Cancer - December 2013 Archives

THIS WEEK'S TOP STORIES Meatless meals: The benefits of eating less meat You can eat healthfully without spending a lot. One way to achieve healthy savings is to serve meat less often. Managing fatigue with multiple sclerosis The fatigue that often accompanies MS can make it hard to do what you want to do. Use these ideas to help fight fatigue. EXPERT ANSWERS Whitening toothpaste: Does it whiten teeth? Find out how whitening toothpaste works and whether it's effective. When the heat is on, which oil should you use? Olive, canola or grapeseed? Which should you have on hand? HEALTHY RECIPES Spinach-stuffed sole Fava beans with garlic Cauliflower mashed 'potatoes' Cranberry spritzer HEALTH TIP OF THE WEEK Are your holidays a dietary free-for-all? The holidays aren't an excuse to abandon healthy habits. Some indulgence is OK, but too much may leave you feeling depressed and guilty. Plan ahead to manage temptation. Have a healthy snack before holiday parties so that you don't go overboard on sweets, cheese or drinks. And continue to get plenty of sleep and physical activity. Click here to get a free e-subscription to the Housecall newsletter.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyWh6Ud85EM A Phase I trial of endoxifen, an active metabolite of the cancer drug tamoxifen, indicates that the experimental drug is safe, with early ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEgx9BjZXuc&feature=youtu.be&hd=1 The methods used to anesthetize prostate cancer patients and control pain when their prostate glands are surgically removed for adenocarcinoma may affect their ...

THIS WEEK'S TOP STORIES Mediterranean diet: A heart-healthy eating plan This diet is a heart-healthy eating plan that emphasizes fruits, vegetables, whole grains, beans, nuts and seeds, and healthy fats. Exercise-induced asthma If you cough, wheeze or feel out of breath during or after exercise, it may be more than exertion causing your symptoms. EXPERT ANSWERS Asthma-friendly products: Do they help reduce symptoms? Evaluate the claims of asthma-friendly products before you spend your money. Cellphones and cancer: What's the risk? A Mayo Clinic specialist discusses this controversial topic HEALTHY RECIPES Rolled ham and Swiss omelet Breakfast burrito Banana-oatmeal hot cakes with spiced maple syrup Strawberry banana milkshake HEALTH TIP OF THE WEEK Perfect holiday? Forget about it! Adding extensive preparations, such as shopping, baking and entertaining, to your usual daily demands can take the joy out of the holidays. Instead, consider scaling back. Focus on the holiday traditions you enjoy most, and skip the rest. Accept imperfections in yourself and in others. Embrace the holiday season with peace and good cheer. Click here to get a free e-subscription to the Housecall newsletter.

Imetelstat, a novel telomerase inhibiting drug, has been found to induce morphologic, molecular and clinical remissions in some patients with myelofibrosis. Hematologist and lead author ...

Like a car with a front and back end, a steering mechanism and an engine to push it forward, cancer cells propel themselves through normal tissues and organs to spread cancer throughout the body. Researchers at Mayo Clinic in Florida, however, have managed to turn these cells into shapes like a round fried egg and an exaggerated starfish that sticks out in many directions — both of which are unable to move. In research is published in the December issue of Molecular and Cellular Biology, investigators reveal how interplay of molecules keeps cancer cells moving forward, and how disturbing the balance of these proteins pushes their shape to change, stopping them in their tracks. Lead investigator of the study and chair of the Department of Cancer Biology in Florida., Panos Anastasiadis, Ph.D., says,“We are starting to understand mechanistically how cancer cells move and migrate, which gives us opportunities to manipulate these cells, alter their shape, and stop their spread. It is the spread — the metastasis — of cancer that is largely responsible for the death of cancer patients, so stopping these cells from migrating could potentially provide a treatment that saves lives.” Click here for news release.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Like a car with a front and back end, a steering mechanism and an engine to push it forward, cancer cells propel ...