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.
Questions tagged [cancer]
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Was research by Nazi doctors use as a precursor for some cancer treatments?
I have been told that some experiments done by Nazi doctors became the precursor for some early work in radiotherapy and other cancer treatments.
Although, this may very easily be Nazi sympathizer propaganda. Maybe someone with actual knowledge of…
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Does grilled meat cause cancer?
On a business trip to China, I ate a lot of wonderful food. Towards the end of the second week, I was craving BBQ, a hamburger, anything... I asked our interpreter if there were any such places around (Shenzhen) that had this sort of food. She…
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Is the Newborn Vitamin K Injection Linked to Cancer or Leukemia?
Nearly every newborn in the USA is given the Vitamin K injection at birth or within a few days after. The shot is meant to help the infants quickly build the biochemical pathways that allow for quick blood clotting, because hemorrhage, in the brain…
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Is it harmful to eat microwave heated food on daily basis?
My physics teacher used to tell us stories about how food becomes dangerous because of distorted cells in microwaved materials, which in turn may cause cancer. But he wasn't very detailed about it, and I couldn't find any concrete research, just…
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Could some pacific fish (export, or migratory) be dangerous for those at-risk of certain cancers?
It seems plausible that increased radiation exposure could negatively impact the health of these populations.
cancer patients currently on a chemoradiation regime
cancer survivors who are at-risk from radiation exposure
those with cancer risk,…
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Is there is a significant association between (whole) milk consumption and cancer
I consume high quantities of whole milk (probably a third-gallon a day), and I'm concerned with the potentially negative cancer-causing effects of this consumption.
I found the following claims on this website:
Researchers are looking, not only…
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Is aspartame dangerous?
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Does the artificial sweetener aspartame cause cancer?
According to WhileScienceSleeps:
The methanol contained in the diet soda produced in many countries of
the world is dangerous. It comes from the artificial sweetener
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Does eating charred meat cause cancer?
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Does burning your food increase your risk of getting cancer?
I've been told that I shouldn't eat charred meat (and at least sweep the charring off of a barbequeued sausage), because it can cause cancer. I've had a look at…
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Is drinking a half-bottle of wine a night ‘as bad as three cigarettes’
A recent study on the cancer risks of drinking alcohol has been widely reported in news headlines. The Times headline is:
Half-bottle of wine a night ‘as bad as three cigarettes’
The BBC summarise slightly differently:
Drinking one 750ml bottle…
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"For generations it was considered improper to die of cancer"?
In On the Accuracy of Economic Observations (1963, 2e, p. 23), Oskar Morgenstern claims that
for generations it was considered improper to die of cancer, hence little mention of this disease.
I found this claim novel and surprising. Was this ever…
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Is the cause of stomach cancer known?
Several fact-sheets and web-sites claim the cause of stomach cancer is unknown:
Cleveland Clinic: Stomach Cancer - Cancer Institute Overview
The exact cause of stomach cancer is unknown,
University of Rochester Medical Center: Stomach…
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Does drinking black tea increase prostate cancer risk?
A Scottish study in 2012 claimed that heavy black tea drinkers are at higher risk for prostate cancer.
A new study from Scotland has found that men who are heavy tea drinkers may be at higher risk for prostate cancer. However, the researchers point…
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Are the location of brain-tumours linked to which ear you use a cell-phone with?
In the meta-analysis Cell phones and brain tumors: a review including the long-term epidemiologic data, they find that:
The results indicate that using a cell phone for > or = 10 years approximately doubles the risk of being diagnosed with a brain…
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Does mammography cause more cancer than it prevents?
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Is routine screening for breast cancer for asymptomatic women younger than 50 worthwhile?
Dr. Mercola seems pretty confident that mammography not only doesn't improve breast cancer outcomes, but likely causes more cancer than…
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What happenned at Ripon - Weston Elementary School
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Did the radio tower cause the cancer? - There is little evidence that radio towers in general cause cancer.
Tests reveal carcinogen (TCE) in tap water but carcinogen is 10x lower than the legal limit (0.56mg/l where legal limit is…
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