Blanket term for a class of diseases in which cells lose the function called apoptosis" and continue to grow uncontrolled. Can also refer to the study of this uncontrolled growth, as well as its invasion and/or destruction of other tissues which is known as metastasis. The term "cancer" covers hundreds of different conditions.
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Is Roundup weed killer carcinogenic?
Monsanto have been found liable for the terminal cancer of a former groundskeeper exposed to glyphosate and other chemicals in their Roundup herbicidal product.
On Friday, a California jury hit Monsanto with $289 million in damages in a lawsuit…
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Are organic vegetables higher in carcinogens?
My common senses would have told me that organic vegetables are healthier and less harmful compared to vegetables treated with pesticides. A recent post on Quora made me think otherwise.
Organic vegetables are much higher in carcinogens than are…
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Does a high protein diet increase your risk for cancer?
The Daily Telegraph claimed that "High-protein diet 'as bad for health as smoking'":
The risk is nearly as high as the danger of developing cancer by smoking 20 cigarettes each day. [...] They recommend consuming about 0.8g (0.03oz) of protein per…
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Did nuclear tests on the Marshall Islands cause increased cancer rates?
The Marshall Island have been the site for many nuclear tests by the United States. While it has a small population of around 69,000, they have benefitted by receiving around $759 million dollars in compensation over the years for those nuclear…
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Can antioxidants prevent cancer?
Antioxidants are often touted as some kind of miracle cure for all kinds of illnesses. They are supposed to prevent damage caused by reactive oxygen species (ROS) to the cells by scavenging those ROS before they can cause any damage.
The link…
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Does taking a contraceptive pill increase your chance of getting cancer?
It is a common thing to hear among women discussing contraception, and in the press:
A 45 per cent increase in the disease was found among women who had been taking the second generation Pill for three years or more.
A ten per cent increase was…
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Is routine screening for breast cancer for asymptomatic women worthwhile?
Relatively recently, the United States Preventive Services Task Force made a small change in what its recommendations for routine mammograms, suggesting that they should not be performed on asymptotic women younger than 50:
But the government panel…
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Do organic cigarettes, such as American Spirit, contain less radioactive material than other brands?
Many cigarettes contain radioactive polonium from the use of phosphate/apatite fertilizers. The National Institutes of Health lists tobacco as by far the largest source of radiation for the American public.
A common argument for organic cigarettes…
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Can pregnancy tests check for testicular cancer in men?
I saw this picture here:
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Is this true? Can cancer be detected by a pregnancy test?
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Did Steve Jobs fall prey to alternative medicine?
Dr. Ramzi Amri makes a stern case on the other Q/A site.
Let me cut to the chase: Mr. Jobs allegedly chose to undergo all sorts of alternative treatment options before opting for conventional medicine.
This was, of course, a freedom he had all the…
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Can 'resonant frequencies' kill cancer cells?
According to some guy called Anthony Holland, you can kill cancer cells with resonant frequencies:
"Cancer Research", Novobiotronics;
"Shattering cancer with resonant frequencies: Anthony Holland at TEDxSkidmoreCollege", in which Holland presents…
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Can dogs detect human cancer?
I heard several times that dogs could detect cancer before it was detected by humans.
Can Dogs Smell Cancer?
There are many published studies that prove dogs can detect cancer through breath samples, and scientists and doctors are trying to come up…
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Does German New Medicine work?
German New Medicine is a medical treatment developed by Ryke Geerd Hamer. Hamer claims that the cause for every cancer is a "biological-conflict shock".
The German New Medicine is a set of findings and principles that solidly bases the nature of…
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Does alcohol cause cancer?
The latest Cancer Council of Australia claims that alcohol "probably caused about 5.6 per cent of cancers in Australia" and that there is no safe amount of alcohol to consume.…
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Is there an epidemic of cancer?
It is nearly 50 years since Rachel Carson's Silent Spring was published where she popularised a belief that we are all being poisoned by artificial chemicals.
For the first time in the history of the world, every human being is now subjected to…
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