Archive for: March 2007

A new handheld device determined in minutes -- from a tiny sample of saliva alone -- not only that a patient had gum disease but quantitatively how advanced the disease was. Further uses may include faster diagnosis of breast and prostate cancer, easier measurement of animal serum in vaccines, and rapid detection of biotoxins.

This audio offers hope and practical suggestions for men who seek an alternative to the surgical treatment of prostate cancer. Clapp, a practicing attorney and coauthor of Awaken the Healer Within, was himself diagnosed with the disease and developed a regimen of diet, meditation, and other lifestyle changes that eradicated the cancer from his body. Narrator Tom Plant manages to hold the listener’s interest, though the second half is tough going in this regard, becoming a series of lists of good and bad foods and other mundane action steps toward health. One is left with the impression that, in this case at least, a print copy that could be referred to regularly while trying out the author’s methods would be much more practical than an audiobook one must replay in order to revisit the vital information contained in it. Nonetheless, this will be a welcome addition to alternative health collections and will offer new hope to the growing number of men who are diagnosed with prostate cancer each year. Recommended.AMark Pumphrey, Polk Cty. P.L., Columbus, NC
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Obese and overweight men who are diagnosed with prostate cancer by biopsy are more likely than healthy weight men to actually have a more aggressive case of the disease than the biopsy results would indicate, according to a study led by a Duke University Medical Center researcher.

Obese and overweight men who are diagnosed with prostate cancer by biopsy are more likely than healthy weight men to actually have a more aggressive case of the disease than the biopsy results would indicate, according to a study led by a Duke University Medical Center researcher.

A study by biomedical scientists at the University of Leicester has revealed for the first time that rice bran could reduce the risk of intestinal cancer.

A study by biomedical scientists at the University of Leicester has revealed for the first time that rice bran could reduce the risk of intestinal cancer.

If you're 50 or older, seeing your doctor every year or two for a checkup may be a good defense against cancer. A new study by researchers at UC Davis, the University of Washington and Group Health Cooperative in Seattle concluded regular preventive health exams increase the likelihood older adults will get recommended cancer screenings.

If you're 50 or older, seeing your doctor every year or two for a checkup may be a good defense against cancer. A new study by researchers at UC Davis, the University of Washington and Group Health Cooperative in Seattle concluded regular preventive health exams increase the likelihood older adults will get recommended cancer screenings.

Annual computed tomography (CT) screening identifies a high proportion of patients with early-stage lung cancer, according to the latest findings of the New York Early Lung Cancer Action Project published in the April issue of the journal Radiology.

Hispanics are the fastest growing minority population in the United States, and a Cincinnati medical oncologist says this trend highlights the urgent need for a national health agenda on cancer prevention and education that spans both developed and developing countries.