Sentences with phrase «prevent other cancers»

It rebalances acid / alkaline in the system and may help prevent other cancers by inducing apoptosis in human skin, thyroid, gastric, liver, colon, cervical and prostate cancer cells.

Although most studies on the tomatoes» anticancer effects focused on prostate cancer prevention, it appears likely that tomatoes could play a role in preventing other cancers.

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The Food and Drug Administration is deliberately preventing the public from getting natural cures for cancer and other diseases because of pressure from drug companies.

What they are not considering is that these are young people and while some may hold tight to the chasti.ty issue, you can't expect all to but it goes beyond that, this school is failing to take in to consideration the basic health issues here... why would they not want a female to take the pill to potentially prevent cancer or help with numerous other issues?

Cauliflower and other cruciferous vegetables, such as broccoli, cabbage, and kale, contain compounds that may help prevent cancer.

They contain more antioxidants than most other fruits or vegetables and may help prevent damage caused by cancer, heart disease, and Alzheimer's.

Phytic acid's chelating effect may serve to prevent, inhibit, or even cure some cancers by depriving those cells of the minerals (especially iron) they need to reproduce.17 The deprivation of essential minerals like iron would, much like other broad treatments for cancer, also have negative effects on non-cancerous cells.

Apparently broccoli contains potent nutrients which have the ability to switch «on» genes that prevent cancer development, and switch «off» other ones that help it spread.

Studies have shown that these cancer - fighting compounds and enzymes found in broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables may actually prevent the relapse of certain cancers by killing cancer stem cells.

Ketones help you burn fat for energy, powerfully reduce inflammation and show promise in preventing and eradicating diabetes, cancer, autoimmune and neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, and many, many other health concerns.

Dietary fiber does more than contribute to what we delicately refer to as «regularity» — it also aids in digestion and can play a role in preventing heart disease and colon cancer, among other conditions.

Eating Well also cites Asparagus as one of a few vegetables that may help prevent certain forms of cancer, saying asparagus «is a particularly rich source of glutathione, a detoxifying compound that helps break down carcinogens and other harmful compounds like free radicals».

On the other hand sunflower seeds are a good source of selenium which apart from being great at preventing cancer is also amazing for strong nails, luscious hair and glowing skin!

One cup of chopped kale contains as much as 9 % of an adult's daily calcium requirement (protecting you from bone loss and osteoporosis) and helping your metabolism); 206 % of your vitamin A requirement (good for vision and skin as well as helping to prevent lung and mouth cancers); 134 % of your vitamin C requirement (supporting the immune system) and a whopping 684 % of cancer fighting vitamin K. Vitamin K is also necessary for a wide variety of other bodily functions, including normal blood clotting, antioxidant activity, and bone health.

Other fish oil benefits that may have made it popular include claims to help ADHD, asthma, arthritis, abnormal heart rhythms, and that it may help prevent some types of cancer.

But a new survey by the American Academy of Dermatology (Academy) found these three cities outshine other U.S. cities in heeding dermatologists» advice on preventing and detecting skin cancer.

Who cares what others think if BF sets up the healthiest start for the baby and helps prevent cancer for mom!

Other uses include stimulating the immune system, preventing tissue damage related to aging, promoting healthy intestinal bacteria, preventing cancer, and regulating the way the body processes iron.

Oneida County Youth Bureau Director Kevin Green has recognized youth volunteers from The Center for Family Life and Recovery, Cornell Cooperative Extension, The Neighborhood Center, Thea Bowman House, John Bosco House, Utica Safe Schools / Underground Café and Dodge Pratt Northam Art Community all performed community service that included assisting in a bicycle giveaway for Utica children, making Christmas cards to send to veterans and service members, soliciting donations, collecting money and walking in Utica's version of America's Greatest Heart Run and Walk, the Walk to end Alzheimer's, Out of the Darkness Walk to Prevent Suicide, Making Strides to end Breast Cancer Walk, cleaning senior citizen's yards, preparing food and serving meals at local food pantries, youth mentoring and tutoring and other community activities.

Peter McDevitt of Glens Falls, who lost his wife, Carol, to brain cancer 12 years ago, is hoping the study will identify something that will prevent others in this community from getting that awful diagnosis.

January is Cervical Health Awareness Month HPV Vaccine Prevents Cancer Unlike many other cancers, cervical cancer is prevenCancer Unlike many other cancers, cervical cancer is prevencancer is preventable.

The test aims to detect and prevent the progression of HPV - induced cervical cancer and other abnormalities in the female genital tract by sampling cells from the outer opening of the cervix of the uterus and the endocervix.

«We are looking for novel ways of preventing cancer cells of the primary tumor from spreading to other parts of the body.

«The possibility of preventing or slowing down the spread of cancer cells via the lymphatic system is an attractive one, as it could reduce the risk of metastasis to other organs.»

Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center scientists first used cyclophosphamide to prevent severe graft - versus - host disease (GVHD) after bone marrow transplant involving haploidentical or «half - matched» transplants, a treatment first used in 2000 at the Cancer Center to treat leukemias and other blood cancers.

The bookended pre - and post-transplant treatments, which have been tested separately in other studies, already had promising track records in controlling cancer and preventing severe GVHD.

Elias Zerhouni, the director of NIH, which was funding the suspended trial as well as dozens of others aiming to prevent cancer or Alzheimer's disease with Celebrex, said in a press conference that he has ordered a review of all NIH - funded studies of COX - 2 inhibitors.

The report confirmed the importance of calcium and vitamin D in maintaining bone health, but said other claims, such as those suggesting massive doses of vitamin D can prevent cancer, cardiovascular disease and diabetes, remain unproven.

As a result, these blood vessels will be structured more tightly, which can prevent cancer cells from spreading to other organs.

Although use of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, which helps prevent against cervical and other cancers, has increased in the past 5 years, HPV vaccination remains low with only 37.6 % of adolescent girls and 13.9 % of adolescent boys receiving vaccination.

It implies that an EBV vaccine, if it were ever developed, could prevent not just kissing disease, but many other disorders, similar to the way the human papillomavirus vaccine reduces cervical cancer risk.

Interferon - inducible protein 6 - 16 (IFI 6 - 16), a protein not previously known to be associated with other misfolding diseases but that was uniquely found misfolded in the urine of women with preeclampsia, is known to help prevent cell death and, in breast cancer cells, is responsible for resistance to treatment.

Vitamin D has been shown to boost bone health and it may play a role in preventing diabetes, cancer, cardiovascular disease and other illnesses.

However, this security system is so effective at protecting the brain that it prevents many life - saving drugs — all but some small molecules — from being able to treat cancer and other diseases of the brain.

«Part of what is most fascinating about this study is that the association between fruit and vegetables and mortality is greater than one would expect only on the basis of the relationships we find with cardiovascular disease and cancer, so it is conceivable that fruit and vegetables are beneficial in preventing other diseases and causes of death as well,» Aune said.

This shows promise for breast cancer patients as diagnosing and treating the breast cancer at early stages means there is a greater chance of preventing cancer cells spreading to other tissues, such as the lungs, brain and bone.

Abatacept, when added to the standard drug regimen used to prevent GvHD, reduced the occurrence of acute, grade III - IV GvHD from 32 to 3 percent in pediatric and adult patients who underwent mismatched unrelated donor stem cell transplants to treat advanced cancer and other blood disorders.

The authors state, «our findings support benefits of increased fruit and vegetable consumption for preventing long - term weight gain and provide further food - specific guidance for the prevention of obesity, a primary risk factor for type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, cancers, and many other health conditions.»

Provenge, and other immunologically based treatments under development do not prevent disease the way the HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccine staves off cervical cancer by using a weakened or dead virus.

The toxicity of chokeberry extract on normal blood vessel lining cells was tested and found to have no effects up to the highest levels used (50 ug / ml), suggesting that the cell death effect is happening in a way other than through preventing new blood vessel formation (anti-angiogenesis), a process that is important in cancer cell growth.

The UAB researchers are currently interested in collaborating with other laboratories and obtaining funding to continue the studies of Ppm1f associated with other disorders such as cardiovascular diseases and cancer in order to verify whether their results are comparable in other diseases and potentially prevent them.

Researchers are studying how NK cells recognize cancer cells as abnormal and how other cells, known as regulatory T cells, can command NK cells to hold their fire, in order to prevent them from attacking the body's own tissues.

Preventing cancer is as important as treating it, she said, adding, «We hope that this paper makes a splash with other physicians so they can get alcohol prevention on their radar, too.»

Stopping the spread The advent of the HPV vaccine, originally developed to prevent cervical cancer, offers some promise for stemming the spread of other HPV - related cancers in the future.

Alternatively, it may be that PKD patients, who are frequently aware that they have a progressive medical condition and who therefore typically receive close medical care for many years or decades, engage in other healthy behaviors that prevent cancer.

The results of this original study are highly relevant to other human diseases that dependent on genome instability, such as fungal infection or cancer, and open new venues for anti-leishmanial drug discovery using host - directed strategies that target the parasite's metabolic dependence on the host cell, thus preventing the adaptive evolution of drug resistant parasites.

Blocking a protein found on the surface of ovarian cancer cells could prevent or reduce the spread of the disease to other organs, according to new research at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

This new combination approach prevents cancer cells from changing their diet (metabolically inflexible), and effectively starves them, by preventing them from using any other available types of bio-fuels.

Drs. Rajkumar and Kantarjian say other reasons for the high cost of cancer drugs include legislation that prevents Medicare from being able to negotiate drug prices and a lack of value - based pricing, which ties the cost of a drug to its relative effectiveness compared to other drugs.

Breast cancer cells lacking ROBO1 were more invasive, suggesting that the upregulation of ROBO1 in stiff environments may prevent cells from metastasizing to other tissues.