Questions tagged [cancer]
Blanket term for a class of diseases in which cells lose the function called apoptosis" and continue to grow uncontrolled. Can also refer to the study of this uncontrolled growth, as well as its invasion and/or destruction of other tissues which is known as metastasis. The term "cancer" covers hundreds of different conditions.
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Do mobile phones have anything to do with brain cancer?
Is there evidence for a correlation between the use of mobile phones and the occurence of brain cancer? If yes, is there also evidence for causality?
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Is routine screening for breast cancer for asymptomatic women worthwhile?
Relatively recently, the United States Preventive Services Task Force made a small change in what its recommendations for routine mammograms, suggesting that they should not be performed on asymptotic ...
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Does burning your food increase your risk of getting cancer?
About a year ago I heard that burning your food can lead to an increased risk of getting cancer. The explanation was that the burned portion of the food was carcinogenic. The Carbon that would be ...
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Does the artificial sweetener aspartame cause cancer?
I've often heard that the artificial sweetener aspartame causes cancer.
Is it true?
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Does screening for prostate cancer save lives?
The Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) Test is used by doctors in many regions of the world to test for prostate cancer and other prostate disorders.
Some people recommend its use for screening - i.e. ...
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Does regularly drinking from a plastic container cause cancer?
I drink water from my plastic cup regularly and a friend commented that it could cause cancer.
He also added that I should not heat food in plastic containers or wrappings in the microwave as that ...
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Does smoking cigarettes cause lung cancer?
My friend is a smoker. His dad is a doctor. Both claim there is no firm proof that cigarettes cause lung cancer. This article makes a similar claim -- in particular that smoking cigarettes is not ...
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Is this new study on cell phone / cancer connection legitimate?
Insanely related: Do mobile phones have anything to do with cancer?
I was just sent THIS article, which claims that a new study does show a link between brain cancer and cell phones:
This new study ...
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Dichloroacetate (DCA) as a cure for cancer
A while ago I read about a cheap and safe drug that kills most cancers. It was the already known compound dichloroacetate (DCA) and the discovery was widely reported in the media. The results at that ...
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Do aluminum-based antiperspirants cause cancer?
Some people claim that the aluminium in antiperspirants can cause cancer.
For example, Mercola.com:
Putting on antiperspirant is a routine part of most people's day, and you may not think much ...
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Do THC or other cannabis compounds cure/slow cancer?
I see this popping up on my Facebook feed quite a lot (to be fair, it's usually the same 3 people): Claims that evidence has shown that marijuana/cannabis/THC/other cannabinoids can have a positive ...
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Does eating meat increase your risk for cancer?
I just read an article in the german magazine "Der Spiegel" about a recent study claiming that 40% of all cancers are preventable. The article states specifically that one of the factors is the ...
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Does second hand smoke cause cancer?
Related: Does smoking cigarettes cause lung cancer?
A friend of mine related today, as shocked as I was to hear it, that he heard that every single study that had ever been conducted on second hand ...
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Can antioxidants prevent cancer?
Antioxidants are often touted as some kind of miracle cure for all kinds of illnesses. They are supposed to prevent damage caused by reactive oxygen species (ROS) to the cells by scavenging those ROS ...
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Can 'resonant frequencies' kill cancer cells?
According to some guy called Anthony Holland, you can kill cancer cells with resonant frequencies:
"Cancer Research", Novobiotronics;
"Shattering cancer with resonant frequencies: Anthony Holland at ...
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Does alcohol cause cancer?
The latest Cancer Council of Australia claims that alcohol "probably caused about 5.6 per cent of cancers in Australia" and that there is no safe amount of alcohol to consume.
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Is cancer linked to having an acidic body?
There a lot of differing views reports on pH levels and cancer. Some say that cancer only grows in acidic bodies. Some say that an alkaline body can prevent or cure cancer.
Many others disagree ...
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Does "dirty electricity" cause cancer?
Research by Magda Havas, Ph.D., of Trent University in Canada, and U.S. epidemiologist Samuel Milham, M.D., links something called “dirty electricity” with diabetes, malignant melanoma, and cancers of ...
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Does sodium bicarbonate reduce the risk of cancer?
I have heard that sodium bicarbonate reduces the risk of cancer and the risk of metastatic cancer.
In particular, an Italian doctor, Tullio Simoncini is promoting this type of therapy (YouTube link ...
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Are the methods and conclusions of the study "Clear connection between wireless devices and cancer, experts say" sound?
The article, no longer linked at Science Daily, by is summarized:
A metabolic imbalance caused by radiation from your wireless devices could be the link to a number of health risks, such as various ...
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Does eating charred meat cause cancer? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Does burning your food increase your risk of getting cancer?
I've been told that I shouldn't eat charred meat (and at least sweep the charring off of a barbequeued sausage), ...
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Has the cure to cancer been hidden by pharmaceutical companies?
I've heard a theory that given the widespread incidence of cancer, a cancer cure probably already exists but has been hidden by major pharmaceutical companies to maximise revenue from expensive cancer ...
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Is eating processed meat as bad as smoking for causing cancer?
I recently saw this posted on social media; it caused quite a stir, with over 200 comments from people debating the veracity of the claims.
“It’s funny how people get outraged at parents putting ...
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If smoking causes lung cancer, why has a decline in smoking not led to a decline in lung cancer?
According to the CDC, smoking prevalence among US adults (18+) has decreased quite a bit over the years:
1974: 37.1% of the population
1980: 33.2
1990: 25.5
2000: 23.3
2010: 19.3
According to cancer....
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Is cancer a man-made disease?
Not too long ago a story about a study examining mummies for the prevalence of cancer caused a flurry of articles in the media claiming that cancer is a man-made disease. The researchers claim that ...
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Can oral sex cause throat cancer?
(somebody had to ask this)
Micheal Douglas, who was diagnosed with throat cancer in 2010, said in a recent interview with the Guardian:
Asked whether he now regretted his years of smoking and ...
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Are cancer recovery rates the same as they were in 1920?
Related: Have any “cures” been invented since the 1950's or so?
I ran across the movie Cut Poison Burn, who's abstract is as follows:
Cut Poison Burn is a controversial, eye opening, and sometimes ...
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Does Burzynski have a miracle cancer cure being suppressed by the FDA?
I received this Mercola announcement for the movie, Burzynski about Stanislaw Burzynski's (allegedly) amazing cure for cancer, which uses antineoplastons.
The Mercola article claims some fairly hefty ...
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Do cellphone towers cause health issues?
Yesterday I got a request to install a cellphone tower on my building. The company is going to pay me fair amount but I heard that cell tower radiations cause some serious health issues.
Are they safe?...
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Are organic vegetables higher in carcinogens?
My common senses would have told me that organic vegetables are healthier and less harmful compared to vegetables treated with pesticides. A recent post on Quora made me think otherwise.
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Is Roundup weed killer carcinogenic?
Monsanto have been found liable for the terminal cancer of a former groundskeeper exposed to glyphosate and other chemicals in their Roundup herbicidal product.
On Friday, a California jury hit ...
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Does soursop cure cancer?
I was linked a website about the effect soursop has in fighting cancer. The website heavily implies that soursop is an effective cancer treatment similar to chemo.
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Chemotherapy is a widely ...
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Does radon gas significantly increase one's chances of getting lung cancer?
When I was buying a house, one of the environmental checks that had to be done was the level of radon buildup in the building. It turns out the house that I bought has just below the recommended safe ...
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Does taking a contraceptive pill increase your chance of getting cancer?
It is a common thing to hear among women discussing contraception, and in the press:
A 45 per cent increase in the disease was found among women who had been taking the second generation Pill for ...
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Can dogs detect human cancer?
I heard several times that dogs could detect cancer before it was detected by humans.
Can Dogs Smell Cancer?
There are many published studies that prove dogs can detect cancer through breath ...
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Are the majority of modern cancer drugs useless?
Cancer is one of those diseases that cause dread in its victims and their families. Though many are treatable or even curable, many others are not and there is great pressure on medics to offer any ...
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Is there an epidemic of cancer?
It is nearly 50 years since Rachel Carson's Silent Spring was published where she popularised a belief that we are all being poisoned by artificial chemicals.
For the first time in the history of ...
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Does sugar "feed" cancer?
I keep seeing this claim in alternative health circles that sugar feeds cancer and if you restrict carbohydrate from your diet, particularly refined sugar, you can prevent cancer or even "starve" ...
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Is bamboo charcoal safely edible?
Bamboo charcoal is made up of pieces of bamboo, which are taken from plants five years or older and burned inside an oven at temperatures over 1000°C.
Bamboo charcoal is well known about its high ...
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Do fish oil or omega-3 fatty acids increase the risk of cancer?
A retrospective study came out that found a correlation between increased blood levels of omega-3 fatty acids and increased incidence of prostate cancer.
The skeptical responses I've seen come from ...
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Is aspartame dangerous? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Does the artificial sweetener aspartame cause cancer?
According to WhileScienceSleeps:
The methanol contained in the diet soda produced in many countries of
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Does low-dose radiation from X-rays or CT scans cause cancer?
Some researchers claim that, despite wide belief, that exposure to Low-Dose Ionizing Radiation (LDIR) from computed tomography (CT) and X-ray medical imaging scans does not cause cancer.
Jeffrey ...
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