significant and independent risk of having a worse breast cancer outcome compared with white women, according to a combined analysis of several clinical trials. This suggests that socioeconomic disparities alone do not explain the higher breast cancer mortality among African […]

Estimating Breast Cancer Risk: Questions and Answers

Key Points The risk of breast cancer increases as women get older. No one knows why some women develop breast cancer and others do not. Risk factors include personal history of breast abnormalities, current age, age at first menstrual period, age at first live birth, breast cancer history of close relatives, whether a woman has had a […]

Estimating Breast Cancer Risk: Questions and Answers

Key Points The risk of breast cancer increases as women get older. No one knows why some women develop breast cancer and others do not. Risk factors include personal history of breast abnormalities, current age, age at first menstrual period, age at first live birth, breast cancer history of close relatives, whether a woman has had a […]

Delayed surgery decreases bladder cancer survival

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - For patients newly diagnosed with bladder cancer, delays of more than 3 months after the initial diagnosis to surgery results in decreased survival, a study shows. “There currently are no standardized guidelines for the appropriate timing of cystectomy” (surgical removal of the bladder), Dr. Cheryl T. Lee from University of Michigan, […]

High cholesterol linked to prostate cancer risk

LONDON (Reuters) - Men with high cholesterol levels, particularly if they were detected before the age of 50, may have an increased risk of developing prostate cancer, Italian scientists said on Wednesday. They discovered an association between prostate cancer and raised cholesterol in a study of more than 2,750 men, published online by the journal Annals […]

Scientists see progress in prostate cancer tests

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two companies have developed genetic tests that could help doctors better predict which prostate cancer patients have serious cases that need aggressive treatment. One test, developed by Illumina Inc., was designed to help physicians tell which patients considered at medium risk will have their cancer recur after the prostate is removed. Those […]

Statement on Prophylactic Salpingo-oophorectomy

Since the recent publication of several studies demonstratingthat prophylactic (or risk-reducing) salpingo-oophorectomysignificantly reduces the risk of subsequent breast, ovarian, and fallopian tubes cancers in women at inheritedrisk for these malignancies, these procedures have beenincreasingly offered to women with personal and family histories suggestive of hereditary breast–ovarian cancersyndrome. These studies have provided compelling evidenceto support the […]

New Section on ZeroCancer.com

We’ve created a new section on ZeroCancer.com: Cancer tags where you can find latest links to cancer sites, news and blog entries. Feeds for this section are read from del.icio.us and only contain cancer-related tags.

Genetic Tests Can Miss Breast Cancer-Causing Mutations

Genetic testing for mutations that can cause breast cancer isn’t that accurate, new research in the Journal of the American Medical Association suggests. Up to 12% of people who test negative for mutations to BRCA1 and BRCA2 may, in fact, have a dangerous change in those genes. Source: ACS

Donate for Cancer Research

Donate for cancer research at the American Cancer Society web site: http://www.cancer.org/docroot/DON/DON_0.asp. You can even donate online secure and make the donation as a gift at the American Cancer Society

First Asian Language Cancer Portal

The Asian American Network for Cancer Awareness, Research and Training and the American Cancer Society have launched a searchable online portal of Asian language cancer information web site. The new web resource located at http://www.cancer.org/apicem and will be unveiled on March 24th, 2006, in Hawaii, at the annual meeting of Asian American Network for Cancer […]

Cancer Prevention with Vitamin D

Recent studies have shown that viatmin D can prevent colon cancer, breast cancer and ovarian cancer. This research was reported by University of California, San Diego. The study also shows that many Americans lack vitamin D and weight control can prevent cancer as well. Read the full story on cancer.org

Can you fight cancer with a healthy diet?

by Neal Barnard Q: I know that diet plays a role in the risk of developing cancer. But what about people who already have been diagnosed: What will–or won’t–diet changes do for them? A: That’s a great question and a very important one since as many as one in three people in North America will get cancer at […]

What do you Know and Don’t Know about skin care products

by Claudia Budu Ph.D. The skin is the first barrier between inside and outside world. Dust, dirt, environmental agents and skin care ingredients enter the body through this important protective organ providing significant access to the blood stream. Usually, to protect yourself from all the potentially dangerous factors and to keep your good appearance, you are […]

The Deadliest Cancer

By Geoffrey Cowley and Claudia Kalb Lung cancer kills more Americans than any other type of malignancy—and some of the victims never smoked. But despite grim statistics there is some good news: fresh research offers hope for earlier diagnosis and more-effective treatments. Aug. 22, 2005 issue - With the news last week that former smoker Peter Jennings […]

Skin Cancer: Keep Your Skin Safe

By Jessica Deets Statistics surrounding skin cancer are astounding. More than one million new cases are diagnosed each year, more than all other cancers combined. This means that one in five people will have skin cancer in their lifetime. Despite this high number, Americans understand very little about how to prevent skin cancer, […]

Asbestosis: Top Jobs That Put You At Risk

by Donald Lawson People are affected by asbestos when they breath the micro fibers. These fibers can have long term affects to your health. There have been many cases of people coming down with Mesothelioma 20 and 30 years after being exposed to asbestos. Asbestos is not a thing of the past. It’s still used in many […]

Cancer Diet and The Role of Fibre

By Marilyn Bennett This article in the series on cancer diet shows the importance of fibre. Fibre’s role in the body is to assist in the timely expulsion of waste matter from the bowel. If this waste matter stays put for too long, the body starts to reabsorb the antigens and toxins from the bowel bacteria […]

Breast Cancer: A Survival Guide for Husbands

By Peter Flierl Husbands: 10 Ways to be there when your wife has breast cancer Breast cancer is a life and relationship threatening trauma. Peter J. Flierl, M.S.W., offers insights and common sense for husbands of patients with breast cancer When we marry the man or woman of our dreams, our soul mate and best friend, we […]

Mesothelioma

A comprehensive FAQ on mesothelioma from US National Cancer Institute: http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Sites-Types/mesothelioma.

Adrenal Cancer

What Is Adrenal Cancer? Adrenal cancer is a rare disease that originates in the adrenal glands (also known as Adrenal Cortical Cancer). The adrenal glands are located on top of the kidneys and consist of two parts that function separately: the outer layer (cortex) and the inner area (medulla). The cortex produces three major hormones: cortisol […]

Colorectal Cancer

The colon and the rectum The colon and rectum are part of the large intestine (large bowel) which is located in the abdomen between the small intestine and the anus. Colon and rectum cancers, which are sometimes referred to together as “colorectal cancer,” arise from the lining of the large intestine. When cancer arises from […]

Thyroid Cancer

The thyroid gland is the biggest gland in the neck. It is situated in the anterior (front) neck below the skin and muscle layers. The thyroid gland takes the shape of a butterfly with the two wings being represented by the left and right thyroid lobes which wrap around the trachea. The sole function of […]

Kidney Cancer

What is kidney cancer? Normally, in an adult kidney cells divide rapidly, to replace those lost to old age and injury, the division and growth of these cells is under tight control by the genes inside the cells. Kidney cancer starts when control of this division is lost, and so a cell starts to divide “out […]

Brain Cancer

What is Brain Cancer? The brain is a soft, spongy mass of tissue. It is protected by the bones of the skull and three thin membranes called meninges. Cancers of the brain are abnormal growths of cells in the brain. Although such growths are popularly called brain tumors, not all brain tumors are cancer. Cancer is […]

Lung Cancer

What is Lung Cancer? Lung cancer is the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells in one or both of the lungs. While normal lung tissue cells reproduce and develop into healthy lung tissue, these abnormal cells reproduce rapidly and never grow into normal lung tissue. Lumps of cancer cells (tumors) then form and disrupt the lung, making […]

Liver Cancer

What is Liver Cancer? The liver is the largest internal organ in the body. It lies under the right ribs just beneath the right lung and diaphragm. The liver is shaped like a pyramid and is divided into two lobes, right and left. Unlike most other organs, the liver receives blood from two sources. The hepatic […]

Skin Cancer

Skin cancer is the most common form of human cancer, with over 1 million new cases annually. Skin cancer is a disease in which cancer (malignant) cells are found in the outer layers of your skin. There are three types of skin cancer, because the skin contains three types of cells. basal cell carcinoma (or basal […]

Bone Cancer

Although bone appears to be the most static of all the tissues in the body, it is actually very dynamic and active. In fact, the active processes that constantly take place in bone are critical to maintaining healthy bone. What is bone cancer ? Bone tumors may be benign (noncancerous) or malignant (cancerous). Benign bone tumors are […]

Breast Cancer

All over the world women are diagnosed with breast cancer. Every two minutes there is another woman that finds out that she has this disease. Breast cancer is the leading cause of death in women between the ages of 40 and 55. Breast cancer is the result of cells in the breast becoming malignant and developing […]