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China Develops Heavy-ion Medical Accelerator
Dec 25, 2015Chinese researchers have developed a heavy-ion medical accelerator to be used in radiotherapy for cancer, researchers said Thursday. A recent test of the machine's beam was successful, marking the end of China's dependence on imported ...
Tags: Heavy-ion, Medical Accelerator
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Red Meat Consumption Likely to Cause Cancer in Humans, Says WHO Report
Oct 28, 2015The World Health Organisation's (WHO) International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has found the presence of carcinogens in red meat and processed meat and their consumption is likely to lead to cancer in humans. A working group ...
Tags: Red Meat, Cancer, processed meat
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Ewing's Sarcoma Is Most Commonly Caused by Improper Fusion of The Gene EWS with Gene FLI1
Jan 23, 2014Ewing's Sarcoma is an aggressive pediatric cancer, most commonly caused by the improper fusion of the gene EWS with the gene FLI1. Though the cause has long been known, therapeutic targeting of this fusion has to date proven very difficult. ...
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Breast Cancer Stem Cells Exist in Two Different States
Jan 15, 2014Breast cancer stem cells exist in two different states and each state plays a role in how cancer spreads, according to an international collaboration of researchers. Their finding sheds new light on the process that makes cancer a deadly ...
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In Sunny State of Florida, Tanning Salons Now Outnumber Mcdonald's Fast-Food Restaurants
Dec 29, 2013Skin cancer researchers report in a new study that in the sunny state of Florida, tanning salons now outnumber McDonald's fast-food restaurants. There are also more indoor tanning facilities in Florida than CVS pharmacies as well as some ...
Tags: Health, Medicine, Skin cancer
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In The Sunny State of Florida,Tanning Salons Now Outnumber McDonald's Restaurants
Dec 29, 2013Skin cancer researchers report in a new study that in the sunny state of Florida, tanning salons now outnumber McDonald's fast-food restaurants. There are also more indoor tanning facilities in Florida than CVS pharmacies as well as some ...
Tags: Skin cancer, Health, Medicine
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Men Who Keep Smoking After Being Diagnosed with Cancer Are More Likely to Die
Dec 27, 2013Men who keep smoking after being diagnosed with cancer are more likely to die than those who quit smoking, a new study shows. The findings demonstrate that it's not too late to stop smoking after being diagnosed with cancer, researchers ...
Tags: stop smoking, cancer, diagnosed with cancer, cancer diagnosis
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Soybean & Sunflower Oils Generate High Levels of Toxic Aldehydes When Heated and Reheated.
Nov 19, 2013Depending on the type of oil you use to cook -- and whether or not you reheat that oil for multiple uses -- you could be exposing yourself to high levels of toxic aldehydes, chemicals known to cause neurodegenerative disease and cancer. ...
Tags: Reheated Oil, Health
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Life Technologies Has Introduced Two Bioinformatics Offerings
Apr 8, 2013Life Technologies has introduced two bioinformatics offerings, which will allow cancer researchers new avenues of access to one of the largest genomics databases available, compiled by the former Compendia Bioscience. Oncomine Gene ...
Tags: Life Technologies, Oncomine Bioinformatics Solutions, Cancer Researchers
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Cancer Researchers Have Joined Forces with Astronomers to Identify Biomarkers
Feb 22, 2013Cancer researchers have joined forces with astronomers to identify biomarkers that signal a cancer's aggressiveness. In a study published by the British Journal of Cancer, experts from the Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute and the ...
Tags: cancer, illness, Astronomers