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Research Updates: cancer
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Issue 23
TURLEY and colleagues, Laboratory of Leukocyte Biology, Division of Basic Sciences, National Cancer Institute, Frederick, Maryland 21702 USA studied the growth and apoptosis of oestrogen receptor-negative human breast cancer cells by vitamin E 1
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Issue 23
BROWN and CARNEY, Department of Community and Family Medicine, Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover New Hampshire explored beliefs regarding perceptions of health, illness and medical care in breast cancer patients who use alterna1
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Issue 22
DONG and colleagues, Deaprtment of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong researched the mode of action and antitumour activities upon human leukemia cells of ingredients isolated from Chin1
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Issue 22
OCKE and colleagues, Department of Chronic Diseases and Environmental Epidemiology, National Institute of Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, The Netherlands studied the dietary intake of vegetables, fruits, beta-carotene, an1
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Issue 22
IIGO and colleagues, Chemotherapy Division, National Cancer Center Research Institute, Tokyo Japan studied a series of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), including docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and eicosapen1
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Issue 22
LAURILA and colleagues, National Public Health Institute, Oulu, Finland write that epidemiological evidence suggests that airway obstruction is an independent risk factor for lung cancer, which cannot 1
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Issue 22
STRAIN and colleagues, Human Nutrition Research Group, University of Ulster, Coleraine, Northern Ireland studied the relationship between thyroid hormone levels and toenail selenium concentrations in a case-control stu1
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Issue 21
GOODMAN and colleagues, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington USA investigated the associations of baseline demographic, health history and nutritional information and prerandomisation serum conce1
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Issue 21
VERHOEVEN and colleagues, TNO Nutrition and Food Research Institute, Zeist The Netherlands examined the association between breast cancer risk and intake of vitamins C, E retinol, beta-carotene, dietary fibre, vegetables, fruit1
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Issue 21
MENETTA and colleagues, Division of Gynecological Oncology, University of California, Irvine 92668 USA write that the Papanicolaou (Pap) smears for cervical cancer screening have led to the increased detection<1
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Issue 21
GODLEY and colleagues, Department of Internal Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 27599 USA write that animal studies suggest that omega-6 fatty acids found in vegetable oils may promote prostate cancer.
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Issue 21
CLINTON and colleagues, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts USA write that the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study has indicated a lower prostate cancer risk associated with greater consumption of tomato1
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Issue 21
OMURA and colleagues, Heart Disease Research Foundation, New York USA write that due to the reduced effectiveness of antibiotics against bacteria such as Chlamydia trachomatis, alpha-Streptococcus, Borrelia Burgdorferi and viruses such1
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Issue 20
HERTOG and colleagues, Department of Chronic Diseases and Environmental Epidemiology, National Institute of Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, the Netherlands. Michael.Hertog@rivm.nl studied whether the consumption of fruit and veget1
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Issue 20
ANDERSSON and colleagues, Department of Urology, Orebro Medical Center, Sweden write that the role of diet in the aetiology of prostate cancer remains unclear because research results from several case-control and coho1
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Issue 20
DAVIGLUS and colleagues, Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, IL USA studied the relationship of dietary beta-carotene and vitamin C to risk of prostate cancer.
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Issue 20
CARINCI and FELISATTI, Cattedra di Chirurgia Maxillo-Facciale, Universita degli Studi, Ferrara review the evidence regarding the role of selenium in the prevention of oral and head and neck can1
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Issue 20
ZHU and colleagues, Kyoto University, Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Social Medicine, Japan write that several studies have demonstrated that selenium can inhibit tumourigenesis; however little is known reg1
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Issue 20
FINLAY and JONES, Holme Tower Marie Curie Centre, Wales write that although complementary therapies are increasingly in vogue in the management of patients with cancer, little formal evaluation has bee1
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Issue 20
GEORGESEN and DUNGAN, Evansville Cancer Center, Indiana USA write that cancer threatens our very existence and that pain compounds suffering, leading to spiritual distress. The authors1