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Cancer breakthroughs in June have stunned the medical world and cleared the way for development of drugs that halt cancerous growths in their tracks and prevent their spreading. The new science gives millions of people suffering from the disease hope and a new tool to fight for their lives. A summary of the new research from the University College London: Researchers say they’ve observed for the first time how cancer spreads throughout the body and metastasizes. Cancerous cells tend to follow healthy cells through the bloodstream. The infected cell sniffs out healthy cells by sensing the chemical makeup of its environment. The discovery means drugs that disrupt this interaction would essentially prevent  (the spread of cancer cells). It will take several years before scientists have a handle on a therapy based on the research. Breast Cancer Breakthrough Another major breakthrough brings hope to breast cancer patients. Researchers at the Duke Cancer Institute announced a drug already on the market in Europe, approved to treat osteoporosis, can also stop late-stage breast cancer. The drug bazedoxifene binds to the estrogen receptor and interferes with its activity and degrades the receptor to get rid of it. The drug affects cancerous cells dependent on estrogen and cells that have developed a resistance to the most frequently-used drugs designed to treat breast cancer. Click HERE to read...

Stanford Researchers Made Big Advancement Against Cancer

Colon cancer is the third leading cause of cancer death among men and women in the United States, but some colon cancers can be prevented with regular testing. March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, so there couldn’t be a better time to learn the facts about colon cancer and get tested. It could save your life. Did you know that the rate of colorectal cancer (commonly known as colon cancer) has been decreasing for most of the past two decades? One reason is because more people are getting screened for this disease, which is preventable, treatable and beatable. Colon cancer, which almost always starts with a polyp — a small growth on the lining of the colon or rectum — does not usually cause symptoms until it is in a more advanced stage. Colon cancer screening can find and remove these growths before they turn into cancer. But, many people are not getting the tests that could save their lives — perhaps because the procedure seems embarrassing. But colon cancer screening tests aren’t that bad. Two different types of screening tests are available — those that find cancer and polyps and those that mainly find cancer and are less likely to find polyps. Finding and removing polyps before they become cancerous stops colon cancer before it starts. Talk to your doctor about which test is right for you. Colonoscopy is often recommended because it looks at the entire colon, and because if a polyp is found, it can be removed during the procedure. Colonoscopy can be somewhat uncomfortable, but it is not painful. If you are 50 or older, the American Cancer Society recommends that you talk to your doctor about getting tested, even if you have no symptoms of the disease. And...