Man smoking an e-cigarette

Study suggests e-cigs are just as harmful as tobacco but there’s a catch

In April researchers at the University of Connecticut released a study that claimed e-cigarettes could be potentially as harmful as tobacco cigarettes when it comes to causing DNA damage. “From the results of our study, we can conclude that e-cigarettes have as much potential to cause DNA damage as unfiltered regular cigarettes,” Karteek Kadimisetty, a […]

Excessive Alcohol Linked To Mouth Cancer

by LOD2project One of the primary risk factors for mouth cancer is excessive intake of alcohol; it can increase the possibility of developing the cancer by up to four times. For this reason, mouth screening events were organised across Tyneside last week to detect people at higher risk for mouth cancer. Macmillan Nurse Specialists and […]

Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy linked with liver cancer

Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy linked with liver cancer The data indicated that patients with ICP have an increased risk of a variety of immune-mediated diseases, such as thyroid disease (30% higher than pregnant controls), diabetes (47%), psoriasis (27%), and Crohn's disease (55%). Investigators also found … Read more on EurekAlert (press release) Blacklists miss 90% […]

Evidence-based Natural Therapies for Cancer Patients

Vancouver, BC (PRWEB) June 26, 2015 Dr. Adam McLeod’s new book, Integrative Cancer Care: The Power of Being Informed, is an excellent source of information about integrative cancer care which is accessible for both the medical professional and the patient. It will be released July 15, 2015. The book contains a wealth […]

PolyU develops big data analysis platform to unveil gene interactions in cancer

(PRWEB) June 23, 2015 The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has achieved a breakthrough in the cancer genomics by developing a novel big data analysis platform for analyzing the interactions among genes. The analysis platform unveils the unregulated patterns of gene network in cancer and discovers potential diagnostic and therapeutic target genes, Nucleophosmin […]