by drstegallio | Jun 16, 2017 | Cancer, Cancer Nutrition, Cancer Research
French authorities are considering the implementation of a simplified nutrition labelling system on food products to help consumers make healthier food choices. One of the most documented candidates (Five-Color Nutrition Label/Nutri-score) is based on the British Food...
by drstegallio | Jun 15, 2017 | Cancer, Cancer Treatment
Symptoms are common among patients receiving treatment for advanced cancers, yet are undetected by clinicians up to half the time. There is growing interest in integrating electronic patient-reported outcomes (PROs) into routine oncology practice for symptom...
by drstegallio | Jun 14, 2017 | Cancer, Cancer Nutrition
Spermidine — a compound found in foods like aged cheese, mushrooms, soy products, legumes, corn and whole grains — seems to prevent (at least in animal models) liver fibrosis and hepatocellular carcinoma, which is the most common type of liver cancer....
by drstegallio | Jun 13, 2017 | Cancer
Photodynamic therapy has been used in the treatment of certain types of cancer for a number of years. The treatment is a result of a combination of light activated materials (photosensitizers) and light itself kills cancer cells or precursor state of cancer. Kristine...
by drstegallio | Jun 12, 2017 | Cancer, Cancer Research
Findings from a retrospective study of 1,200 women provide reassurance to breast cancer survivors who are contemplating pregnancy. In the study, women who became pregnant after an early breast cancer diagnosis, including those with estrogen receptor (ER)-positive...
by drstegallio | Jun 10, 2017 | Cancer
The human brain is much better than previously thought at discovering and avoiding disease, a new study led by researchers at Karolinska Institute in Sweden reports. Our sense of vision and smell alone are enough to make us aware that someone has a disease even before...
