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The connection between sugar and cancer
Does sugar feed cancer? While researchers continue to investigate the connection between sugar and cancer, it remains a source of anxiety-inducing speculation and misinformation in the media and on the internet. Of course, the undeniable answer is that glucose (the...
New technologies leading to a simple blood test for cancer
Fast DNA-sequencing machines are leading to simple blood tests for cancer. Labs around the world are working toward developing cancer screening tests based on a simple blood draw. That’s possible because dying cancer cells also shed DNA into a person’s...
The Future of Cancer Research: Five Reasons for Optimism
Five promising advances that are transforming the way we think about cancer. Many cancers are fueled by biochemical changes of histones, the proteins that serve as spools for DNA in our cells (histones are shown in green with their cancer-induced...
The artificial sweetener debate – are they safe or not?
What are artificial sweeteners and how are they regulated in the United States? Artificial sweeteners, also called sugar substitutes, are substances that are used instead of sucrose (table sugar) to sweeten foods and beverages. Because artificial sweeteners are many times...
Latest updates on Cancer Treatments and Therapies
Researchers develop novel, non-invasive cancer therapy using targeted single-walled carbon nanotubes A staggering 1.7 million persons in the United States will be diagnosed with cancer in 2016, with 600,000 cases ending in death. University of Oklahoma researchers have collaborated to...
Breast cancer – nutrition and prevention
Nutrition and Physical Activity for Cancer Prevention – Food additives, safety, and organic foods Concern about the possible effects of food additives on health, including cancer, is one reason that many people are now interested in organic foods. Organic foods...
Breast cancer testing breakthroughs and participating in clinical trials
Miniature implanted ‘scaffold’ could detect breast cancer spread Tiny implants under the skin could one day detect the spread of breast cancer early, according to a US study (link is external). The small device can capture cancer cells that have...
IBM Watson – The supercomputer that mastered Jeopardy and Chess – Takes on Cancer
IBM and American Cancer Society Want to Create the Ultimate Cancer Advisor IBM and the American Cancer Society are launching a new partnership that will combine the power of Big Blue’s cognitive computing platform, Watson, with the wealth of cancer...
Breast Cancer Research – New Tests and Treatments
UC Davis graduate develops new breast cancer test A new test for invasive breast cancer has been developed by Angela Courtney, a recent Ph.D. graduate from the University of California, Davis. Courtney received her Ph.D. in integrative pathobiology from UC...
