On May 19, 2020 the Journal of the National Cancer Institute published a paper confirming that multiple genes predispose black women to breast cancer. This study is called Contribution of Germline Predisposition Mutations to Breast Cancer Risk in African American Women. According to the CDC African American women are more likely than Caucasian women to get triple negative breast cancer. … Read More
New cancer-driving mutation discovered Dark Mater Scientists have long known that dark matter exists all around us. Recently they have found dark matter in our cells. Within those cells new cancer-driving mutation were found by a research team from Ontario Canada and Oviedo Spain. In October 2019 researchers at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and … Read More
Radiotherapy For the first time, researchers are using protons to administer radiation therapy in a matter of milliseconds. the technique kills cancer cells while protecting healthy tissue. According to the American Cancer Society, more than half of cancer patients go through radiation therapy. Radiation works by damaging cancer cells’ DNA. ait also damages healthy cells. … Read More
Cancer Mortality Rates Dropped According to American Cancer Society Facts & Figures cancer mortality rates from cancer have dropped by almost 30% in the last 26 years. From 1991 to 2017 the cancer death rate fell 29% which includes a 2.2% drop from 2016 to 2017. This represents the largest single-year drop in cancer mortality ever … Read More
Artificial Intelligence is predicting breast cancer in women as well as humans in one recent study. Existing breast cancer screening programs are usually based on mammography at similar time intervals, annually or every two years for all women. This approach is not optimal for cancer detection on an individual basis. A “one size fits all” may … Read More
Huff Post UK has reported on a drug commonly used to treat Parkinson’s disease that may also be used to stop cancer in some patients. Carbidopa, a drug used by many Parkinson’s patients has been shown to inhibit the growth of tumors in mice according to the Huff PostUK article and the Biochemical Journal. Professor Aideen Sullivan, University College, … Read More
Rate Your State The states with the highest cancer rates Where does your state rank for cancer rates? Here you can learn more about the states with the highest cancer rates around the country. The author Marisa Iati of NJ Advance Media for NJ.com links you to many resources including the CDC, and 247wallst.com. Last on the list … Read More
FDA Approves new gene altering cancer treatment This is an incredible development that was just approved on Wednesday october 18th 2017. FDA Approves new gene altering cancer treatment. In short the treatment involves taking millions of the patients T-cells, freezing them and shipping them to a processing facility, in El Segundo, California where they will … Read More
As reported in In the journal Cancer Cell, scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx, NY, explain how they tested the molecule, called BAX Trigger Site Activator 1 (BTSA1), on acute myeloid leukemia (AML) cells. They have developed a molecule that triggers cancer cells to die off without harming healthy cells. Learn more here.
New Guidlines Genetic testing recommended for all patients with breast cancer. In a paper published in the journal Oncology on March 12, 2019, the American Society of Breast Surgeons (ASBS) have come to a consensus on new guidelines for patients with a history of breast cancer. More than 15 oncology and breast health physicians contributed to the new … Read More
Dogs Trained To Sniff Cancer These dogs trained to sniff cancer are truly amazing! They have been trained to sniff out different types of cancer in patients already diagnosed. Some have had a 95% accuracy! These dogs could be the key to early detection in the future. Prostate Cancer The “Olfactory detection of prostate cancer … Read More
Cancer ‘vaccine’ eliminates tumors in mice in study Stanford researchers have found a cancer ‘vaccine’ eliminates tumors in mice in study. The researchers have found that activating T cells in mice’ tumors eliminated even distant metastases. The technique is in clinical trial now with Lymphoma patients. They are using two different agents in unison. By injecting minute … Read More
Tamoxifen promotes metastasis in some breast cancer cells Tamoxifen works by blocking estrogen in the breast tissue by attaching to the estrogen receptors in breast cells. Recent studies show that tamoxifen promotes metastasis in some breast cancer cells. The drug has been used as a first-line endocrine treatment for breast cancer for decades. Tamoxifen resistance In … Read More
Potential new treatment for drug-resistant skin cancer More than fifty percent of metastatic basal cell carcinomas are already resistant to currently approved drug treatments at time of diagnosis. These basal cells show no signs of known resistance-associated genetic mutations. This leaves researchers wondering how the cells manage to evade treatment. Now, though, there maybe a new … Read More
Could we be close the end of toxic chemo? Medical News Today is reporting an exciting new development in the cancer research world. Could we see the end of toxic chemo? Blocking vitamin B-2 A new study at the University of Salford in the United Kingdom and published in the journal Aging found a compound that can … Read More
Gut Microbes Combine to Cause Colon Cancer, Study Suggests We’ve known for some time now that our gut is where our immune system resides. Now we also understand that gut microbes combine to cause colon cancer. Dr. Cynthia Sears, an infectious disease specialist, and her colleagues at the Johns Hopkins’s Bloomberg-Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy … Read More
Government Study Suggests Cell Phones May Cause Cancer in Rats Results of a decade long study of the effects of cell phone radiationon on rats and mice have been released today. The study reports a slight connection between the two. The study showed malignant tumors grew in the nerves and hearts of male rats only. … Read More
Can weight gain be caused by tamoxifen? The answer might surprise women who take this medication to prevent a breast cancer recurrence. The answer is readily available in a single google search. Still women ask Can weight gain be caused by tamoxifen? Medical News Today is reporting on a study called the Women’s Healthy Eating … Read More
FDA Approves First Treatment for Breast Cancer With a Certain Inherited Genetic Mutation This is a major breakthrough for women with this inherited genetic mutation. It is the first time a drug has been developed to treat women with metastatic breast cancer who have a “BRCA” gene mutation. Richard Pazdur, M.D., director of the FDA’s Oncology … Read More
Breast Cancer Oncotype DX & Oncotype DX DCIS Score The new Breast Cancer Oncotype DX® Recurrence Score Test and Oncotype DX® DCIS Score™ will begin at the start of 2018. One year ago the company that developed the test, Genomic Health Inc, released at least 14 years of study that supports the use of Oncotype … Read More
DCA Possible Cure DCA is controversial in that the FDA has yet to approve its use for cancer treatment although it is used in other medical procedures in the US. While this treatment is a political hot button patients hang in the balance. Some question the independence of the FDA itself. DCAWatch Other sites that … Read More
Birth Control Pills Protect Against Cancer, Too Scientists in Denmark reported a study, which followed 1.8 million Danish women for more than a decade. Widely held assumptions about modern contraceptives for younger generations of women were found faulty. Many women have believed that newer hormonal contraceptives are much safer than those taken by their mothers … Read More
Survey You can help a future physician learn valuable info about how we use the internet for support by answering a quick survey. You girls here are so supportive of each other I knew right away where I needed to share this! Here’s her original post. Research Survey-Internet Use and Social Support from breastcancer https://pacificu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0wWcanV9ptxz6u1 … Read More
BPA and Related Chemicals This won’t replace diet and exercise but it can’t hurt! Limiting our exposure to BPA and related chemicals, hormones, pesticides and radiation is a constant struggle in today’s society. Cell phones, milk, meat, and now even our baby bottles and water bottles are threats. This article gives a complete look at … Read More
The Link Between Cancer and Unexpressed Anger There is a category of medical oncology called Psycho-Oncology that deals with the link between cancer and unexpressed anger. There is mounting evidence that survival rates for women increase dramatically when they express their negative emotions including anger. Lower Cortisol Leads To Higher Survival Rates It’s not just … Read More
Almost Half of US Deaths From Lifestyles Nearly half of US cancer deaths are blamed on unhealthy lifestyles. ABC News reported today that a new study of cancer in the US found that nearly half of cancer deaths are caused by unhealthy behaviors. The study looked at deaths in 2014 that could be attributed to … Read More
Hair Dye Linked To Breast Cancer Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, along with Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School researchers reported in June they have found a link between certain hair products and breast cancer. Dark hair color and chemical relaxers/straighteners have been linked to increased risk of estrogen-positive breast cancer. … Read More
In their position paper, The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) issued a call to action to limit alcohol in an effort to prevent certain cancers. Alcohol is classified as a carcinogen by the International Agency for Cancer Research. “Dr. Noelle LoConte, a member of ASCO’s prevention committee who is the lead author of the position … Read More
New Lymphedema Drug Treatment In Development Stanford Medical School has a new drug treatment for lymphedema in development. Lymphedema occurs after the lymphatic system has been damaged often by cancer or the treatment for cancer. It can be painful and disfiguring. This new breakthrough will come as much relief to millions of sufferers. Read more … Read More
Does being over weight or obese play a part in breast cancer? This research answers this question. Dr. Stephan Herzig, director of the Institute for Diabetes and Cancer at Helmholtz Zentrum München conducted this research. He found that metastatic breast cancer cells have reduced ACC1 levels compared with healthy cells, more so among obese subjects. Read more … Read More
Is Sugar Causing Cancer? A recent study in the journal Nature Communications answers the question “is sugar causing cancer?” The study looks at the cancer cells appetite for sugar. Johan M. Thevelein, senior author of the study and a professor at KU Leuven in Belgium was asked whether he believes that eating sugar leads to a … Read More
Cancer Medication Grown In Chicken Eggs? One of the biggest problems with Cancer Drugs is the cost. Most people can’t afford them and even many insurance companies refuse to cover them. This development could reduce the cost of some cancer medications by 90% according to this story on CNN. Can cancer medication grown in chicken eggs? … Read More
