NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A variation of a cancer-causing gene called SNP309 interacts with an anti-cancer gene, known as p53, to influence a woman's odds of surviving breast cancer, according to a report in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

The current trends in Cancer awareness and prevention are encouraging, but more needs to be done to help spread the word about this destructive disease. eCancerAwareness.com provides free blogs to Cancer survivors and anybody affected by Cancer. Keeping a Cancer Blog is a great way to provide information, keep a journal of one’s experience, or share the tale of a loved one’s fight against Cancer. (PRWEB May 24, 2006)

The current trends in Cancer awareness and prevention are encouraging, but more needs to be done to help spread the word about this destructive disease. eCancerAwareness.com provides free blogs to Cancer survivors and anybody affected by Cancer. Keeping a Cancer Blog is a great way to provide information, keep a journal of one’s experience, or share the tale of a loved one’s fight against Cancer. (PRWEB May 24, 2006)

According to the National Cancer Institute, an astounding 20% to 40% of cancer patients die from causes related to malnutrition, not from the cancer itself, and 80% of cancer patients develop some form of clinical malnutrition. Unfortunately, conventional medical advice suggesting a patient eat whatever they want, can actually feed the patient’s cancer, promote their malnutrition, and contribute to the patient’s inability to tolerate treatment. (PRWeb Oct 4, 2006)

According to the National Cancer Institute, an astounding 20% to 40% of cancer patients die from causes related to malnutrition, not from the cancer itself, and 80% of cancer patients develop some form of clinical malnutrition. Unfortunately, conventional medical advice suggesting a patient eat whatever they want, can actually feed the patient’s cancer, promote their malnutrition, and contribute to the patient’s inability to tolerate treatment. (PRWeb Oct 4, 2006)

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - After surviving cancer of the thyroid, the risk of a second different cancer is elevated by about 30 percent, according to results of a new study. Conversely, many cancers are associated with increased risk of subsequent thyroid cancer.

CancerWire, the free e-newsletter for cancer, has just released its 19th edition. This edition includes: 1) information on a company that sells cancer medications at cost; 2) cancer news: Liquid Cartilage Extract and Cancer, Breast Cancer and CAM, Vitamin C and Cancer, Carotenoid-Rich Vegetables & Stomach Cancer, Hormone Therapy and Ovarian Cancer Risk, and Paul Kraus Helps Mesothelioma Patients; 3) medicinal mushrooms and immune system; 4) and immune boosting and nutritional support products and services for patients and professionals. (PRWeb Oct 19, 2006)Trackback URI: http://www.prweb.com/

CancerWire, the free e-newsletter for cancer, has just released its 19th edition. This edition includes: 1) information on a company that sells cancer medications at cost; 2) cancer news: Liquid Cartilage Extract and Cancer, Breast Cancer and CAM, Vitamin C and Cancer, Carotenoid-Rich Vegetables & Stomach Cancer, Hormone Therapy and Ovarian Cancer Risk, and Paul Kraus Helps Mesothelioma Patients; 3) medicinal mushrooms and immune system; 4) and immune boosting and nutritional support products and services for patients and professionals. (PRWeb Oct 19, 2006)Trackback URI: http://www.prweb.com/