Scottish doctors will today unveil a new high-tech device that they claim can tackle skin cancer with little pain and no scarring. Courtesy Sky News.
Scientists find why "sunshine" vitamin D is crucial for immune system and killer T cells - Reuters (article link)
- "When a T cell is exposed to a foreign pathogen, it extends a signaling device or 'antenna' known as a vitamin D receptor, with which it searches for vitamin D,"
- "This means the T cell must have vitamin D or activation of the cell will cease. If the T cells cannot find enough vitamin D in the blood, they won't even begin to mobilize."
Dr Sanjay Gupta reports about a vaccine that attacks brain tumors - CNN (video)
Howcast Channel, How To Eat To Prevent Cancer - YouTube (video)
You don't need supplements to prevent cancer — look to the food you eat every day to pack in all the healthy nutrients you need.
Dr. Sanjay Gupta reports from Mossville, Louisiana, where residents say chemical plants are causing diseases - CNN (video)
- Dioxin stored in fat, in pancreas leads to diabetes, in liver leads to cancer, in kidneys, and in the brain.
Studies suggest a good way to boost glutathione production - (news flash)
Brocoli may help beat any life-threatening disease like cancer and heart disease - Prevention (article link)
- Averaging just four weekly servings of veggies like broccoli, cabbage, and cauliflower slashed the risk of dying from any disease by 26% among 6,100 people studied for 28 years.
- linked to the amount of sulforaphane.
Garlic lowered ovarian, colorectal, and other cancer rates - Prevention (article link)
- Garlic contains more than 70 active phytochemicals, including allicin, which studies show may decrease high blood pressure by as much as 30 points.
- High consumption of garlic lowered rates of ovarian, colorectal, and other cancers, according to a research review in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
Eggs have essential nutrients including choline linked to lower breat cancer - Prevention (article link)
- one egg yolk supplies 25% of your daily need of choline
- choline is linked to lower rates of breast cancer
- may help prevent macular degeneration and cataracts
- there’s substantial evidence that for most of us eggs are healthy
Obesity; Soda-cancer link? - CNN (vdieo)
A new study suggests a link between drinking soda and developing pancreatic cancer.
- A research study claims that there is an 87% increased risk of pancreatic cancer.
- linked to sugar
- obesity is linked to cancer
CT scans linked to cancer - CNN (video)
CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta talks about new studies indicating the radiation risk from CT scans is higher than thought.
- two new studies indicate that CT give off more radiation then previously thought
- 29,000 new cancer cases could be caused by scans according to study
Cancer; the Key is the immune system, it can be weakened or strengthened to fight off disease - (news flash)
- The key is the immune system, it can be weakened to leave the person vulnerable to serious illness like cancer or it can be strengthened to fight off powerful invaders and even cancer its self.
- High levels of stress and sleep deprivation can overwhelm the body, the body is unable to repair itself, unable to fix DNA mutations or damage, and unable to fight off cancer in early stages.
Immune System Tips Cancer
Isolation and stress identified as contributing to breast cancer risk - EurekAlert (article link)
- The researchers found that isolation and stress result in a 3.3-fold increase in the risk of developing cancer among rats with naturally occurring mammary tumors.
- The researchers further found that rats living in isolation experienced a 135 percent increase in the number of tumors and a more than 8,000 percent increase in their size.
- The research establishes, for the first time, that isolation and stress could be a factor in human breast cancer risk
Cancer Tips to Boost Immune System
How Love Keeps You Healthy: it can fight disease, boost immunity, and lower stress - Prevention (article link)
A new study from the University of Iowa found that ovarian cancer patients with a strong sense of connection to others and satisfying relationships had more vigorous "natural killer" cell activity at the site of the tumor than those who didn't have those social ties. (These desirable white blood cells kill cancerous cells as part of the body's immune system.)
Researchers can't say for sure that romance trumps an affectionate family or warm friendships when it comes to wellness. But they are homing in on how sex, kinship, and caring all seem to make us stronger, with health gains that range from faster healing and better control over chronic illnesses to living longer.
Cancer rates worry S.F. firefighters, toxins and dioxin - MSNBC (video)
An alarming increase in reported cases of cancer has San Francisco firefighters concerned. KN TV's