http://cancerpreventionreport.com/blog Fri, 06 Feb 2009 17:36:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In the september issue of Newsweek Magazine, there is a scathing news report about the current state of cancer treatment. According to the article, which you can see here, surgery almost never cures cancer, some cell almost always survive. Yet every day there are thousands of surgeries done with doctors saying ... http://cancerpreventionreport.com/blog/21/newsweek-magazine-rethinking-the-war-on-cancer/ The number of cancer deaths in the U.S. has fell in 2003. This is the first time since the nationwide data was compiled that the number of deaths has decreased. Nationwide data was first compiled in 1930. Although the decrease in cancer deaths is small, experts are still hopeful ... http://cancerpreventionreport.com/blog/18/us-cancer-rates-decline/ Cancer researchers at the Yale University School of medicine tested a correlation proposed in 2004: Does drinking too much soda lead to esophageal cancer? The study consisted of 1,095 cancer patients and 687 healthy controls. Both groups were interviewed for their dietary habits, specifically the amount of soda they drank. ... http://cancerpreventionreport.com/blog/17/is-there-any-link-between-soda-and-esophageal-cancer/ J. B. Snyder of Avon, Conneticut has invented the Linkman Habit Reversal Tool — a smoking cessation device aimed at gradually weaning users off cigarette smoking. This small, battery-powered device can be carried on a keychain or worn as a pendant. To use the device, users must double-click a ... http://cancerpreventionreport.com/blog/16/new-smoking-cessation-device/ Research funded by the National Cancer Institute has resulted in a new type of drug in the war against cancer; these are the chemopreventive agents. Chemopreventive agents are drugs hoped to help prevent or reduce an individual’s chances of ever developing cancer. Chemoprevention is the use of natural ... http://cancerpreventionreport.com/blog/15/chemoprevention-a-promising-class-of-drugs-for-tomorrow/ Scientists and physicians have long debated over the percentage of cancer deaths that could ultimately be prevented. Cancer prevention percentages typically range from 50 up to 80%. Since tobacco use is widely attributed as the number one cause of preventable cancer, it is commonly targeted by cancer prevention programs. Researchers in ... http://cancerpreventionreport.com/blog/14/preventable-cancer-plan/ It is accepted by most researchers that tobacco use accounts for the majority of all preventable cancers. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, cigarette smoking is responsible for 20% of the yearly deaths in the U.S. and up to one-third of all cancer deaths. The ... http://cancerpreventionreport.com/blog/13/cancer-prevention-and-cigarette-smoking/ We all know that fruits and vegetables are good for us, but the more scientists study their effects, the more we realize how true this is. The American Dietetic Association has issued a statement that the fiber found in apples may aid in the prevention of colon cancer. In addition, ... http://cancerpreventionreport.com/blog/12/apples-and-cancer-prevention/ Studies have shown that second hand smoke affects more people than the direct use of tobacco. Therefore, experts are suggesting that family doctors counsel more patients on the risks of exposure to second hand smoke. Currently, it is estimated that family doctors only counsel approximately one-third of all parents who ... http://cancerpreventionreport.com/blog/11/cancer-and-the-link-to-second-hand-smoke/ Bone marrow transplants have been used successfully to cure some blood cancers, such as leukemia. These transplants require high doses of chemotherapy and/or radiation that destroy the patients bone marrow. The bone marrow is full of blood stem cells, which are cancerous in patients with leukemia and other ... http://cancerpreventionreport.com/blog/10/new-bone-marrow-transplant-technique/