Source: HealthDay News, US News and World Report Author: Staff Death rates improved most for patients with more than 12 years’ education Death rates for U.S. patients with throat and mouth cancers decreased between 1993 and 2007, a new study shows. The finding comes from an analysis of National Center for Health Statistics data on [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Source: Therapeutics Daily Author: Staff LONDON, Nov. 9, 2011-An analysis published today in The Lancet Oncology reinforces previous findings showing that GlaxoSmithKline’s Cervarix®, provided protection against advanced precancerous lesions (CIN3+), above that expected from a vaccine that protects against human papillomavirus (HPV) types 16 and 18. CIN3+ is the immediate step before invasive cervical cancer and data showing protection [...]
Continue reading...Friday, November 11, 2011
Source: The Wall Street Journal Author: Betsy McKay More than two-thirds of American smokers want to quit, but only a fraction actually do, underscoring a need for more services, messages, and access to medications to help them kick the habit, according to a new government report out today. Nearly 69% of adult smokers wanted to quit [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Source: TheCelebrityCafe.com Jenkins Jellies was recently started by actress Hillary Danner, who was encouraged by a friend to invent a unique pepper jelly that has an extra kick of flavor. She brought in friends Maria Newman and Chef Jared Lavy to help out, resulting in the creation of the delicious, one-of-a-kind Hell Fire Pepper Jelly. The jelly [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Source: Cancer Prevention Research Abstract Alcohol drinking is a known risk factor for oral cancer in humans. However, previous animal studies on the promoting effect of ethanol on oral carcinogenesis were inconclusive. It is necessary to develop an animal model with which the molecular mechanism of ethanol-related oral carcinogenesis may be elucidated to develop effective [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Source: The News Tribune Some perspective is needed on the controversy over the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine that arose after a recent Republican presidential debate. The best way to do that is to take sex out of the equation. Instead of preventing a sexually transmitted disease that can lead to cervical cancer in women and [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Source: Eurekalert.org Curcumin, the main component in the spice turmeric, suppresses a cell signaling pathway that drives the growth of head and neck cancer, according to a pilot study using human saliva by researchers at UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center. The inhibition of the cell signaling pathway also correlated with reduced expression of a number [...]
Continue reading...Monday, September 12, 2011
Source: American Council on Science and Health Author: Staff Proven to be the leading cause of cervical cancer, the human papillomavirus (HPV) has recently been linked to anal and oral cancer as well. That’s why it’s important for young men and women to protect themselves against those strains of the virus with the HPV vaccine. [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Source: Newswise.com NIH Director: rescuing and repurposing abandoned therapies for new uses could save time and money Newswise — COLUMBUS, Ohio. September 6, 2011. Scientists on the cutting edge of biomedical research know that research is a process – a combination of successes and failures that inform the next step forward. However, for some researchers [...]
Continue reading...Friday, September 2, 2011
Source: TampaBay By: Mike Brassfield, Times Staff Writer CLEARWATER — When she ran against incumbent state Rep. Ed Hooper last year, Shelly Leonard wasn’t your typical candidate. She was a 37-year-old single mother — and a survivor of oral cancer. The feisty Democrat made her cancer history a part of her stump speech, talking about [...]
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Monday, November 21, 2011
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