To meet the needs of patients who are smokers at the time of a cancer diagnosis, the National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®) has published the NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines®) for Smoking Cessation. The NCCN Guidelines® for Smoking Cessation were presented on March 13, 2015, at the NCCN 20th Annual Conference: Advancing… Continue reading New Guidelines for Smoking Cessation for Cancer Patients
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FDA: Bee Pollen Products Can Have Dangerous Ingredients
Products labeled to contain bee pollen that promise to help you lose weight or reshape your body could actually harm you, warns the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Bee pollen is the pollen that bees collect from flowers; it is the food that nourishes bee larvae. But it’s not a miracle ingredient, says Gary Coody,… Continue reading FDA: Bee Pollen Products Can Have Dangerous Ingredients
Tomatoes and Other Lycopene-Rich Foods Can Fight Kidney Cancer
The natural antioxidant lycopene, found in tomatoes, watermelon and papaya, could lower the risk of a kind of kidney cancer in postmenopausal women. A higher intake by postmenopausal women of the natural antioxidant lycopene, found in foods like tomatoes, watermelon and papaya, may lower the risk of renal cell carcinoma, a type of kidney cancer.… Continue reading Tomatoes and Other Lycopene-Rich Foods Can Fight Kidney Cancer
Stress Linked to Poor Recovery from Heart Attack in Women
Younger women who have suffered heart attacks go through more stress than their male counterparts, and that could lead to a worse recovery, according to new findings by Yale School of Medicine researchers and their colleagues. “Women tend to report greater stress and more stressful life events than men, potentially because of their different roles… Continue reading Stress Linked to Poor Recovery from Heart Attack in Women
13 Benefits of Strength Training After 50
Editor’s note: In resistance training, also known as strength training, you strengthen your muscles via working against “resistance” such as hand weights, rubber resistance bands and even your own body. Here, Dr. Wayne Westcott, author of Strength Training Past 50 (http://www.humankinetics.com/products/all-products/The-Fitness-Professionals-Guide-to-Strength-Training-Older-Adults-2nd-Edition), shows you why it’s so beneficial. As always, check with your doctor before beginning… Continue reading 13 Benefits of Strength Training After 50
Cancer-Causing Mutation Found in 1982 Now Target of Clinical Trials
In 1982, the gene TRK was shown to cause a small percentage of colon cancers. In 2013 and 2014, next-generation sequencing of tumor samples found fusions of the TRK family of genes in at least 11 tumor types, including lung, breast, melanoma and more. Now an article published in December 2014 in the journal Cancer… Continue reading Cancer-Causing Mutation Found in 1982 Now Target of Clinical Trials
On the Road to Personalized Cancer Treatments
Researchers from the University of Michigan have developed a way to grow some cancer cells outside the body – and that could lead to better treatment of the disease. The new technique is more than three times as effective as previous methods, the university said in a news release, and could ultimately lead to more… Continue reading On the Road to Personalized Cancer Treatments
A Vaccine to Fight Cancer
A personalized “cancer vaccine” is coming closer to reality, researchers say. Scientists from the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis tested investigational vaccines in computer simulations of cancer as well as cell cultures and animal models. The results showed that the vaccines could enable the immune system to destroy or drive into remission… Continue reading A Vaccine to Fight Cancer
Hope for Tackling Signs of Aging and Treating Cancer
A new advance in biomedical research led by the University of Leicester in the UK could have potential in the future to assist with tackling diseases and conditions associated with aging as well as in treating cancer. The research, which has shown promise in clinical samples, was published in December 2014 in “Cell Death and… Continue reading Hope for Tackling Signs of Aging and Treating Cancer
Improved Quality of LIfe for Lung-Cancer Patients
African-American and older patients with advanced lung cancer can be effectively treated with a new, federally approved therapy, according to researchers from the University of Cincinnati. Such patients are not good candidates for chemotherapy. The findings were published in the journal Libertas Academica. The treatment the researchers focused on is gefitinib, a drug that’s already… Continue reading Improved Quality of LIfe for Lung-Cancer Patients
Cancer Patients in Hospice Avoid Aggressive Care and High Costs
More patients with cancer use hospice today than ever before, but there are indications that care intensity outside of hospice is increasing, and length of hospice stay decreasing. Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) examined how hospice affects health care utilization and costs and found that in a sample of elderly Medicare patients with… Continue reading Cancer Patients in Hospice Avoid Aggressive Care and High Costs
Update: Testing for the Breast Cancer Gene
Should you be tested to see if you have the breast-cancer gene? Here, experts from the federal Centers for Disease Control tell you what you need to know: Each year, over 200,000 women in the United States are diagnosed with breast cancer and more than 20,000 are diagnosed with ovarian cancer. About 3% of breast… Continue reading Update: Testing for the Breast Cancer Gene
A Cellular “Switch” That Could Battle Aging and Cancer
Scientists have found a new “switch” in cells that may be key to healthy aging. Cells are constantly dividing, replacing tissue in organs such as the lungs, skin and liver. But that process eventually stops when a “timekeeper,” called a telomere, becomes too short and thus prevents any further division. (Telomeres are found at the… Continue reading A Cellular “Switch” That Could Battle Aging and Cancer
Many Men Aren’t Following Guidelines for PSA Screening
Although medical experts have issued guidelines recommending against the routine screening of elderly men for prostate cancer, the effect of the recommendations has been “minimal at best,” according to a new study. Many men still appear to be undergoing the screening. The study, by researchers from Henry Ford Hospital, was published as a research letter… Continue reading Many Men Aren’t Following Guidelines for PSA Screening
Getting a Manicure? Better Wear Sunscreen
High-wattage nail-salon lamps are great for reducing drying time, but they may emit more UV-A radiation, according to a new study. And while the good news is that the risk of both cancer and DNA damage is small, clients should wear protective sunscreen or gloves during the process. Researchers from Georgia Regents University in Atlanta,… Continue reading Getting a Manicure? Better Wear Sunscreen
Researchers Identify New Prostate Cancer Risk Factors
Researchers have identified dozens of new genetic factors linked with increased risk of prostate cancer, and testing for them can identify men with a risk of the disease that’s almost six times higher than average. With the latest discovery of 23 factors, the number of common genetic variants linked to prostate cancer rises to 100.… Continue reading Researchers Identify New Prostate Cancer Risk Factors
Calling All Couch Potatoes: You Might Be at Risk for this Disease
Here’s yet another compelling reason to get up off the couch: Physical inactivity can increase the risk of colon, endometrial, and lung cancers, according to a study published June 16th 2014 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Time spent watching TV was especially predictive of increased cancer risk.