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From: J - 01 Mar 2008, 08:52
Your butt is on the line * healthblog.ctv.ca/blog/ archives/2008/2/29/3552152.html Excerpt... It’s one of the most preventable forms of cancer. So why is it that 160 Canadians die from colon cancer every week? Maybe it’s a lack of awareness. Or maybe worse. Doctors say a lot of people are still embarrassed talking about the “plumbing”, so to speak....
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From: J - 01 Mar 2008, 08:49
* w w w .cbc.ca/health/story/2008/02/29/vitamine-study.html Vitamin E has risk, doesn't protect against lung cancer: study Vitamin supplements overall found to be useless in preventing cancer, researchers find Last Updated: Friday, February 29, 2008 | 12:47 PM ET CBC News For those smokers who think they're buying insurance against lung cancer by...
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From: Robert Cohen - 01 Mar 2008, 00:32
Not that I religiously read the disgraceful, dogmstic, damne drivel, though I noticed an ad for such within the cut-downish, cruel, creepy, crappy column a day or three ago, which I get by e-mail sometimes. I'll try not to jump to an illogical judgment about the claimed curative.
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From: Steve - 29 Feb 2008, 04:39
PGE2 is an omega 6 fatty acid that's been modified by the cyclooxygenase-2 ("cox-2") enzyme. PGE2 is a potent driver of cancer cell proliferation. Thus cox-2 inhibitors like ibuprofen are anti-cancer agents (and eating too many omega 6 fatty acids not balanced by omega 3 fatty acids is pro-cancer). Here's a Cornell study showing more evidence of the pro-cancer...
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From: ironjustice - 28 Feb 2008, 18:59
Eating flaxseed may halt prostate cancer growth 04-Jun-2007 - Daily consumption of flaxseed may stop the growth of prostate cancer tumours, according to research presented this weekend. Flaxseed, which is rich in omega 3-fatty acids and fibre-related compounds known as lignans, may interrupt the chain of events that cause cells to divide irregularly...
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From: Steve - 28 Feb 2008, 08:14
* w w w .the-aps.org/press/journal/08/4.htm The first two sentences of the above link says it all: "BETHESDA, Md. (Feb. 25, 2008) Hormones produced by the heart eliminated human pancreatic cancer in more than three-quarters of the mice treated with the hormones and eliminated human breast cancer in two-thirds of the mice, according to researcher David...
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From: china100 - 28 Feb 2008, 07:32
Patients' stories of Prostatitis Treatment Center China web site: * w w w .prostatitischina . com Chris from Boston United States, March 2004 BostonChris Guest Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2005 7:26 pm Post subject: My experience with Prostatitis Treatment Center China I made the trip to China to have unblocking treatment. Let me tell you it wasn't...
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From: Abner - 27 Feb 2008, 15:34
Anti-HIV gel proven safe, tolerable for women A gel using anti-HIV drug tenofovir to shield women from AIDS has been proven safe for daily use and acceptable to women, study findings showed Tuesday. The study, conducted by researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) and the University of Pittsburgh to test the gel's safety, involved [....
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From: ironjustice - 27 Feb 2008, 15:15
Mounting Evidence Of Increased Mortality From Drug Used By Anemic Cancer Patients Main Category: Cancer / Oncology Also Included In: Blood / Hematology; Clinical Trials / Drug Trials; Breast Cancer Article Date: 27 Feb 2008 - 2:00 PST Millions of cancer patients take drugs to boost their red blood cells and health when they become anemic after chemotherapy....
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From: Roman Bystrianyk - 27 Feb 2008, 11:13
Julie Steenhuysen, "Anemia drugs up death risk in cancer patients: study", Reuters, February 26, 2008, Link: * w w w .reuters . com /article/topNews/idUSWNAS246120080227 Treating cancer patients with anemia drugs increases their risk of blood clots and death, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday, confirming concerns about these widely used drugs. Researchers...
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From: E.Nigma - 26 Feb 2008, 19:35
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- More intensive chemotherapy can improve survival rates in young patients with a nervous system cancer, according to research at a Cambridgeshire hospital. A 10-year-study at Addenbrooke's showed about 66% more children with high-risk neuroblastoma survived. Neuroblastoma affects children, mostly aged under five,...
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From: E.Nigma - 26 Feb 2008, 18:43
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- This Week's NCI Cancer Bulletin: * w w w .cancer.gov/ncicancerbulletin/NCI_Cancer_Bulletin_021908 Featured Article Protein May Stop Melanoma Before It Starts Cancer Research Highlights Experimental Drug for Osteosarcoma Improves Overall Survival Low Risk Seen in Monitoring, Not Treating, Some Prostate...
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From: Roman Bystrianyk - 26 Feb 2008, 13:02
Kate Devlin Medical Correspondent, "HRT could increase breast cancer risk", Telegraph, February 26, 2008, Link: * w w w .telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/02/26/nhrt126.xml Hormone replacement therapy could increase the risk of developing early signs of breast cancer after only one year, a study shows. Previous studies have shown a link...
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From: midwest_46@yahoo . com - 26 Feb 2008, 06:19
Hello, everyone. I have a relative who has lung cancer, and I need some advice fast. ---------- First, I will give some background information. This relative is a male and is 78 years old. In 1995, at age 65, he had a heart valve replaced. A few years later, he developed oseteoporosis. In January 2007, he had kidney cancer, and one kidney was...
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From: Liver - 25 Feb 2008, 01:12
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