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Wouldn’t it be nice if we could take cancerous cells, press a rewind button on them and make them go back to their original normative state? Well, scientists at the Mayo Clinic in Florida have discovered a means by which malignant cells can be reprogrammed to go back to their normal state. The team sees ...click here to read more

“Eat your fruits and vegetables” is one of the most common phrases associated with healthy eating – and with good reason. A diet rich in vegetables and fruits can help prevent heart disease, control blood pressure, and keep your digestive system in proper working order. Now, science is revealing yet another miraculous benefit of a ...click here to read more

Researchers from the BC Cancer Agency Research Centre may have developed a new alternative cancer treatment that can be used to treat rapidly growing cancer cells without destroying surrounding healthy cells.  This new discovery could revolutionize the way in which cancer is treated in the future by offering a radiation and chemotherapy alternative. What is ...click here to read more

Folic acid (also referred to as folate and B9) is a vital B-vitamin that helps the body make the genetic materials necessary to make new cells. This means that all the life stages and processes in the body that involve growth and development rely upon folic acid,  such as pregnancy, infancy, and adolescence, and heart ...click here to read more

Approximately 40 percent of all Americans will develop cancer at some point in their lifetime. This statistic is certainly scary, and hopefully, as we learn more about cancer, we will be able to reduce that number in the future. Until that happens however, you probably want to do everything that you can to reduce your ...click here to read more

Receiving a diagnosis of cancer is often regarded as a life-changing event.  Cancer is strongly associated with extensive treatments, frequent visits to the hospital, and modifications in lifestyle behaviors.  There is also the fear that one’s life may be shortened due to the presence of cancer.  For some individuals, this fear of cancer may be ...click here to read more

Cancer is one of the leading causes of death around the world, resulting in life-changing events such as a decrease in quality of general health and in more severe cases, death.  Cancer development generally occurs when cancer cells abnormally divide, resulting in the production of a tumor.  Cancer may also spread to the rest of ...click here to read more

Bubble tea is considered as an enjoyable Asian drink, with its tapioca pearls and wide range of flavors.  Most young individuals would grab a glass of bubble tea and chew on these sticky, sweet tapioca pearls using a wide-diameter straw.  The tapioca pearls in bubble tea are prepared from the cassava crop, which is a ...click here to read more

According to the American Cancer Society, there are approximately 200,000 new cases of invasive breast cancer diagnosed each year. Is it possible that possible that the size of an individuals’ breasts may have an impact on breast cancer risk? The results of a new study published in BMC Medical Genetics show that breast size and ...click here to read more

When someone is diagnosed with cancer, naturally the first reaction is shock and fear. Oncologists say these emotions are normally followed by questions like, “Where do we go from here? How do we treat it?” Attacking those cancer cells is top priority, but when cell exhaustion becomes an issue, it appears that the battle becomes ...click here to read more

Prostate cancer is recognized as the most common cancer affecting North American males, thus imposing a significant health and economic burden.  The disease is generally diagnosed in men with advanced ages and is usually treatable when discovered early on.  Patients positively diagnosed with prostate cancer are often discovered with low- to intermediate cancer risk and ...click here to read more

The idea of living with cancer can be challenging enough but did you know that feeling stressed out or anxious can further aggravate cancer? In a recent medical report published in the journal Public Library of Science (PLoS), the influence of stress and anxiety was shown to increase the number of cancer cells, thus inducing ...click here to read more

Everyone enjoys Chinese food, with its fresh, green vegetables such as bok choy (Chinese white cabbage), sang choy (Chinese lettuce), and yeen choy (Chinese spinach). Not only are these dishes delicious and very affordable, these food items are actually considered rich in chemical compounds that can potentially serve in other areas of good health too. ...click here to read more

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in Canada and the United States.  It is an extremely lethal form of cancer, and approximately 85% of lung cancer patients will die within 5 years of their initial diagnosis. With such a dire prognosis, it makes sense to focus on lung cancer prevention and to ...click here to read more