Stand Up To Cancer

A study from the Cancer Prevention Research journal reveals that the consumption of green vegetables like broccoli and brussels sprouts may block the growth of certain cancer cells. There is a substance produced when a person eats these vegetables and that substance destroys molecules that make the division of certain cancer cells possible.
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/health&id=7530277

A new tax raises tanning bed prices by 10% in an effort to raise awareness of the risks of exposure to UVA and UVB rays. New research finds that indoor tanning before the age of 35 increases melanoma risk by 75 percent. Similar to the tax on tobacco, the money raised will help fund the U.S. government's $940 billion health care overhaul. "If you get a basic skin cancer in your 20s or 30s, your chance of getting melanoma within the next 10 years are actually much higher," said dermatologist Dr. Ellen Marmur. "That's a very scary way to live your youth to be constantly worried about lethal skin cancer."
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/06/30/eveningnews/main6635131.shtml

Findings from a recent placebo-controlled research study suggest that the combination of isoflavones from soy-based foods and curcumin (found in the spice turmeric) may aid in prostate cancer prevention. Both have anti-inflammatory properties and have resulted in significant reduction of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) production by malignant cells, presumably through a reduction in prostate gland inflammation.
http://mensnewsdaily.com/2010/06/29/soy-curcumin-prostate-cancer-risk/

Researchers analyzed data from 424,500 adults in Asia, Australia and New Zealand, finding that those who were overweight had a significantly increased risk of dying from cancer than those of normal weight. The study which appears in The Lancet Oncology called for, "effective strategies to prevent the increasing proportions of overweight and obese people in Asian populations ... to reduce the burden of cancer that can be expected if the obesity epidemic continues."
http://www.businessweek.com/lifestyle/content/healthday/640656.html

A clinical trial at Johns Hopkins Medical Center is attempting to teach a patient's immune system to recognize and fight pancreatic cancer. "The idea is that, once the immune system now recognizes cancer cells as being foreign, they have potentially the ability to recognize cancer at any time point and kill them before they have the chance to spread," said Dr. Dan Laheru, SU2C scientist and Dream Team member. While the trial is in its early stages, Laheru hopes that the vaccine will become an effective tool in the treatment of pancreatic cancer.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/06/30/earlyshow/health/main6633634.shtml

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