Colon and rectal cancer cases increase in patients under 50
“The median age of patients diagnosed is getting lower.”
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Cancer found in dinosaur
From Science: This deformed bone is the first clear example of a malignant tumor diagnosed in a dinosaur. The partial fibula—a bone from the lower leg—belonged to a horned, plant-eating Centrosaurus that lived roughly 76 million years ago in what is now Dinosaur Park in southern Alberta in Canada. Paleontologists initially thought the bone’s strange … Read more
Coffee can prevent cancer
Just another reason to love the magical elixir we know as COFFEE! via GIPHY From Inc. Magazine: While a previous meta-analysis of 127 studies showed coffee reduces cancer risk by 20 percent, it wasn’t entirely clear from those original studies what types of cancer were affected. The American Cancer Society (ACS) has now weighed in … Read more
Kick Cancer Out the Door Challenge
2020 Fundraising: We may not be able to get together in person right now but we can always get together on the idea of helping local women in their fight against cancer. Let’s kick cancer out the door!
She survived a Nazi assassination attempt, cancer, a plane crash, and now, coronavirus
From Fox News: A German Jewish World War II veteran who survived a Nazi assassination attempt, plane crash and breast cancer can now add another accomplishment: defeating coronavirus months before she turns 100. Joy Andrew, 99, who is described as “indestructible,” contracted COVID-19 in May at the Minster Grange care home in York, England. Story source: Fox News. … Read more
A blood test that could potentially detect early stage cancer
From NBC News: Scientists are edging closer to developing blood tests that could detect early stage cancer, before patients show any symptoms of the disease. One such test, called PanSeer, can potentially spot five types of cancers up to four years earlier than current diagnostic methods, according to a study published Tuesday in the journal … Read more
Surgical iKnife used to target cancer tissue
From Medical Xpress: Cancers are often heavily reliant on breaking down fats for their growth and spread, and could be treated by a highly innovative combination of new drugs and dietary changes, a major new study concludes. The landmark research used a surgical ‘iKnife’ to analyze vaporized cancer tissue—and identified a metabolic weakness in cancer … Read more
Houston mother beats cancer, decides to compete in a half Ironman
From ABC 13: Training for a Half Ironman is a piece of cake for a mother of six whose already looked cancer in the eye and beat the terrible disease. Athlete Kim Miller is someone who is not scared of any challenge. “I’m a cancer survivor–colon cancer and uterus cancer,” said Miller. “It is just … Read more
Exploding microbubbles that tear cancer cells like ‘targeted warheads’
From New Atlas: Lately we’ve seen an exciting string of research projects demonstrate how ultrasound can be harnessed to fight cancer, whether that be by helping drugs cross the blood-brain barrier, heating and destroying tissue in prostate cancers, or selectively killing tumor cells while leaving healthy ones unharmed. Adding to this burgeoning potential is a … Read more