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A Cancer Statistics, 2017 report published in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians states the death rate from all cancers combined in the United States has dropped by 25 percent during the past 25 years. “Cancer death rates peaked in the United States in 1991 and they’ve gone down 1 to 2 percent every year ever since,” Dr. Otis […]
Can you imagine the world without cancer? Dr. Margaret Cuomo says it’s a dream that can become a reality. There are 4,600 new cases of cancer reported each day. In A World Without Cancer, Dr. Cuomo highlights 10 lifestyle changes to lower the risk of cancer while improving the quality of life. A World Without Cancer […]
A recent study published in the British Journal of Cancer suggests walking could improve the quality of sleep for lung cancer patients. The researchers said a similar link is seen in breast and colorectal cancer patients. The trial investigated the effects of a 12-week exercise intervention including home-based walking exercise training and weekly exercise counseling on 111 […]
Glioblastoma multiforme (GMB) — the most common malignant primary brain tumor — is known for its ability to relapse. Researchers at the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center have identified a pathway by which cancer cells spread and grow in the brain, opening up new possibilities for treatment. [1] Primary brain tumors arise […]
Despite considerable investment and innovation, the conclusion of researcher Peter Wise is that chemotherapy drugs have had little effect on survival in adults with metastatic cancer. A meta-analysis published in 2004 explored the contribution of cytotoxic chemotherapy to 5-year survival in 250,000 adults with solid cancers from Australian and United States randomized trials. [1] An important effect […]
There is a pandemic on the horizon that must be addressed. The cancer rate for women is spiraling out of control. The American Cancer Society projects 5.5 million women will die from cancer by 2030. To put that number into perspective: The population of Finland is 5,523,904. The population of the world’s smallest 50 countries […]
Finding your passion is a seminal moment in life. Webster Kehr found his passion in the early 2000s — and parlayed it into the Internet’s leading website for natural cancer treatments and prevention. “More than a decade ago I was working for the U.S. Army, in Fort Leavenworth. I was assigned to go to Germany […]
Why are genetically modified organisms (GMO) now linked to the National Sea Grant College Program Act, a 50-year-old piece of legislation that has nothing to do with farming or the U.S. Department of Agriculture? Welcome to politics and the big-dollar influence of lobbyists … The National Sea Grant College Program Act was instituted in 1966. It […]
Genetically modified organism, it sounds like something from a sci-fi movie. However, genetic modification affects many of the products we consume on a daily basis. The Center for Food Safety estimates up to 92 percent of U.S. corn is genetically engineered, as are 94 percent of soybeans, and 94 percent of cotton (cottonseed oil is often […]
Monsanto originated in St. Louis in 1901, with John F. Queeny producing an artificial sweetener, saccharin. From 1903 to 1905, Monsanto’s entire saccharin output was shipped to Atlanta (saccharin was one of the secret ingredients in original Coca-Cola). Named after Queeny’s wife, Olga Mendez Monsanto, the company eventually expanded to other products such as caffeine and aspirin, as […]