Sentences with phrase «against tumor growth»

As he pointed out in his groundbreaking book, What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Breast Cancer, unopposed estrogen can break down the body's natural defenses against tumor growth.

In his groundbreaking book, What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Breast Cancer, Dr. Lee cited research that showed how unopposed estrogen breaks down the body's natural defenses against tumor growth.

Some types of innate immune cells, such as natural killer cells, can actually protect against tumor growth.

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Goji's are reported to have anti-aging properties and show anti-tumor activities against various types of skin cancer cells by inhibiting tumor growth and inducing apoptosis.

Cancer: Flaxseed may protect against breast cancer, prostate cancer, and colon cancer by inhibiting tumor growth and blocking enzymes that are involved in the spread of tumor cells.

Dr. Joaquín Espinosa is enthusiastic about the results of his study, «The constant activation of the Interferon response could explain many aspects of Down syndrome, such as cognitive deficit, stunted growth, increased prevalence of autoimmune disorders, high risk of Alzheimer's disease, and protection against solid tumors.»

These lesions normally remain dormant, but a steady dose of cancer promoters in the diet may override natural defenses against the growth of tumors.

As proof - of - principle of the potential efficacy, Zhang's team grew human ovarian tumors in immunocompromised mice, then injected short - interfering RNAs to block the tumors» growth using RNA interference against FAL1.

«Vaccine directed against tumor blood vessels suppress tumor growth, metastasis.»

While much recent research has not been published in this area, there is actually a long history of studies that show: (1) there is a significant number of antigens shared between tumors and embryonic tissues (called «oncofetal antigens») and, consequently, antibodies made against tumors can also recognize embryonic tissues, and vice versa; (2) pregnancy confers some immunity against cancer (accompanied by antibody production against oncofetal antigens), not only against its occurrence but also against its growth; (3) similar to pregnancy, an immune response against cancer can be generated by vaccinating animals with embryonic tissues.

This is particularly important for vaccination against viruses and diseases such as cancer, in which T cells do not function strongly enough or fast enough to combat the growth of the virus or growth of the tumor cells.

A phase I trial of ramucirumab, a human monoclonal antibody against the vascular endothelial growth factor - 2 (VEGFR - 2) receptor, in children with refractory solid tumors, including CNS tumors (NCT02564198).

A phase I trial of ramucirumab, a human monoclonal antibody against the vascular endothelial growth factor - 2 (VEGFR - 2) receptor, in children with refractory solid tumors, including CNS tumors -LRB-

Due to their high content of sulfur compounds, onions help prevent prostate cancer, inhibit tumor growth, and protect against oxidative stress.

Lycopene, which is found in tomatoes, has actually been shown in some studies to reduce tumor growth, and can help protect against lung, stomach, colon, oral, breast AND cervical cancers!

The chronically stressed mice had decreased immune function and experienced tumor development significantly earlier than the non-stressed mice.16 Other mouse studies of ovarian cancer showed that chronic stress resulted in increased cancer growth as well as increased angiogenesis, the process with which cancer forms new blood vessels to feed itself nutrients for growth and metastases.17 Chronic stress has also been shown to decrease our body's ability to mount an attack against foreign invaders, including viruses.18 As we know that several viruses can cause cancer (HPV and cervical cancer, and EBV and nasopharyngeal cancer), we can extrapolate that any decrease in immune function could increase cancer risk.

But against stomach cancer, they completely eliminated tumor cell growth.

The powerful antioxidants in strawberries may work against free radicals, inhibiting tumor growth and decreasing inflammation in the body.

They also act aggressively against cancer by preventing cancer cell proliferation, inducing apoptosis — or cancer cell «suicide» — and inhibiting the formation of new blood vessels that nourish tumor growth.

Anthocyanin gives strawberries their red color and works together with other flavonoids protect against cancer and tumor growth.

Anthocyanin gives the berries their red color and helps eliminate free radicals, protecting against cancer and tumor growth.

T α 1 itself has been shown to exhibit antibacterial and antifungal properties, suppress tumor growth, increase vaccine effectiveness, and protect against oxidative damage.

According to Lise Alschuler, author of the Definitive Guide To Cancer: An Integrative Approach to Prevention, Treatment, and Healing, studies on flax lignans demonstrate safety and efficacy in their use against breast cancer, «inhibiting the growth of human estrogen - dependent breast cancer cells in mice and strengthening the tumor - inhibitory effect of tamoxifen».

In fact, they stressed the fact of quercetin's effectiveness as a single agent against pancreatic cancer tumors, declaring: «Quercetin alone inhibited tumor growth to such an extent that it could not be further enhanced by the addition of gemcitabine.»

On their own, the sweet strawberries in this smoothie contain the antioxidant anthocyanin, which protects against cancer and tumor growth.

The use of targeting antibodies against vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), a protein that promotes tumor growth and spread, plus chemotherapy has prolonged disease free survival in several different tumor types in man.