Pepper plant compound targets cancer cells
A team of local scientists announced today that a natural product derived from a pepper plant that grows in southeast Asia and India selectively kills cancer cells in early experiments in a dish and in mice.
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Can Contact Allergies Protect Against Cancer?
People who suffer from contact allergies also seem to be better protected against getting skin and breast cancer, according to a study published July 11 in the BMJ Open, an open access medical journal. The study authors suggest that an immune system triggered by allergies is better able to fight off cancer….
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Obesity Linked to Aggressive Breast Cancer in Older Women
Obesity in the post-menopause years may lead to a particularly aggressive type of breast cancer that grows independently of estrogen, HealthDay reports. A new study from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle shows that women with a high body mass index (BMI) had a 35 percent increased risk, compared to women who were not obese, for developing triple negative, an aggressive type …
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