We are led to question whether the recommended social distancing measures to prevent SARS-CoV-2 transmission could increase the number of other serious instabilities. The breaking of the contagion pathways reduces the sharing of microorganisms between people, thus favoring dysbiosis, which,… Read More ›
Colorectal cancer
Daily Aspirin and younger women a bad mix
Daily Aspirin and younger women a bad mix – ” they conclude that blanket treatment “is ineffective or harmful in the majority of women with regard to the combined risk of cardiovascular disease, cancer and major gastrointestinal bleeding.” – Cons… Read More ›
As colorectal cancer gets more aggressive, treatment with grape seed extract is even more effective
By Garth Sundem in In the Lab · January 16, 2013 · Molly Derry, PhD candidate at the University of Colorado Cancer Center When the going gets tough, grape seed extract gets going: A University of Colorado Cancer Center study… Read More ›
Could mistletoe give the kiss of death to cancer?
Contact: Gordon Howarth gordon.howarth@adelaide.edu.au 61-883-137-885 University of Adelaide IMAGE: Health Sciences student Zahra Lotfollahi with a sample of mistletoe extract at the University of Adelaide’s Waite Campus.Click here for more information. Mistletoe has become an important symbol… Read More ›
Mango effective in preventing, stopping certain colon, breast cancer cells
2010 study posted for filing Contact: Kathleen Phillips ka-phillips@tamu.edu 979-845-2872 Texas A&M AgriLife Communications COLLEGE STATION – Mango. If you know little about this fruit, understand this: It’s been found to prevent or stop certain colon and breast cancer… Read More ›
Antioxidant compound reduced incidence of colorectal metachronous adenomas ( selenium )
Contact: Tara Yates tara.yates@aacr.org 267-646-0558 American Association for Cancer Research HOUSTON – Supplementation with a selenium-based antioxidant compound decreased the risk of developing new polyps of the large bowel — called colorectal metachronous adenomas — in people who previously had… Read More ›
Hopkins Children’s study: Folic acid may help treat allergies, asthma
2009 study posted for filing Contact: Ekaterina Pesheva epeshev1@jhmi.edu 410-516-4996 Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions Folic acid, or vitamin B9, essential for red blood cell health and long known to reduce the risk of spinal birth defects, may also suppress allergic… Read More ›
Licorice extract blocks colorectal cancer in mice
2009 study posted for filing Contact: Karen Honey press_releases@the-jci.org 215-573-1850 Journal of Clinical Investigation Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as aspirin and ibuprofen, and drugs that selectively target a protein known as COX-2 prevent the development of intestinal polyps, the… Read More ›
May supplementation of docosahexaenoic acid suppress colon tumor cell growth?
2009 study posted for filing Contact: Lin Tian wjg@wjgnet.com 0086-105-908-0039 World Journal of Gastroenterology Colon cancer is one of the leading causes of death in Western countries. The role of n-3 and n-6 PUFAs in colorectal carcinoma cell growth has… Read More ›
Calcium may only protect against colorectal cancer in presence of magnesium
2008 study posted for filing Contact: Jeremy Moore Jeremy.moore@aacr.org 267-646-0557 American Association for Cancer Research High magnesium intake has been associated with low risk of colorectal cancer. Americans have similar average magnesium intake as East Asian populations. If that… Read More ›
A compound extracted from olives inhibits cancer cells growth and prevents their appearance
Contact: José Antonio Lupiáñez Cara jlcara@ugr.es 34-958-240-069 University of Granada A research group of the University of Granadahas found out that maslinic acid, a compound present in the leaf and the olive skin wax extracted from alpeorujo (crushed olive pulp),… Read More ›
