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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Do biopsies accelerate cancers?
Once seen on TV, a woman interviewed on why she avoids having a biopsy for her suspected cancer, claiming that a biopsy will only accelerate it, thus more dangerous than beneficial.
Searching for a source of such a claim, I've found this:
Sadly…
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Has first cancer case been directly confirmed to Fukushima cleanup?
Slashdot reports First Cancer Case Confirmed From Fukushima Cleanup:
Following on from reports of elevated levels of child cancer and 1,600 civilians deaths from the evacuation, this is the first time that one of the 44,000 people involved in the…
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Is cancer a trade off to enable faster evolution?
In an interview on pop-sci magazine "The Scientist", Dr. Robert Austin from Princeton is asserting that:
It’s a tradeoff, he says, for the rapid evolution our species has leveraged to become the dominant force on the planet. He also suggests that…
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Are tomatoes associated with increased risk of prostate cancer?
Recently, I have read an article online claiming that:
A Canadian study has found an association between tomato intake and prostate cancer risk.Not only that, vegetable juices and ketchup were also associated with prostate cancer. According to the…
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Is bamboo charcoal safely edible?
Bamboo charcoal is made up of pieces of bamboo, which are taken from plants five years or older and burned inside an oven at temperatures over 1000°C.
Bamboo charcoal is well known about its high porosity, which makes bamboo charcoal has excellent…
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Are pap smears obsolete?
Years ago a number of articles in the popular press indicated that the Papanicolaou test (aka pap smear) was obsolete, being replaced by vaccines and genetic tests. For example:
New advanced DNA test could make pap smears obsolete (KTRE, Apr 09,…
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Are there documented cases of people that were cured from cancer without surgery,radiation and/or chemotherapy?
It's a typical claim of many alternative therapies: a cure for cancer.
I was wondering if there are any documented cases of people who were cured from cancer without any of the typical therapies (surgery, radiation and chemotherapy). Eg cases where…
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Is Radio Frequency Radiation carcinogenic at the FCC's 1996 exposure limits?
A 2019 Scientific American blog article, We Have No Reason to Believe 5G Is Safe, by Joel M. Moskowitz, warns about the safety of 5G wireless technology.
Yet, since [the 1980s], the preponderance of peer-reviewed research, more than 500 studies,…
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Are child thyroid cancer rates around Fukushima 20—50x higher?
According to Researcher: Children's cancer linked to Fukushima radiation
By YURI KAGEYAMA Oct. 8, 2015 4:25 AM EDT
A new study says children living near the Fukushima nuclear meltdowns have been diagnosed with thyroid cancer at a rate 20 to 50…
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Does the intensity of one's sex life influence the probability of getting cancer?
I've heard claims such as
People who have sex at least 2 times a week between the age of 20 and 30 are less likely to get cancer later.
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People who have too much sex are more likely to get cancer.
Are these based on scientific results?
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Does sodium bicarbonate reduce the risk of cancer?
I have heard that sodium bicarbonate reduces the risk of cancer and the risk of metastatic cancer.
In particular, an Italian doctor, Tullio Simoncini is promoting this type of therapy (YouTube link here).
Are there any scientific evidences for…
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Can orgasm help prevent breast cancer?
There are several claims that sexual orgasm is good for preventing breast cancer.
Example of claim for Women: Happy News Time Blog:
Able to reach orgasm is not just make a woman feel satisfied, but it also makes staying healthy breasts.[sic]…
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Are synthetically produced chemicals not found in nature more likely to be harmful than naturally occurring ones?
Since everything is made from chemicals the often made claim that we should avoid food that doesn't contain chemicals doesn't make any sense. But the underlying idea that synthetic chemicals are somehow particularly dangerous seems to persist and is…
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Do vaccines against childhood diseases leave the immune system less capable of fighting cancer?
I recently saw someone post this NSFW screenshot image about vaccines in a discussion about the COVID-19 outbreak. It is a screenshot from this NSFW 4chan thread.
The anonymous poster argues that childhood diseases prevent cancer:
The more the…
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Do US Pharma firms have an incentive to develop useless cancer drugs?
An economic analysis of cancer drug approvals in the USA was recently published.
Drug regulators’ acceptance of any statistically significant improvement shown in a single randomized trial and lofty drug prices has created a situation where it is…
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