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Allen Carr, who was considered as world’s best anti-smoking guru died of lung cancer yesterday. He was 72. Carr helped convince millions of people to give up smoking. He claimed to have helped 10 million people to give up smoking, including leading figures such as the Virgin boss Sir Richard Branson, the actor Sir Anthony [...]
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In a clinical trial conducted at the University of Nottingham, scientists gave a vaccine to 67 colorectal cancer patients before and after surgery to remove the cancerous tumors. The British researchers say they have developed a vaccine that stimulates the immune system to fight colorectal cancer cells.Vaccine trials are not new in the search for [...]
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International cancer researchers warned today that burning solid fuels and frying food at high temperatures in poorly ventilated rooms raise the risk of lung cancer. Scientists at the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) said indoor emissions from burning biomass fuel — such as wood, charcoal and dung — as well as emissions from [...]
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A new compound developed by the healthcare company Abbott might have the power to end the prolonged life of cancerous tumor cells. The compound, ABT-737, is being researched by experts at Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, Melbourne’s world leading medical research body. And the drug is showing great promise. Melbourne scientists discovered in 1989 how [...]
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Gerald Boyd was the first black managing editor of The New York Times. He died earlier this week of lung cancer. Boyd was diagnosed with lung cancer in February and was keeping unwell for most of the year. However he kept his condition private from his friends and colleagues. Boyd is credited for his ability [...]
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WWE wrestler and a legend, ‘Rowdy’ Roddy Piper, have announced on his website that he has been diagnosed with lymphoma cancer. The cancer was found when Piper had a benign tumor removed from his back. The WWE legendary star will begin treatment to battle the disease immediately, and this afternoon released a short statement via [...]
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Patients with leukemia and other blood diseases who receive bone marrow transplants rich in stem cells, often saving their lives, may be more likely to develop cancer years later, a study says. Canadian scientists say hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients face a significant long-term risk of developing a second cancer. Researchers followed the progress of [...]
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A study conducted by the Cancer Research U.K. has found that the number of young British men, who have their testicles checked for signs of cancer, has tripled in the last decade. In 1990 only 10 percent of men checked their testicles, but this increased to more than 36 percent by 2000. Cancer Research UK [...]
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A new technique has been developed at Singapore’s National University Hospital to detect cancer in its earliest stages, a team of researchers said on Saturday. Called an “optical biopsy,†the technique can detect so-called pre-cancers – collections of a few hundred malignant cells lurking among millions of healthy cells – that usually fly under the [...]
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