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The Challenge's Ashley Cain Reveals 2-Month-Old Daughter Has 'Rare and Aggressive Form' of Leukemia

10.10.2020 Family Health

The Challenge's Ashley Cain is sharing the sad news that his two-month-old daughter has leukemia. The reality star, 30, revealed his daughter's sickness on Instagram Friday, calling her diagnosis the "single most upsetting, terrifying and heartbreaking experience I have ever been through." "💔 Yesterday I had to go through something no parent in the world should have to go through," […]

Stars Who Beat Cancer

04.09.2020 Kids Health

Cancer doesn’t discriminate. We’re often reminded of this fact when a new celebrity announces he or she has been diagnosed with the disease. Over the years, many Hollywood stars have shared their difficult health news with the public. Happily, many of them have also been able to announce that they are in remission or have beat cancer. Scroll down to […]

Did You Know These Foods Can Help You Fight Cancer?

30.06.2020 Family Health

Having a healthy diet is the first and foremost defense against deadly diseases like cancer. A proper mix of the right nutrients boosts our immunity and gives us the strength to fight off not only cancer but also other severe conditions. While we already know consuming greens and fruits can help us stay healthy, some lesser-known foods can assist in […]

Instagram Influencer Ashley Stock’s 3-Year-Old Daughter Dies After Cancer

31.05.2020 Kids Health

Ashley Stock is mourning the death of her 3-year-old daughter, Stevie, following a battle with brain cancer. The Instagram influencer, 35, shared the news via Instagram on Friday, May 29, that Stevie had passed away just one month after she was diagnosed with DIPG — a rare brain tumor with a zero percent survival rate. “At 1:05pm on May 27th, […]

New technique predicts which melanoma patients are at risk for cancer recurrence, spread

20.01.2020 Health Problems

For most patients, melanoma begins with a small, pigmented spot on their skin that they notice starts to change. Many primary melanomas can be cured by having this lesion removed, but melanoma can also recur and spread; an analysis of the removed lesion can offer some information on the likelihood that the cancer will come back. Today, lesions are analyzed […]

Loss of function in key Y-chromosome genes increases cancer risk in men

17.01.2020 Health Problems

Numerous studies have shown that men are more susceptible to cancer than women; however, the reason for this difference remains poorly understood. A new study by researchers from the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) has identified a key biological mechanism that puts men at higher risk of cancer: loss of function in certain genes of the sex-determining Y chromosome. […]

Stars Who Beat Cancer

10.01.2020 Kids Health

High BMI may improve cancer survival

26.12.2019 Health Problems

Above average or high BMI—often linked to cancers, diabetes, cardiovascular and other diseases—may in some cases improve the chance of survival among certain cancers, new research from Flinders University indicates. Focusing on clinical trials of atezolizumab, a common immunotherapy treatment for non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), the Australian cancer researchers found improved responsiveness to the drug in those with a high […]

Obesity is a risk factor for cardiotoxicity in chemotherapy-treated patients with breast cancer

23.12.2019 Health Problems

Anthracyclines remain a cornerstone of breast cancer therapy in combination with new-generation targeted drugs such as trastuzumab. Both types of drugs are major culprits in chemotherapy-induced heart disease. A recent study showed that being overweight or obese was a risk factor for cardiotoxicity in chemotherapy-treated patients with breast cancer, but it did not take into account related cardiac risk factors […]

CRISPR-Cas9 datasets analysis leads to largest genetic screen resource for cancer research

20.12.2019 Health Problems

A comprehensive map of genes necessary for cancer survival is one step closer, following the validation of the two largest CRISPR-Cas9 genetic screens in 725 cancer models, across 25 different cancer types. Scientists at the Wellcome Sanger Institute and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard compared the consistency of the two datasets, independently verifying the methodology and findings. The […]

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