Cancer Commentary

Cannabis Compound Can Potentially Fight Metastatic Breast Cancer

CBD, a compound found in Cannabis Sativa (or marijuana) may prove to be effective in helping stop the spread of breast cancer cells throughout the body. Such were the findings by scientists at the...

PSA Scores in Obese Men Should be Adjusted

According to a new study led by Duke Prostate Center researchers, — doctors may be missing cancers in obese men because the telltale blood marker (PSA) used to detect prostate cancer can be falsely...

Cannabinoid Compound Can Potentially Fight Metastatic Breast Cancer

CBD, a compound found in Cannabis Sativa (or marijuana) may prove to be effective in helping stop the spread of breast cancer cells throughout the body. Such were the findings by scientists at the...

Vitamin B Deficiency May Promote Colon Cancer

According to a new study in mice (led by Zhenhua Liu from Tufts University), moderate deficiency of folate, riboflavin, and vitamins B6 and B12 together may promote the risk of DNA damage and...

Almost Hit by a Super Typhoon

We almost had the super typhoon Mina (international name: Mitag), thank God it changed its course. Yesterday’s forecast was almost sure that Mina will hit the Philippines’ Bicol region...

REVLIMID® (lenalidomide)-Dexamethasone Combo, Effective Against Multiple Myeloma

Multiple myeloma is a cancer that occurs in the blood-making cells of bone marrow. Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania recently announced the fndings from two large,...

Digene® HPV Test: Only High-Risk HPV Test Approved by the FDA

The Digene® HPV Test is the only such test approved by the FDA that uses advanced molecular technology to detect the DNA (genetic material) of 13 high-risk types of HPV (the virus shown to actually...

Flavonoid-rich Diet Helps Decrease Ovarian Cancer Risk

Frequent consumption of foods containing the flavonoid kaempferol, including nonherbal tea and broccoli and consumption of large amounts of the flavonoid luteolin, which is found in foods such as...

Grape Powder, Beneficial Against Colon Cancer

According to University of California - Irvine cancer researchers, low doses of freeze-dried grape powder inhibit genes linked to the development of sporadic colorectal cancer. Thereby suggesting...

Winners of the Great American Smokeout Video Contest

Remember the Great American Smokeout Video Contest by the American Cancer Society? Well, I was told that the response was nice and would like to share with you the said contest’s winners. Click here...