Carcinogens Linked To Cancer Stem Cells, But Spinach Can Help

Researchers at Oregon State University have for the first time traced the actions of a known carcinogen in cooked meat to its complex biological effects on microRNA and cancer stem cells. The findings are part of a growing awareness of the role of epigenetics in cancer, or the ways in which gene expression and cell behavior can be changed even though DNA sequence information is unaltered…

Racial Differences In Breast Cancer Risk Influenced By Vitamin D

American women of African ancestry are more likely than European Americans to have estrogen receptor (ER) negative breast cancer. There continues to be discussion about the role of low levels of vitamin D in the development of breast cancer for these women…

Can taking calcium with other minerals help prevent Bowel Cancer?

A team of scientists in the US is investigating the role of calcium with other trace minerals in preventing bowel cancer.

Cancer Experts: Dietary Guidelines Could Help Lower US Cancer Rates

Experts at the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR), the nation’s leading cancer research organization focusing on the role of diet, weight and physical activity on cancer risk and survival, today welcomed the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans…

Exploring The Role Of Vitamin D In Preventing Esophageal Cancer

In a first-of-its-kind clinical trial, physicians at University Hospitals (UH) Case Medical Center who are Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine researchers are exploring the role of Vitamin D in preventing esophageal cancer…

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