WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Common food additives known as phosphates may help lung cancer tumors grow faster, at least in mice, South Korean researchers reported on Monday.
Their tests in mice suggest the additives — found in many soft drinks, baked goods and processed meats and cheese — may also help tumors develop in the first place.
“Our study indicates that increased intake of inorganic phosphates strongly stimulates lung cancer development in mice,” Myung-Haing Cho of Seoul National University, who led the study, said in a statement.
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January 5th, 2009 | Posted in Lung Cancer, News | Tags: Food, fuel, Korean, Lung, Processed, Study, Tumors
Breast cancer research for cure, cause and prevention is an on-going struggle for scientists, for the benefit of humanity. Recent Dutch studies and analyses have shown that a young woman who receives radiation for cancer in one breast might develop cancer in the other breast, because of the same radiation. The risk of a woman developing breast cancer in her unaffected breast increases dramatically if said woman has a history of breast cancer in her family.
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January 4th, 2009 | Posted in Breast Cancer, News | Tags: breast, cancer, contralateral, Developing, Post-Op, Radiations, raise, risks, Tumors