Tag: cancer research
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Researchers Confirm a Connection Between Diabetes and Cancer
A recent study by researchers from the University of Copenhagen revealed a link between insulin resistance and cancer. They found that cancer patients with diabetes exhibited a greater risk of tumor cells multiplying than those without diabetes. Critically, they discovered that metabolic syndrome, a cluster of conditions affecting overall health, increased tumor recurrence rates and…
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New Research Explains How to Stimulate Immune Cells to Fight Cancer
Engineers and medical researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities have found a new way to fight cancer. A groundbreaking study reveals how revolutionary cancer therapies using engineered immune cells boost a patient’s immune system. In turn, this gives the patient a better chance to fight cancer. This research could lead to improved cancer…
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Duke Finds Link Between High Cholesterol and Breast Cancer Cell Growth
A recent study by Duke Cancer Institute found that high cholesterol contributes to the growth of breast cancer cells. Chronically elevated cholesterol levels have been linked to a worse prognosis in most cancer. However, scientists didn’t fully understand the association between the two until this study. The research appeared online on August 24, 2021, in…
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Study Reveals Soda Doubles Colorectal Cancer Risk in Women Under 50
In a new study, researchers wanted to understand better why colorectal cancer diagnoses are on the rise. In recent years, doctors have noticed a troubling increase in this type of cancer, particularly in people under 50. A new study led by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis seems to have pinpointed the culprit.…
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Jersey Mike’s Raises Over $15 Million During Annual “Month of Giving”
Jersey Mike’s Subs and its customers across the country raised a remarkable $15 million for over 200 charities nationwide. The company set a goal of raising $8 million, but donations just kept coming in. Before they knew it, they’d raised almost double that amount during the company’s 11th Annual Month of Giving in March. The…
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Researchers Link Hodgkin’s Lymphoma to the Immune System
Do you know someone with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma? Researchers made an incredible connection between this lymphatic cancer and the immune system. Cancer research is one of the most important research areas of the century. The cases of cancer that people face each year are innumerable, yet the disease and the cure is elusive. It’s like an…