A study indicates that tea may provide protection from endometrial cancer. However, more research is needed to substantiate this claim… A number of studies have been conducted to ascertain the health benefits of tea. Animal studies have shown that the polyphenols found in tea may have a tumor-shrinking...
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Scientists working at MIT and Harvard have devised a new tool that can identify individual cancer cells within a blood sample. Mehmet Toner, leader of the research group and professor of biomedical engineering at the Harvard Medical School, and Brian Wardle, associate professor of aeronautics and astronautics at...
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Manuka Honey and Cancer A team of researchers from UAE University have discovered that manuka honey inhibits cancer cell. Mānuka honey is a monofloral honey produced in New Zealand and Australia from the nectar of the mānuka tree. Manuka honey is well known for its anti-bacterial and wound...
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Yoga for Breast Cancer Practicing yoga significantly improves the quality of life of women suffering from breast cancer and undergoing radiation therapy, Indian and American researchers have established and scientifically confirmed yet another benefit of the globally-popular, ancient Indian practice. Yoga helps breast cancer patients more than generic...
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Coffee slows brain cancer growth According to the researchers at the (South) Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), animal test results showed regular caffeine found in coffee and green tea to have strongly repressed the growth of inositol trisphosphate receptor (IP3R) closely linked to glioblastoma, which is...
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The health benefits of tea have been known since several thousand years. Ancient Chinese texts mention the use of tea to treat conditions like tumors, bladder disease and overall body weakness. In recent years, several studies have been conducted to scientifically prove the health benefits offered by tea....
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Alcohol and Cancer: Does Alcohol Cause Cancer So can alcohol cause cancer? EVEN a daily tipple is dangerous and can cause cancer, warns one of the country’s leading health agencies. The Cancer Council is advising Australians that alcoholic drinks are carcinogenic to humans, with no safe drinking levels....
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Researchers from the Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson have found a mechanism by which a hormone responsible for milk production blocks an oncogene that makes breast cancer more aggressive. Publishing in the journal Cancer Research, the researchers discovered that prolactin, a pituitary hormone that normally stimulates breast development...
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New vaccine may help cure skin cancer Researchers have discovered a new vaccine which could potential cure skin cancer. The vaccine named OncoVEX destroys cancer cells and also improves the body’s response to skin cancer, while leaving normal healthy cells undamaged. This means skin cancer can be cured...
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New studies indicate that maintaining sufficient levels of serum vitamin D can prevent breast cancer. A study conducted by Yin L and colleagues from the German Cancer Research Center in Heidelberg, Germany found evidence that vitamin D can prevent cancer. The findings were published in the Sep 2010...
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