One of the most widely used antidiabetic agents, metformin, could prevent and treat breast cancer if confirmed the results of two studies of the ICO, Gerona, published in Cell Cycle and Annals of Oncology, describing its antitumor mechanism. Read the rest of this entry »

When breast cancer is associated with a pregnancy becomes a great challenge for the patient, family and physician. Health experts say that breast examination should be part of prenatal and postnatal

Although breast cancer or breast cancer is usually not a common condition in pregnancy, may occur during pregnancy or while giving birth (at the stage of puerperium or postnatal). Read the rest of this entry »

The combination of prevention, early detection and implementation of fine treatments will reduce the incidence of cancer and ensure that it becomes a chronic disease where the patient can live

Although the increase in cancer cases worldwide, and its eradication is a utopia, a more positive perception of the disease begins to gain a foothold thanks to new treatments and preventive measures of healthy living. Read the rest of this entry »

A group of U.S. researchers have opened the way for making a urine test that would quickly identify if a person has prostate cancer and even predict whether this is one of the worst forms. Read the rest of this entry »

The studies emphasize the important role of so-called phenolic phytochemicals, or flavonoids found in apples and other fruits and vegetables.

Several studies published last year by a researcher from Cornell University in the United States have strengthened what was already defending the saying “An apple a day, the doctor away”, having Read the rest of this entry »

The fruit of his research have developed nanohydrogels, a “small smart particles” to allow the application of drugs only in those cells affected by disease

The research potential of the nano-scale surprise every day. From the rearrangement of atoms and molecules detectable only microscopically-nano equals one millionth of a millimeter, the researchers discovered the world innovative applications of new materials, structures and devices. Also in the field of medicine. Read the rest of this entry »

An experimental treatment with an entirely new approach to the fight against prostate cancer prolonged survival of patients in the late period of the disease, its creator said Tuesday.

Dendreon Corp., based in Seattle, said his anti cancer vaccine Provenge improved survival compared with placebo in a study on 512 men in advanced stages of the disease. Read the rest of this entry »

A simple urine sample might be sufficient to indicate the risk of lung cancer in a smoker. This is what a new study from the University of Minnesota announced during the annual Congress of the American Association for Cancer Research, whereby the presence of a metabolite could reveal why some smokers develop lung cancer and others do not. Read the rest of this entry »

A new therapy to vitamin D is effective and well tolerated in prostate cancer

Vitamin D may be effective in treating some patients with prostate cancer, according to a study conducted in Britain and is published in the journal BJU International. Read the rest of this entry »

Over the last decade, advances in cancer treatment have focused on the development of more individualized therapies and drugs that are more selective and less toxic to patients afflicted with cancer.

However, pioneering studies have begun to open a new chapter in the historical context of this disease, trying to determine the origin of cancer, a disease that claims thousands of lives every year around the globe. Read the rest of this entry »