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Google Working on Cancer-Detecting Pill
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Google Working on Cancer-Detecting Pill

Google may have started as a search engine company, but the firm now finds itself involved in a wide array of emerging industries, from ‘smart’ glasses to self-driving cars. Now, the firm is headed in an even more radical direction: pills that can help in the detection of cancer. Google’s project, which remains in the […]

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Gut Bacteria Used to Detect Cancer Risk
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Gut Bacteria Used to Detect Cancer Risk

Researchers believe they have discovered a new way to identify who is most at-risk for developing colon cancer. The technique involves studying a patient’s gut micro biome — in essence, the bacteria located in their stomach and intestines. Recently, a research team from the University of Michigan collected stool samples from 30 healthy people, 30 […]

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Globe Facing “Tidal Wave” of Cancer Cases, World Health Organization Says
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Globe Facing “Tidal Wave” of Cancer Cases, World Health Organization Says

The World Health Organization (or WHO) is warning that the globe could be facing a “tidal wave” of cancer cases in the coming years. In fact, the group predicts that the number of cancer cases reported each year could rise to 24 million by 2035. WHO blames this rising cancer rate on a number of […]

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Cancer Pill Approved For Treatment of Intestinal Tumors
By Emily Lockhart Health Studies in the News

Cancer Pill Approved For Treatment of Intestinal Tumors

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a new cancer pill, Stivarga, from the drug manufacturer Bayer HealthCare. This particular prescription pill will be used in the treatment of gastrointestinal stromal tumors that cannot be surgically removed and won’t respond FDA-approved cancer drugs and treatments. Stivarga had already been approved in the treatment of […]

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Breath Analysis: A Low-Cost Cancer Screening Tool
By Emily Lockhart Health Studies in the News

Breath Analysis: A Low-Cost Cancer Screening Tool

Scientists seeking a non-invasive, low-cost, screening tool for colorectal cancer have discovered that breath analysis tests offer the potential of an accurate way to identify cancer tissue in colorectal cancer patients. The small Italian study tested the accuracy when 37 breath samples were collected from colorectal cancer patients as well as a control group of […]

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