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Fighting Cancer
Researchers in Pennsylvania say that compounds found in broccoli and cabbage may hold a key for helping to prevent melanoma. In a recent study, the scientists found that when the compound was combined with the mineral selenium, it was able to stop the growth of skin cancer tumors in mice by 60 percent. The study's authors say the naturally occurring compound could one day be used in sunscreens, may lead to new treatment for the cancer.
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Senator Kennedy's Brain Cancer Fight is Much Like the Breast Cancer...
It takes just a single moment to change your life forever.It happens in that instant when the doctor looks you in the eye and hesitates,... Read more »
Resources for Helping a Loved one Fight Cancer
Whenever high-profile people announce diagnosis of a serious disease, there is a very public "teachable moment" when millions of people are... Read more »
Adam's Story: The Second Round of Chemo
So, I had this thing all typed up, saved, and ready to go a few days ago. Needless to say, it got lost in cyberworld, my other draft was... Read more »
The Shock of Diagnosis and Stress of Fighting Breast Cancer: A...
"The tumor is malignant..." "You have breast cancer..." "I am sorry but..." Whatever the phrase that was used to tell your loved one... Read more »
From Our Sources
After breast cancer fight, Congresswoman champions education
Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) is championing legislation that calls for greater awareness of breast cancer among young women.... Read more »
Papaya May Fight Cancer
University of Florida researchers have found that an extract from dried papaya slows the growth of laboratory-grown cancer cells. Read more »
Garden-Grown Rhubarb May Fight Cancer
According to new research, baking garden-grown English rhubarb for 20 minutes significantly increases the vegetable's levels of polyphenols, a... Read more »
Biological Therapy: Treatments That Use Your Immune System To ...
Source: National Cancer Institute
Biological Therapy Treatments That Use Your Immune System to Fight Cancer &family EDUCATION PATIENT U . S . D E PA RT M E N T O F H E A LT H A... Read more »
Antidepressants may fight cancer
A review of current research published in the journal ecancer suggests that antidepressants may help the human body fight cancer by boosting its... Read more »
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