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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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Are all Oreo-cookie ingredients listed in accordance with EU ingredient labelling regulations?

I have read in several places about the claim that Oreo cookies may be using titanium dioxide in their preparation. This additive, although widely used, has been recently under the suspicion of provoking cancer (still low level of risk and not…
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Does eating organic food reduce your cancer risk?

CNN (and just about every other news source) report the results of a new study on the effects of eating organic food: You can protect yourself from cancer by eating organic, a new study suggests. Those who frequently eat organic foods lowered their…
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Are blue lights giving people cancer?

A recent article in Gizmodo reports: Researchers have linked the modern form of LED street lighting to higher rates of breast and prostate cancer, in a grim development that could have repercussions for everything we look at in today's backlit…
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Does female genital mutilation reduce the risk of a woman's partner getting HPV?

If you love your husband Get yourself circumcised Because the germs under your prepuce Can reach his mouth when he pleasures your clitoris And cause him oral cancer ... The culprit is Human Papilloma Virus Found in the prepuces of the…
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Does dichloroacetate cure cancer?

Possible Duplicate: Dichloroacetate (DCA) as a cure for cancer I saw this today: http://hubpages.com/hub/Scientists_cure_cancer__but_no_one_takes_notice Canadian researchers find a simple cure for cancer, but major pharmaceutical companies…
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Does limewater cure cancer?

In Macedonia, limewater (calcium hydroxide) is used as a folk remedy for cancer. The case was presented on television in Macedonia that patients with metastases were cured by drinking lime water and yoghurt each morning. Does limewater cure cancer?
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Does blowing on food cause stomach cancer?

I recently read a post saying that blowing on food is dangerous because it can cause "Stomach Cancer", and found on google some links like this one. I cannot find attendible references, and moreover I read that not blowing on food is part of…
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Does Artemisia annua kill 98% of cancer cells in 16 hours?

I found this piece of information repeated on many blogs: "healthy food house" Taking in consideration it is one of the deadliest diseases, scientists constantly try to find a cure and finally put and end to cancer. This herb is one of those…
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Is laetrile an efficient drug against cancer?

Recently, I encountered a person who asks for money donation. She suffers from non-Hodgkin lymphoma and claims that there is a very promising way to be cured - to use the drug named laetril (or laetrile), also known as vitamin B17. She claims that…
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Does the HPV cause cervical cancer?

I was watching this video featuring Robert Scott Bell. It is about the flu vaccine being ineffective, but he makes this quick statement about the human papillomavirus (HPV): If we can't vaccinate you for the flu how about we vaccinate you for the…
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Does the caramel colouring previously used in Coke and Pepsi in California cause Cancer?

California has recently made legislative changes that required Coke and Pepsi to affix cancer warning labels to their soda products. From the news story: A representative for Coca-Cola, Diana Garza-Ciarlante, said the company directed its caramel…
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Is GcMAF effective against Cancer and Autism?

There is a glycoprotein globulin made naturally in the human body called Gc protein-derived macrophage activating factor, or GcMAF for short. Recently, it's become one of those purported "miracle cures" for many things, most notably all forms of…
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Do married cancer patients have lower death rates than single cancer patients?

This article posted on a Russian news portal claims that American scientists have found a beneficial effect of marriage at treating cancer: Как сообщает Lifenews со ссылкой на The Washington Post, учёные Скарлет Лин Гомес из Института по…
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Does baby powder cause ovarian cancer?

There has been an article circulating on social media which says that a 1982 study implicates baby powder usage in ovarian cancer. As early as 1982, studies have shown a link between baby powder and ovarian cancer in women. Findings have shown…
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What is the *causal* link between smoking and lung cancer?

I have been discussing smoking with a fellow who states that for all the decades of study of the tobacco leaf, still nobody has managed to find what part of the process of smoking the tobacco leaf causes lung cancer. He pointed out that so far most…
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