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09/15/2018 / By Rita Winters

Another reason to garden? Scientists discover a microbe in dirt that fights melanoma

Tending to a garden is known to lower stress levels in city dwellers, and is also known to provide mental health wellness for people who find it difficult to cope with life. An Oregon State University study found that a soil-dwelling bacterium helps kill cancerous melanoma cells – one more reason to take up that gardening class […]

08/29/2018 / By Michelle Simmons

Chitosan found to inhibit liver cancer: Study

Research revealed that Chitosan oligosaccharide, the degradation products of chitin, prevents liver cancer. Scientists continue to search for therapeutic treatments for liver cancer patients as chemotherapy is continually proven to be ineffective and dangerous. Thus, a team of researchers from the Dalian Medical University examined the protective effect of Chitosan oligosaccharide against human hepatoma cells. […]

05/08/2017 / By Vicki Batts

Cancer Drugs Fund found to be “huge waste of money” and a total fraud

England’s Cancer Drugs Fund was launched in 2010 and was up and running through 2016. The fund’s aim was to help patients gain access to cancer medications that were not covered by the National Health Service (NHS). After spending over a billion British pounds, it seems that the fund was not very helpful to cancer […]

05/01/2017 / By Rhonda Johansson

Strawberries contain powerful anti-cancer medicines and have now been scientifically shown to prevent breast cancer

A new animal study showed that 500g of concentrated strawberry extract (equivalent to around 10 and 15 strawberries) can reduce breast cancer cell growth. Researchers noted that their findings build on existing data that prove the usefulness of strawberries in reducing blood cholesterol levels. Published in Scientific Reports, authors claimed that a diet that is […]

03/29/2017 / By Earl Garcia

Scientists have discovered a way to destroy cancer tumors using nothing but sound waves

A recent breakthrough in high-intensity focused ultrasound therapy (HIFU) technology has proven its use as an effective cancer treatment. A multi-institutional research team from China developed a semi-enclosed, spherical cavity transducer that can produce a focused, standing-wave field with a subwavelength-scale focal region and extremely high ultrasound intensity. The spherical cavity transducer appeared to generate tighter focal regions […]

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