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New Study Connects Sugar and Some Types of Lung Cancer
In a new study, scientists at The University of Texas at Dallas have found that some types of cancers have more of a sweet tooth than others. “It has been suspected that many cancer cells are heavily dependent on sugar...
Cancer And The Effects On Household Income
Caring for a husband or wife with cancer significantly diminishes family income, according to researchers from the University of Georgia Terry College of Business, who tracked changes in employment and income among working-age couples in Canada. By matching tax returns...
How Eating Habits Affect Our Health And Lifespan
Nearly half of all deaths in the United States in 2012 that were caused by cardiometabolic diseases, including heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes, have been linked to substandard eating habits, according to a study published in the March...
New Treatment Being Studied For Kidney Cancer
Kidney cancer patients may soon have more treatment choices that provide a higher quality of life, thanks to research completed by physician scientists at UT Southwestern Medical Center. Their recent study showed that treating metastatic kidney cancer with an advanced...
The Value Of The Pomegranate
As we age, our cells increasingly struggle to recycle their powerhouses. Called mitochondria, these inner compartments are no longer able to carry out their vital function, thus accumulate in the cell. This degradation affects the health of many tissues, including...
Does Cancer Spread By Eating A High Fat Diet?
Cancer is most deadly when it has begun to spread as successful treatment is much more difficult. Scientists around the globe are therefore trying to understand how the process occurs and develop new ways to stop it. Professor Benitah’s team...
How Stimulating Your Brain Affects Mental Health In Older Age
The large-scale investigation published in the journal PLOS Medicine and led by the University of Exeter, used data from more than 2,000 mentally fit people over the age of 65, examined the theory that experiences in early or mid life...
New Treatment For Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) refers to a group of disorders that are also known as blood cancer. AML is an aggressive disease of malignant immature blood cells which, if left untreated, almost always causes the death of the affected patient....
Testicular Cancer Update
The findings may shed light on factors in other cancers that influence their sensitivity to chemotherapy, according to a report in Nature. Cancers of the testes are known as germ cell tumors (germ cells produce sperm and eggs). In 2016,...
