Oct 30, 2009 0
breast cancer treatment breakthroughs
October is officially tagged “Breast Cancer Awareness Month”. Of recent, there have been a lot of medical breakthroughs in the detection and treatment of Breast Cancer. Scientists have identified more accurate tools for screening younger women who are more likely to get the most dangerous forms and new strategies have also been developed for the treatment of newly diagnosed pregnant women. Advanced research has led to the development of better, less toxic drugs to guard against recurrences. Read the rest of this entry »
Hélio de Carvalho knows all too well that breast cancer isn’t only a women’s illness.The Brazilian immigrant, 52, not only lived with the disease, but survived due to early detection.”I found it during a game with my ex-wife. I made her do self-exams and she told me I would have to do it too. That’s precisely when we noticed a lump on me. I thought it was nothing, but the doctor detected cancer,” Carvalho said. 
A series of studies have demonstrated that Chrysanthemum indicum possesses antimicrobial, antiinflammatory, immunomodulatory, and neuroprotective effects. Recently, much attention has been devoted to the anticancer activity of Chrysanthemum indicum, especially in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, its anticancer mechanism of action is still not clear and needs further investigation. 
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