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Radon Risks: EPA Urges Homeowners To Test For Lung Cancer-Causing Radioactive Gas
By Angela Laguipo | Jan 11, 2017 08:00 AM ESTRadon is the second leading cause of lung cancer and testing the home for this radioactive gas is essential.
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Artificial Intelligence In Gene Sequencing: Illumina, IBM Team Up To Analyze Genes, Help Cancer Research
By Angela Laguipo | Jan 10, 2017 10:00 AM ESTIllumina and IBM team up to create a standardized gene sequencing process to help in cancer research.
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New Blood Test Predicts Risk Of Dying From Cancer, Diabetes, Heart Disease
By Angela Laguipo | Jan 10, 2017 09:34 AM ESTA breakthrough blood test could predict the risk of dying from diseases like cancer, heart disease and diabetes.
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Scientists Found Genetic Driver For Rare Metaplastic Breast Cancer
By Angela Laguipo | Jan 09, 2017 09:30 AM ESTA team of scientists discovered a key genetic driver for a rare type of breast cancer, metaplastic breast cancer.
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US Cancer Death Rate Drops 25 Percent Since 1991: What Contributed To The Decline?
By Angela Laguipo | Jan 07, 2017 09:00 AM ESTThe cancer death rate in the United States dropped by a staggering 25 percent in the past 25 years.
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Skin Cancer Breakthrough: New Drug May Reduce Skin Cancer Spread By 90 Percent
By Angela Laguipo | Jan 06, 2017 11:46 AM ESTScientists may have the solution to the growing cases of aggressive melanoma, the deadliest type of skin cancer.
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New Breast Cancer Vaccine Shows Promise In Curbing Deadly Disease
By Angela Laguipo | Jan 05, 2017 09:00 AM ESTResearchers have created a new immune vaccine intended to fight and kill breast cancer cells.
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Miracle News: Woman Battling Cancer, Hodgkin’s Lymphona, Gives Birth To Quadruplets
By Angela Laguipo | Jan 05, 2017 08:00 AM ESTA 29-year-old woman battling Hodgkin's lymphoma gave birth to quadruplets they conceived naturally.
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Optical Fiber Probe Detects Malignant Cancer Cells Using pH Levels
By Mae Cervantes | Jan 03, 2017 11:02 PM ESTResearchers found a new way to highlight to detect and remove cancerous cells without affecting the healthy cells by using an optical fiber probe.
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Glioblastoma Multiforme News: New Treatment For The Deadliest Brain Cancer Found
By Angela Laguipo | Jan 03, 2017 10:00 AM ESTGlioblastoma Multiforme, the deadliest type of brain cancer, is very hard to treat because of its resistance to treatment. Now, a new treatment has been found by scientists.
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Fight Cancer: Vitamin C As A Potent Anti-Cancer Antioxidant
By Angela Laguipo | Jan 03, 2017 09:00 AM ESTCancer has taken a toll on the lives of millions of people worldwide. Now, vitamin C has been linked to the prevention and battle of cancer.
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Why Is Cancer Hard To Cure? Over 2,000 Genetic Variations Occur In Just One Tumor
By Angela Laguipo | Jan 03, 2017 08:30 AM ESTWhy is cancer difficult to treat? A team of scientists may have the answer.
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Planning To Quit Smoking This New Year? Here's How To Do It
By Angela Laguipo | Jan 02, 2017 08:30 AM ESTThis New Year, many people would vow to quit smoking. There are many ways to successfully quit smoking tobacco and quitlines can help.
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Common Virus Triggers Immune Response, Eliminates Cancer-Causing Cells; Cancer-Killing Virus A Medical Breakthrough [VIDEO]
By yasmin reyes | Nov 18, 2016 05:10 AM ESTA breakthrough study used a common virus, the reovirus, which causes respiratory infection among children. Once harnessed in its benign form, the virus can be used as an agent of immunotherapy to treat liver cancer caused by HCV.
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Cancer Cure: Chinese Scientist Treats Patient Using CRISPR-Edited Gene To Stop Cancer; American Scientists Races To Catch Up? [VIDEO]
By yasmin reyes | Nov 17, 2016 11:00 AM ESTThe doctors harvested immune cells from the blood of the patient and using CRISPR disabled that protein PD-1, which have been known to help cancer cells grow. These cells were multiplied and injected back to the patient, hoping that the edited cells will stop the lung cancer from further advancing. The Chinese trial is the first time that CRISPR was used as a cancer cure and in treating live human patients.
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