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Mayo researchers: Dramatic outcomes in prostate cancer study

Two Mayo Clinic patients whose prostate cancer had been considered inoperable are now cancer free thanks in part to an experimental drug therapy that was used in combination with standardized hormone treatment and radiation ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jun 19, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (9) | comments 0

Inhaled nanoparticles deliver potent anticancer cocktail to lung tumors and block resistance

(PhysOrg.com) -- An ideal treatment for lung cancer would be one that could be inhaled deep into lung tissue where it would deliver tumor-killing agents that would then largely stay in the lungs, avoiding the toxicities that ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Nov 21, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Controlling lung cancer in mice with milk thistle extract

(PhysOrg.com) -- Silibinin, a milk thistle extract, decreases tumor size in mice by inhibiting production of an enzyme that is overexpressed in certain types cancer, researchers at the University of Colorado Cancer Center ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Feb 16, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Walnuts may prevent breast cancer

Walnut consumption may provide the body with essential omega-3 fatty acids, antioxidants and phytosterols that reduce the risk of breast cancer, according to a study presented at the American Association for Cancer Research ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Apr 21, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0