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Cancer Rates Are 82% Higher in Young Women Than Men: ‘Something Broader Is Going On’

Michelle — Tue, 17 Jan 2023 10:57:07 +0000

A recent and startling shift in health demographics has surfaced, revealing that young women under 50 are facing significantly higher cancer rates than their male counterparts, with a disparity that has widened alarmingly over the past two decades. This rising trend, documented extensively by the American Cancer Society, suggests an underlying pattern that goes beyond …

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How A Living Drug Helped Patients Beat An Incurable Blood Cancer

Michelle — Sun, 18 Dec 2022 15:40:44 +0000

For decades, the words “incurable cancer” have carried a heavy finality. They signal the moment when treatment options run out, when medicine shifts from fighting the disease to managing symptoms and time becomes painfully finite. For families facing aggressive blood cancers that resist every standard therapy, this moment often arrives far too soon. But a …

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Research Demonstrates Fermented Stevia’s Ability to Target Cancer Cells While Sparing Healthy Tissues

FitFound Me — Fri, 11 Nov 2022 16:29:35 +0000

Pancreatic cancer is one of the toughest cancers to treat. Most people diagnosed with it face a difficult journey, with less than 10% surviving beyond five years. This alarming number has pushed researchers to search for new and creative ways to fight this deadly disease. One new study from 2025 may have found something remarkable: …

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A Common Deworming Drug Slowed Resistant Lung Cancer Tumors in Mice

Michelle — Tue, 18 Oct 2022 12:47:13 +0000

A medicine commonly used to treat intestinal worm infections has caught researchers’ attention for an unexpected reason. When combined with a targeted lung cancer drug, it helped slow the growth of tumors that had stopped responding to treatment in a study involving mice. The findings, published in PLOS ONE, raise an intriguing possibility for researchers …

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Scientists Discover a Surprising Weakness in Drug-Resistant Lung Cancer Using a Common Deworming Medicine

FitFound Me — Thu, 13 Oct 2022 17:50:34 +0000

Cancer cells can sometimes find a way to survive the very drugs designed to stop them, leaving researchers searching for new ways to fight back. Now, scientists investigating drug-resistant lung cancer have uncovered an unexpected possibility involving mebendazole, a medicine commonly used to treat parasitic worm infections. When researchers combined it with a targeted cancer …

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Never Married? A Major Cancer Study Has Uncovered A Surprising Health Pattern

FitFound Me — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 14:17:26 +0000

A study involving more than 4 million cancer cases has uncovered a striking pattern that researchers want people to understand. Adults who had never married experienced higher rates of cancer across nearly every major cancer type examined, with some of the largest differences involving cancers linked to infections, smoking and reproductive factors. The findings raise …

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Gray Hair May Reveal How Your Body Deals With Damaged Cells

Michelle — Thu, 06 Oct 2022 16:38:42 +0000

Gray hair is usually one of the clearest signs that our bodies are changing with age. New research, however, suggests that those silver strands may also reveal something much more complicated about the way our cells respond to damage. A study from researchers at the University of Tokyo has uncovered a surprising connection between hair …

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New Blood Test Could Spot Pancreatic Cancer Before Symptoms Appear

FitFound Me — Sun, 02 Oct 2022 16:38:13 +0000

Pancreatic cancer can be one of the hardest cancers to catch early, often giving patients few obvious warning signs until the disease has already advanced. Now, researchers have reported results from an experimental blood test that could detect early-stage pancreatic cancer with an accuracy that may open a new path toward earlier diagnosis. The test, …

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The Gut Bacteria Scientists Say Could Hold Cancer Clues

Michelle — Sun, 02 Oct 2022 16:37:43 +0000

What if the trillions of microbes living inside your digestive system could reveal clues about cancer before doctors fully understand what is happening? Researchers are getting closer to answering that question after finding distinct gut microbiome patterns across several cancer groups and among younger adults diagnosed with certain cancers. A Mayo Clinic team analyzed stool …

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An engineered probiotic just wiped out 43% of colorectal tumors in new trial

FitFound Me — Sun, 25 Sep 2022 19:06:07 +0000

Have you ever wondered whether a cancer treatment could be delivered directly to a tumor instead of circulating throughout the entire body? Scientists are exploring exactly that possibility with an unusual tool: a genetically engineered probiotic bacterium. In a recent preclinical study, researchers modified Escherichia coli Nissle 1917, a strain known for its probiotic properties, …

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New Laser Treatment Could Help Make Some Pancreatic Tumors Removable

Michelle — Sun, 18 Sep 2022 18:03:58 +0000

A tiny laser is being tested inside blood vessels as part of an unusual attempt to tackle pancreatic tumors that surgeons cannot safely remove. The first-in-human clinical trial at UCI Health is investigating whether light-activated treatment can destroy tumor tissue wrapped around major abdominal arteries and potentially make surgery possible. Early results from six patients …

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Three Year Old Cancer Disappears After Two Car-T Cell Treatments

Michelle — Sun, 18 Sep 2022 17:49:26 +0000

A three-year-old boy with metastatic liver cancer had already endured chemotherapy, major surgery and multiple attempts to remove tumors when doctors turned to an experimental immune-cell therapy. His cancer had returned despite aggressive treatment, leaving researchers with a difficult case and few conventional options. Then came an extraordinary result. After two outpatient infusions of genetically …

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Scientists Discover An Unexpected Link Between Fructose And Cancer Spread

Michelle — Sat, 17 Sep 2022 09:41:23 +0000

A sugar found in everyday foods has become the focus of an unexpected cancer research finding. Scientists studying ovarian cancer found that fructose may help cancer cells spread after chemotherapy, at least in laboratory models and mice. The finding may sound alarming if you regularly drink sweetened beverages, but there is an important distinction. The …

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Experts Successfully Removed the Sugar Shield That Protects Cancer Cells From Attacks

FitFound Me — Wed, 07 Sep 2022 12:15:13 +0000

An immune cell can reach a tumor and appear ready to attack, yet sometimes it stops before doing anything. One reason may be sitting directly on the surface of the cancer cell: a coating made of sugars. Every cell in your body carries molecules called glycans on its surface. They help cells recognize one another, …

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Researchers Find A Cancer Kill Switch That Could Replace Chemotherapy

Michelle — Sat, 03 Sep 2022 16:20:00 +0000

Imagine a world where cancer treatment doesn’t rely on harsh chemicals or debilitating side effects, but instead harnesses a natural defense mechanism embedded in every cell of our bodies. Recent breakthroughs by scientists at Northwestern University suggest this may soon be a reality. They’ve uncovered a “kill switch” that could change everything we know about …

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Moderna Cancer Vaccine Clears Major Melanoma Trial Milestone

Michelle — Fri, 02 Sep 2022 19:19:13 +0000

A new cancer treatment built from a patient’s own tumor has delivered its biggest clinical trial result yet, sending Moderna’s shares soaring and raising fresh hopes for people facing melanoma recurrence. The results are encouraging, although patients and families should understand what has and has not been shown so far. The treatment has not yet …

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The Cancer Trend Hitting Millennial Women Harder Than Men

Michelle — Fri, 19 Aug 2022 09:37:08 +0000

A cancer gap has emerged among Americans under 50, and women are carrying much more of it. In 2021, women in this age group were diagnosed at nearly twice the rate of men. The reasons remain unsettled. Researchers are now examining everything from diet and biological aging to environmental exposures that may begin influencing the …

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Could This New Immunotherapy Change the Future of Childhood Brain Cancer?

FitFound Me — Tue, 26 Jul 2022 10:36:46 +0000

For decades, pediatric brain cancer has remained one of medicine’s toughest battles. While remarkable advances have improved survival rates for many childhood cancers, aggressive brain tumors continue to claim far too many young lives. Families often face devastating news after diagnosis because available treatments rarely offer lasting success. Surgery is frequently impossible when tumors develop …

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New Pancreatic Cancer Drug Delivers Results Researchers Once Thought Were Impossible

Michelle — Wed, 22 Jun 2022 08:52:58 +0000

For decades, pancreatic cancer has occupied a grim place in medicine. It is one of the deadliest forms of cancer, notoriously difficult to detect early and stubbornly resistant to many treatments that have transformed outcomes in other diseases. Now, researchers believe they may have reached a milestone that extends far beyond pancreatic cancer itself. A …

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World’s First Lung Cancer Vaccine Enters Human Trials And Could Change Treatment Forever

FitFound Me — Wed, 15 Jun 2022 12:01:25 +0000

A vaccine designed to help the body hunt down and destroy lung cancer cells has officially entered human trials, marking a major milestone in the fight against one of the deadliest diseases in the world. Researchers across seven countries have begun testing the treatment in patients, with hopes that it could dramatically improve survival rates and …

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New Experimental Pill May Change the Future of Pancreatic Cancer Treatment

FitFound Me — Wed, 01 Jun 2022 14:19:54 +0000

Pancreatic cancer has remained one of the hardest cancers to treat for decades. Many patients are diagnosed only after the disease has already spread beyond the pancreas, leaving doctors with limited treatment options and survival rates that have barely improved over the years. Unlike breast cancer, lung cancer, or certain blood cancers where targeted drugs …

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Scientists Discover Troubling Link Between Single Adults And Cancer Rates

Michelle — Wed, 25 May 2022 17:39:17 +0000

For years, single people have heard every tired warning imaginable. Friends joke about “dying alone.” Family members ask when you’re finally going to settle down. Social media constantly pushes the idea that happiness only arrives once you find your person. Now there’s a new concern entering the conversation, and this one comes from cancer researchers. …

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Breakthrough Cancer Research Shows Promise for mRNA Vaccine Technology

Michelle — Thu, 21 Apr 2022 14:48:09 +0000

On a quiet afternoon in early March 2020, Vita Sara Blechner was at home in Oceanside, New York when a sudden, sharp pain spread across her back. At first, it felt like something minor. Maybe acid reflux, maybe stress. But within hours, that discomfort turned into something far more serious. At the hospital, scans revealed …

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New Breast Cancer Drug Kills Mouse Tumors in a Single Dose

Michelle — Sun, 30 Jan 2022 11:26:22 +0000

Breast cancer treatment has come a long way, yet for many patients, the journey remains grueling. Surgery, followed by years of hormone therapy, is the standard approach for estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) breast cancer. While practical, this regimen brings harsh side effects and the looming risk of recurrence. A new experimental drug could change everything. In …

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Vitamin K Precursor Destroys Cancer Cells In New Scientific Discovery

Michelle — Fri, 28 Jan 2022 13:06:26 +0000

In the ever-evolving battle against cancer, scientists tirelessly search for new and better ways to combat this relentless disease. While the focus has long been on antioxidants for their protective qualities, a surprising twist in cancer research is redefining how we might approach treatment in the future. Recent discoveries have highlighted the potential of a …

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A Hidden Organ Scientists Missed for Centuries Has Finally Been Found

Michelle — Thu, 06 Jan 2022 13:20:58 +0000

For generations, the human body has been presented as one of science’s most complete achievements. Medical textbooks outline organs with precision. Diagrams appear final and authoritative. Students are taught that while treatments and technologies evolve, the basic map of the body has long been settled. That belief makes what happened in 2020 so startling. In …

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A Scientist Injected Her Own Tumor With Lab-Grown Viruses And the Outcome Stunned Experts

FitFound Me — Thu, 06 Jan 2022 06:48:03 +0000

When virologist Beata Halassy faced a third recurrence of breast cancer, she made a decision that defied standard medical protocols and terrified her colleagues. Unwilling to endure another round of chemotherapy, she turned to her own laboratory for a solution. Halassy cultivated specific viruses and injected them directly into her own tumor, becoming both the …

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A Universal Immune Therapy May Change Breast Cancer Treatment Forever

Michelle — Wed, 05 Jan 2022 07:47:20 +0000

For decades, cancer treatment has followed a familiar pattern. First comes diagnosis, then a combination of surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, or targeted drugs, often customized to the molecular signature of a patient’s tumor. While this approach has saved many lives, it has also revealed a hard truth. Cancer, especially solid tumors like breast cancer, is remarkably …

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Scientists Discovered How to Kill Prostate Cancer Cells Without Harming Healthy Tissue — Here’s the Breakthrough

Michelle — Thu, 07 Oct 2021 03:53:28 +0000

Prostate cancer develops resistance. Treatments work for years, then stop working. Patients who responded well to therapy suddenly face a disease that ignores their medication. Doctors watch helplessly as cancer spreads and becomes lethal in 10 to 20 percent of cases within five years. But researchers at Sanford Burnham Prebys may have found a way …

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A Lung Cancer Vaccine Just Entered Human Trials in Seven Countries

Michelle — Sat, 07 Aug 2021 17:15:00 +0000

The syringe contained no poison to kill cancer cells, no radioactive particles to burn through tissue, no harsh chemicals to ravage a patient’s body. Instead, it held something far more revolutionary: a set of molecular instructions that would transform a 67-year-old scientist’s immune system into a personalized cancer-hunting army. Janusz Racz didn’t know it as …

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FDA Clears Sound-Wave Treatment That Can Destroy Liver Tumors Without Surgery

Michelle — Fri, 03 Jul 2020 11:17:00 +0000

For decades, a cancer diagnosis has often pushed patients toward a familiar set of choices. Surgeons could cut. Radiation teams could aim beams at diseased tissue. Chemotherapy could move through the body in search of malignant cells. Each path has saved lives, yet each can leave patients facing pain, fatigue, scarring or long recovery. A …

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Scientists Found a Way to Kill the Deadliest Brain Cancer & It Might Work as a Simple Pill

Michelle — Wed, 12 Feb 2020 13:31:00 +0000

Something in the human brain can go wrong in ways that modern medicine still cannot fix. Every year, more than 14,000 Americans learn they have glioblastoma, a cancer so aggressive and so resistant to treatment that most patients survive barely more than a year after diagnosis. Surgery can remove parts of it, but the cancer …

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