Cancer, Cancer Treatment

Researchers at McGill University, the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI MUHC) and the McGill University and Gnome Qubec Innovation Centre, along with colleagues at other Canadian and Belgian institutions, have discovered DNA variations in a gene that increases susceptibility to developing Crohn’s disease.

Their study was published in the January issue of the journal Nature Genetics .

The study was led by McGill PhD candidate Alexandra-Chlo Villani under the supervision of Dr. Denis Franchimont and Dr. Thomas Hudson. Dr. Franchimont, now with the Erasme Hospital in Brussels, Belgium, was a Canada Research Chair formerly affiliated with the Gastroenterology Dept. of the MUHC. Dr. Hudson, former Director of the McGill University and Gnome Qubec Innovation Centre, is now the President and Scientific Director of the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR), located in Toronto.

Hi,
I received this information in the mail and just wanted to share this with you all. I wish there was no such thing as cancer.

You Should Enjoy:

* Cruciferous vegetables: Cabbage family members, such as broccoli, cauliflower, brussels sprouts and kale, may lower the risk for colorectal and prostate cancer.

* Lycopene-bearing fruits and vegetables: Tomatoes and fruits with this antioxidant, including apricots, pink grapefruit and watermelon, may cut the risk for cancer of the lung, stomach and perhaps prostate.

Read the rest of this entry »