Blood Test for Lung Cancer in the Works
Title: Blood Test for Lung Cancer in the Works Category: Health News Created: 1/15/2010 10:51:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 1/15/2010 10:51:40 AM
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Blood Test for Lung Cancer in the Works
Acne Linked to Prostate Cancer?
Whilst doing some research I came across an interesting acne study carried out by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Medicine. It proposes that there could be a link between severe acne and prostate cancer in men.
The main reason the study was carried out was to investigate existing research that showed that the Propionibacterium acnes (P.Acnes) bacteria was present in one third of prostate tissue samples taken from men with prostate cancer.
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Research studies concerning resveratrol and prostate cancer have been promising. Researchers believe the results warrant future investigations concerning resveratrol prostate cancer prevention and treatment.
The antioxidant appears to inhibit the growth of cancerous cells, according to studies sponsored by the National Institute of Health in the United States. In later studies concerning resveratrol and prostate cancer, researchers included other phytochemicals, which are plant components with activity similar to, but different from, those of resveratrol.
Some phytochemicals inhibit the grown of cancerous cells while others cause them to commit suicide. Living cells are amazing things. You really wouldn’t believe everything that’s going on within them every minute of every day.
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