US star Applegate fighting cancer

Applegate will be seen later this year in film comedy The Rocker US actress Christina Applegate has been diagnosed with an early form of breast cancer, according to her publicist. Ame Van Iden said: “The cancer is not life threatening. She is following the recommended treatment of her doctors and will have a full recovery.” [...]

Call for better chemo counselling

Doctors may need better information on survival Doctors are too worried to give patients with terminal cancer precise information about the benefits of extra chemotherapy, say researchers. Two-thirds of those surveyed by Bristol University scientists were given no information or just vague promises of “extra time” with loved ones. Doctors felt telling patients treatment would [...]

Stomach bug treatment for cancer

H. pylori is commonly known as the main cause of stomach ulcers Eradicating a common bug in people with stomach cancer can prevent the disease from recurring, research suggests. Helicobacter pylori, proved to be the cause of most stomach ulcers, has also been linked with stomach cancer. In a study of 550 people who had [...]

Cancer expert warns employees on cell phones

The issue that concerns some scientists — though nowhere near a consensus — is electromagnetic radiation. PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania (AP) — The head of a prominent cancer research institute issued an unprecedented warning to his faculty and staff Wednesday: Limit cell phone use because of the possible risk of cancer. The warning from Dr. Ronald B. [...]

Tobacco could help treat cancer

The tobacco plant may provide a cheap vaccine factory The tobacco plant – responsible for millions of cancer cases – may actually offer the means to treat one form of the disease, a study suggests. US scientists used the plant to “grow” key components of a cancer vaccine. The National Academy of Sciences study suggests [...]

Do Breast Self-Exams Do Any Good?

Medical advice can be frustratingly contradictory, especially when it comes to the issue of screening. Now, a new report questions the usefulness of breast self-exams, finding that the commonly recommended screening tool may not help save women’s lives — and may even do more harm than good. Researchers from the Cochrane Collaboration, an international organization [...]

Virus helps show cancer spread

A cold virus was used to “infect” prostate cancer cells Scientists have used a common cold virus to “light up” prostate cancer tumours in different parts of the body. It could make it easier for doctors to track the spread of the disease, and check the effectiveness of treatment. A University of California at Los [...]

New fertility technique targets women with cancer

BARCELONA (Reuters) – A new technique may help newly diagnosed cancer patients preserve their eggs, and perhaps their fertility, before chemotherapy, German researchers said on Monday. Currently, many women collect and freeze some of their eggs to try to have children after their cancer treatment, which can make them infertile. The process can take up [...]