Late, Great Health News

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October 21, 2010

" Cancer Research UK, has shown that adding two commonly used chemotherapy drugs

to traditional radiotherapy can reduce the chance of a patient's tumour coming

back by a third. The trial - led by scientists at the University of Birmingham,

and the Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) - is the largest of its kind in

bladder cancer in the world. Its success could mean fewer patients with invasive

bladder cancer will need radical surgery to completely remove their bladder.

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/205759.php

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October 26, 2010

" Citing projections that by 2030, America's senior population will reach 20

percent of the population - 78 million people - and new survey information

showing that Americans feel increasingly helpless about their personal cancer

risk as they grow older, the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) today

highlighted the emerging research showing that even in later life, many cancers

can be delayed or prevented through regular physical activity and a plant-based

diet. Presented at AICR's annual Research Conference on Food, Nutrition,

Physical Activity and Cancer, these research findings reflect the recent surge

in the study of diet and activity on cancer's number one risk factor: aging.

According to the latest estimates, nearly 4 in 5 cancers are diagnosed after age

55 and by age 65, a person's cancer risk is 10 times that of younger people.

Increasingly, research is demonstrating that at any age, individuals can take

simple steps - like getting and staying more active and eating more fruits,

vegetables and whole grains - that will help delay aging and lower cancer risk. "

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/205676.php

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October 22, 2010

" Ikerlan-IK4 and Mondragón Unibertsitatea are taking part in a project initiated

by the Spanish National Research Council, CSIC, and which has developed a

microchip capable of separating and extracting tumour cells in the blood stream

by means of ultrasonic waves. The Foundation General Hospital of the University

of Elche, together with researcher Alfredo Carrato, has also collaborated on

this project. The patented microchip has the size of a one euro coin,

incorporating a small channel along which a sample of blood containing the

patient's tumour cells flows. By means of ultrasonic waves focused on a specific

zone, these cells, having a density and size different from the rest,

concentrate at the point from where they are gathered. " Source: Elhuyar

Fundazioa, AlphaGalileo Foundation.

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/205511.php

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B COMPLEX VITAMINS AND THEIR ROLE

(Would be nice to just take a B vitamin instead of

TKI's.)..........................

'Large doses of B-complex vitamins could reduce the rate of brain shrinkage by

half in elderly people with memory problems and slow the progression of

dementia. A two-year clinical trial in England has shown that B vitamins,

including B-6, B-12 and folic acid, slow down mild cognitive impairment (MCI), a

condition which is a major risk factor for Alzheimer disease and other forms of

dementia. "

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/205702.php

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FYI,

Lottie Duthu