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Erosions or Ulcers of the Skin in Cats and Dogs

petmd — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 07:06:33 -0000

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Cancer Misdiagnosis | ClaimYourInjury.com

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Perhaps the only thing more frightening than a diagnosis of cancer is a diagnosis of cancer that is not correct.

Unfortunately many people receive false diagnoses of cancer and either undergo further and unnecessary diagnostic tests, or aggressive chemotherapy before the error is found. The emotional and physical impact of such an error can be catastrophic to a patient and his or her family.

Far more common, however, is the misdiagnosis of actual cancer. The emotional and physiological impact on a patient who finds out too late they have terminal cancer is equally catastrophic.

Most types of cancer are curable if diagnosed early. In fact, many can be diagnosed early because they produce signs and symptoms that are easily recognizable to most well trained physicians.

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Hair Loss in Cats | Pet MD

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10 RISK FACTORS FOR PROSTATE CANCER

danielmack6 — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 09:26:14 -0000

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PROSTATE CANCER DETECTION AND TREATMENT

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AROMATHERAPY AND ESSENTIAL OILS

odie — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 20:51:59 -0000

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Could a substance from the jasmine flower hold the key to an effective new therapy to treat cancer?

Prof. Eliezer Flescher of The Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University thinks so. He and his colleagues have developed an anti-cancer drug based on a decade of research into the commercial applications of the compound Jasmonate, a synthetic compound derived from the flower itself. Prof. Flescher began to research the compound about a decade ago, and with his recent development of the drug, his studies have now begun to bear meaningful fruit.

“Acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin) is based on a plant stress hormone,” says Prof. Flescher. “I asked myself, ‘Could there be other plant stress hormones that have clinical efficacy?’ While various studies have suggested that aspirin can prevent cancer, especially colon cancer, I realized that there could be a chance to find a potent plant hormone that could fight cancer even better. I pinpointed jasmonate.”

A Natural Leap to the Drugstore Shelf

Both blood cancers and solid tumors seem to be responsive to the jasmonate compound, known also as methyl jasmonate. Prof. Flescher refers to it as the “jasmonate scaffold,” a basis for developing a series of chemical derivatives. In terms of bioavailability and safety, early first-in-man studies have proven successful, and Prof. Flescher is hopeful that an anti-cancer drug based on jasmonate could be on the shelf in America within four years through the activity of Sepal-Pharma which licensed his research from Ramot, the technology transfer arm of Tel Aviv University.

Normally drug development takes much longer. “The jasmonate compound is used widely in agriculture and in cosmetics,” says Prof. Flescher. “Proven to be non-toxic, it has the same regulatory status as table salt. That and the fact we are working on a natural chemical gives us a good starting point for launching a new drug.”

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Cancer, Inflammation, and the Immune System: Jekyll and Hyde

odie — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 20:50:45 -0000

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By Benjamin V. Treadwell, Ph.D.

A healthy, potent immune system is important in disease prevention. We cannot survive without it, and its health is increasingly important as we age. Observers dating back to the ancient Greek physician Galen (A.D. 180), as well as the 19th century father of pathology, Virchow, noted the relationship between inflammation (presence of immune cells) and cancer. In other words, they saw that cancer cells and the surrounding tissues appeared inflamed and contained inflammatory cells. In the 20th Century scientists came to understand that immune cells are present in a cancerous area to do just what one would expect of them: kill cancer cells.

Cancer and Inflammation

Today, a new paradigm emerges: Inflammatory cells can also promote cancer in some tissues. Recent research demonstrates that immune cells can promote cancer growth rather than hinder it, at least in some instances. Inflammation associated with infection or other irritants is estimated to account for at least 15% of all cancers.

Don’t panic; this story is not as confusing as it appears thus far. First, a brief review of the immune system and its relevance to cancer growth.

The good Dr. Jekyll of the immune system protects our tissues from invasion by pathogenic foreign substances, such as viruses and bacteria, and also promotes wound healing. The immune system contains essentially two arms, the innate and the adaptive immune systems. The innate immune system is the first line of defense. It consists of specialized cells whose duty is to patrol our tissues. These cells have a superb ability to recognize an invader as foreign. The foreigner contains clothing (specific molecules on its surface) to alert the innate cell to their presence. Once this foreigner-recognition process starts, the first innate cell combatants release signal molecules (cytokines) to attract an army of bacteria- and virus-eating cells (scavenger macrophages, natural killer cells) to the invaded area. As battle rages, the cells of the innate immune system send an SOS, through the secretion of specialized signal molecules, to the second (adaptive) arm of the immune system. Once notified of the invading pathogens, the adaptive system activates its machinery to produce the big guns, such as antibodies that bind to and neutralize the foreign invaders. Working together, the two arms of the immune system normally succeed in eliminating the pathogens.

OK, that’s the bright side of the immune system. How does Mr. Hyde fit in?

While ridding the body of foreign invaders, the immune system requires new recruits to replace its dead soldiers, and it needs to synthesize new tissue damaged during battle. Numerous signal molecules are released by the immune cells, some to bring in new blood vessels, some to initiate new cellular growth, and still others to bring in the wrecking crew (proteases) to remove the battle-damaged tissues. Normally, swift action by the immune system eliminates the pathogen, the damaged tissue is repaired, and the infected area is essentially cured. However, persistent or chronic inflammation can lead to a more deadly disease, cancer.

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Green tea consumption and prostate cancer risk in Japanese men: a prospective study. | Asian Tea Information

bryonbrock — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 20:27:06 -0000

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The incidence of prostate cancer is much lower in Asian than Western populations. Given that environmental factors such as dietary habits may play a major role in the causation of prostate cancer and the high consumption of green tea in Asian populations, this low incidence may be partly due to the effects of green tea. The JPHC Study (Japan Public Health Center-based Prospective Study) was established in 1990 for cohort I and in 1993 for cohort II. The subjects were 49,920 men aged 40-69 years who completed a questionnaire that included their green tea consumption habit at baseline and were followed until the end of 2004. During this time, 404 men were newly diagnosed with prostate cancer, of whom 114 had advanced cases, 271 were localized, and 19 were of an undetermined stage. Green tea was not associated with localized prostate cancer. However, consumption was associated with a dose-dependent decrease in the risk of advanced prostate cancer. The multivariate relative risk was 0.52 (95% confidence interval: 0.28, 0.96) for men drinking 5 or more cups/day compared with less than 1 cup/day (p(trend) = 0.01). Green tea may be associated with a decreased risk of advanced prostate cancer.

Green Tea And Prostate Cancer

bryonbrock — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 23:13:02 -0000

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Prostate cancer is very scary thing and if you are a male over the age of 38 it should be on your radar. Prostate cancer is the most common form of non skin cancer in North America, it affects 1 in every 6 men. Age can be directly linked to the likelihood of being diagnosed with prostate cancer. Although only 1 in every 10,000 men under age of 40 will be diagnosed with prostate cancer, this rate rapidly rises to 1 in every 38 men for the ages of 40 to 59, and again 1 in every 15 for ages of 60 to 69. In fact, greater than 65% of all prostate cancer is diagnosed in men above the age of 65.

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Justgiving - Dwayne Kerr's Fundraising Page

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Justgiving - Dwayne Kerr's Fundraising Page

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Breast Cancer

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Justgiving - Dwayne Kerr's Fundraising Page

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