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U.S. scientists say a rapid decline in metabolic activity on a PET scan after radiation for non- small cell lung cancer suggests good local tumor control.
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A new U.S. study has shown that green tea may help reduce the risk of oral cancer, although scientists are reluctant to officially endorse green tea as an effective way of cancer prevention.
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Drugs used to treat psychiatric disorders are highly effective at killing cancer cells, opening up potential new lines of treatments. Dr Louise Lurze-Mann of the University of NSW School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences was talking with psychiatric researchers at the University of Queensland when they mentioned that people with diseases like schizophrenia appear to have low rates of cancer, despite being more inclined to smoke than the general population.
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U.S. scientists say they have discovered a small molecule that inhibits the actions of a protein cancer cells require for survival. The researchers said they determined the molecule, called PES, inhibits a type of protein called a heat-shock protein that helps cells survive heat, lack of nutrients and other cell-damaging conditions.
Polo-like kinase 1 (Plk1) is becoming an increasingly attractive target for cancer management. Plk1 has been shown to be overexpressed in a variety of cancers; however its role in skin cancers is not well-understood, scientists in the United States report.
A recently discovered form of the protein that triggers blood clotting may play a key role in the molecular mechanisms leading to the growth of certain metastatic cancers, according to new research reported by an international team of scientists.
Findings from a new retrospective cohort study presented at the American College of Gastroenterology's 74th Annual Scientific meeting in San Diego indicate that patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), especially those receiving the thiopurine class of medications to treat IBD, may be at risk for developing non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC).
It's a safe bet to presume there are soup recipes in today's column because it's colder, furnaces are running and it just seems like a fall thing to do.
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Mollie Katzen's latest cookbook urges beginners to take on her challenge with easy recipes, such as this acorn squash entree. Use plain raw almonds, not roasted or salted, Katzen writes, and don't chop them too fine. You can cook the rice and bake the acorn squash at the same time.
If you're watching your weight, soup can be deceptive. What could be more harmless for lunch or a light dinner? Not so fast. Depending on the recipe, some soups are full of cream and cheese, or sometimes worse, they start with a roux. In place of cream and butter, add flavor to soup with lots of vegetables, beef broth and dried and fresh herbs.
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