Positive Health Online
Your Country
Research Updates: cancer
Below are short extracts from research updates about this subject - select more to read each item.
-
Issue 89
BAGGA and colleagues, Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA, have described polyunsaturated essential fatty acids in breast adipose tissue from wome1
-
Issue 89
NI and colleagues, Department of Urology, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14642, USA, have found that vitamin E succinate inhibits human prostate cancer cell growth by modulating cell cycle regulating machinery.
-
Issue 89
SHANNON and colleagues, Portland VA Research Foundation, Oregon 97201, USA, shannoja@ohsu.edu, have investigated the dietary risk factors for cervical carcinoma in Bangkok, Thailand.
-
Issue 89
TOKUDOME and co-workers, Department of Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Japan, tokudome@med.nagoya-cu.ac.jp, present the rationale and study design of dietary intervention in patients1
-
Issue 88
OH and SMALL, Lank Center for Genitourinary Oncology, Department of Adult Oncology, Dana Faber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA, review (34 references) complementary and alternative (CAM) therapies for1
-
Issue 88
SLOMAN, The Hebrew University, School of Nursing, Jerusalem, Israel, sloman@netvision.net.il, reports a trial of relaxation and imagery for anxiety and depression control in cancer patients.
-
Issue 88
LIVINY and co-workers, Institute of Biochemistry, Food science and Nutrition, Faculty of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Quality Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot 76100, Israel, have found that lycopene inhibits proliferation a1
-
Issue 88
COHEN and colleagues, American Acupuncture Center, Berkeley, CA, USA, review (69 references) traditional Chinese medicine in the treatment of breast cancer. Current recommendations for the treatment of breast cancer are based on the tenets of biology a1
-
Issue 87
DUNWOODY and co-workers, University of Ulster, Jordanstown, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, reported on cancer patients’ experiences and evaluations of aromatherapy massage in palliative care.
-
Issue 87
LOUIS and KOWALSKI, Department of Nursing, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA, describe the use of aromatherapy with hospice patients to decrease pain, anxiety, and depression, and to promote an increased sense of wellbeing.
-
Issue 86
ANGEN and colleagues, Department of Psychosocial Resources, Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, introduce Tapestry, a retreat programme of support for persons living with cancer . This article describes the
-
Issue 86
WANG and co-workers, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong Medical College, Nantong 226001, China, found an alteration of vitamin E levels in patients with pancreatic adenocarcinoma .
-
Issue 85
STANDISH and co-workers, University Research Institute, Kenmore, Washington, USA, describe naturopathic treatment for breast cancer in North America.
-
Issue 85
VENKATESWARAN and colleagues, Division of Urology, Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Science Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, describe the modulation of cell proliferation and cell cycle regulators by vitamin E
-
Issue 85
NAKAJI and colleagues, Department of Hygiene, Hirosaki University School of Medicine, Hirosaki 036-8562, Japan, nakaji@cc.hirosaki-u.ac.jp, investigate the relationship between mineral and1
-
Issue 85
JEDRYCHOWSKI and co-workers, Epidemiology and Proventive Medicine, Coll. Med. Jagellonian University, Cracow, Poland, describe the relationship between alcohol intake and the risk of colorectal cancer at
-
Issue 85
MALILA and colleagues, National Public Health Institute, Department of Epidemiology and Health Promotion, Helsinki, Finland, nea.malila@cancer.fi, investigate dietary and serum alpha-tocopherol, 1
-
Issue 85
LIU et al., Food Engineering Research Center of State Education Ministry, Zhongshan University, Guangzhou 510275, People's Republic of China, found antitumour activity of germinating spores of Ga1
-
Issue 85
SALAZAR-MARTINEZ and colleagues, Center for Research in Population Health, National Institute of Public Health, Cuernavaca, Mexica, esalazar@correo.insp.mx, investigate nutritional determinan1
-
Issue 84
SMITH and colleagues, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, School of Nursing, Box C-288, 4200 East Ninth Avenue, Denver, CO 80262, USA. marlaine.smith@uchsc.edu, assessed the outcomes of