The chances of suffering from breast cancer are increased by the use of the contraceptive pill, according to a new study carried out by the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle (USA) and published in the journal Cancer Research.
The enzyme in question is FBP1, a key element in the regulation of metabolism and, according to the latest study carried out by the Perelman School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania (USA), it stops the progression of the most common type of kidney cancer, that is , clear cell renal cell carcinoma or ccRCC.
A team of scientists from the National Cancer Research Center (CNIO) has discovered through a study with mice, the cause of a third of the deaths of cancer patients: cachexia, a syndrome that causes extreme thinness and also weakness.
Men who have had a vasectomy are at higher risk of developing prostate cancer. This is the conclusion of the study carried out by scientists at the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston (USA) and which has been published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
Despite being the drug most used in the treatment of allergic diseases, a study by the Massey Cancer Center at Virginia Commonwealth University (USA) has concluded that antihistamines may also have beneficial properties against cancer. The results of the study have been published in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology.
Under prescription, many patients take aspirin daily to reduce the risk of heart attacks. Now, a new study, conducted by researchers at the Yale University School of Public Health in New Haven (USA), suggests that the longer a person takes aspirin -in low doses-, the lower their risk of developing cancer of the pancreas.
A team of scientists from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester (USA) has managed to identify a new form of cancer of a rather rare type. The new tumor is part of the so-called sarcomas, or cancers that affect a connective tissue in the body, such as bones or muscles, and that are usually rare.
Danni Büchner is invited to Sam Dylan's Halloween party. But the "Goodbye Germany" emigrant has no desire for many other party guests. And find clear words.
