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US cigarettes high in cancer causing substances--study Wed, 02/06/2010 - 13:05 by Jaspreet Virk If you are one of those smoking popular cigarettes brands from America, you might be inhaling more cancer-causing chemicals, reveals a new study by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Comments Read more	Report: T-cell vaccine could treat cancer Fri, 28/05/2010 - 22:22 by Inderjit Singh Norman -- Vaccines that activate T-cells in the immune system may someday be used to treat cancer, HIV and other viral diseases, scientists in Oklahoma said. Researchers at the University of Oklahoma have been working on a T-cell vaccine for West Nile virus that could be applied to other viral diseases, project team leader William Hildebrand said. "No one has ever done this with a T-cell vaccine, so we're learning; but now we are starting to get some traction. We are finding that a T-cell vaccine can work," Hildebrand told The Oklahoman in a story published Friday. T-cells kill virus-infected cells in the body, including cells that become cancerous. Comments Read more	Sunscreen getting us closer to cancer? Tue, 25/05/2010 - 20:38 by Samia Sehgal Sunscreen may accelerate the spread of skin cancer, suggests a new research. What appears to be the chief protection for skin in summers, may actually lead to a deadly disease in the long run. Comments Read more
Steer with biggest horns dies Tue, 25/05/2010 - 10:20 by Rakhi Gassville, Ark. -- A Watusi steer that held the world record for largest horns has died of cancer at age 14 on an Arkansas refuge, a caregiver says. Lurch, who died Saturday afternoon at Rocky Ridge Refuge near Gassville, went into Guinness World Records in 2003 when his horns were measured at 36 inches in circumference, The Baxter (Ark.) Bulletin reported. Despite his weakened state, Lurch stood up Saturday morning, walked out of the barn and ambled down a hill to lay down in the sun along a fence with "his buddies," said refuge owner Janice Wolf. "No one who saw him would have believed he could march down that hill," she told the Bulletin. "You should have seen him. It was really something to see." Comments Read more	New prostate cancer target proposed Fri, 21/05/2010 - 10:08 by Pankaj Damin Ann Arbor, Mich. -- A University of Michigan study suggests prostate cancer treatments that target the hormone androgen and its receptor might be going after the wrong target. Researchers at the university's Comprehensive Cancer Center said they've discovered when two genes fuse together to cause prostate cancer, it blocks the receptor for the hormone androgen, preventing prostate cells from developing normally. That, said the scientists, suggests gene fusion -- not the androgen receptor -- is a more specific "bad actor" in prostate cancer and is the real smoking gun that should be targeted by treatments. Comments Read more	Relay for Life: hundreds celebrate, remember fight back against cancer Sun, 16/05/2010 - 12:46 by Jaspreet Virk Observing May as the skin cancer awareness month, and also cancer research month, various regions in the nation are participating in the American Cancer Society’s Annual Relay for Life event to celebrate the lives of those who have survived cancer, remember the ones who lost theirs, and fight back the fatal disease. Comments Read more
Lynn Redgrave’s final farewell Sun, 09/05/2010 - 20:15 by Samia Sehgal Lynn Redgrave’s family and friends gathered at the First Congregational Church in Kent, Connecticut to pay their final tributes to the actress on Saturday. The 67-year-old actress, after battling cancer for several years, died last Sunday. Comments Read more	Reduce chemical intake to ward off cancer: experts Thu, 06/05/2010 - 19:26 by Jamie Anderson Danger bells are ringing loud and clear for the Americans, who are being "bombarded" with chemicals, gases and radiation that can cause cancer, claims the report of the Presidential Cancer Advisers. Comments Read more	DC Council approves medical marijuana Wed, 05/05/2010 - 18:53 by Samia Sehgal Washington D.C. has finally approved the use of medical marijuana, stating that people suffering from certain chronic illnesses can obtain larger amounts of the drug from select dispensaries in the city. Comments Read more
‘Georgy Girl’ Lynn Redgrave dies at 67 Tue, 04/05/2010 - 21:16 by Samia Sehgal Lynn Redgrave, a member of the of the renowned British family of actors, who famously played the title character in ‘Georgy Girl’, died Sunday at her home in Kent, Conn. She was 67. Comments Read more	Excessive alcohol may cause cancer, early ageing Thu, 22/04/2010 - 20:26 by Samia Sehgal Alcoholics beware! Scientists have found more reasons why you should give up on alcohol. According to the findings of a new study, alcohol can raise the risk of cancer and even cause premature aging. Comments Read more	Blood clot risk 'high' for men with prostate cancer Wed, 14/04/2010 - 15:06 by Smrity Sharma A recent British study has found that men with prostate cancer have more than double the chances of suffering from thromboembolism. Comments Read more