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Faulty genes behind bowel cancer

December 25, 2012
Scientists have found that faulty genes precipitate bowel cancer risk in families which have a history of this condition. Researchers from Oxford University and The Institute of Cancer Research, London, found everyone who had a …

Third Eye Retroscope – a rear-view mirror that helps spot bowel cancer

December 11, 2012
A new device known as the Third Eye Retroscope acts as a 'rear-view mirror' that can help the surgeon detect bowel cancer during examinations and its abnormalities. Bowel cancer is the third most common cancer afflicting the UK, …

A new drug that causes cancer cells to sleep

November 26, 2012
A new drug, Aflibercept, practically tricks tumours into passivity by flipping molecular switches in cancer's structure and making them as good as dead. Trials conducted in the UK, involving more than 1,400 patients, some with …

Keep diabetes and heart disease at bay: Cut down on red meat

September 12, 2012
Red meat may be a delicious for some, but lowering your consumption of the delicacy will not only help reduce the  risk of heart disease and diabetes, it also shrinks your carbon foot print by 12%.  A new study has found that …

Can weed cure cancer?

July 10, 2012
A new anti cancer drug is soon to hit the market. Scientists have isolated a potent anticancer compound from a Mediterranean weed that acts like 'molecular grenade'. In lab studies, researchers said they found that a three-day …

Study suggests exercise reduces bowel cancer risk

January 5, 2012
People who are  physically active have a lower risk of bowel cancer than those who are less active, according to an Australian study. Researchers at the University of Western Australia (UWA) and the Western Australian Institute …