Eating just HALF a serving of salmon every day can slash your risk of getting bowel cancer by around 50%, study claims

Eating 300IU of vitamin D a day may cut the risk of early-onset colon cancerThe finding could lead doctors to recommend vitamin D along with screeningsVitamin D rich foods include…

Continue ReadingEating just HALF a serving of salmon every day can slash your risk of getting bowel cancer by around 50%, study claims

Could snake venom treat cancer? Scientists claim the toxic substance can kill breast and colon tumours ‘really quickly’ but admit trials are still early

Team at the University of Northern Colorado are investigating snake venomThey are searching for cancer cures, as snake venom holds 100s of chemicalsPreliminary research shows potential to kill cancer cells…

Continue ReadingCould snake venom treat cancer? Scientists claim the toxic substance can kill breast and colon tumours ‘really quickly’ but admit trials are still early

Urine test that changes colour if it detects cancer could help diagnose the killer disease in the future, scientists say

The early-stages of the test was used on mice, half of which had colon cancerCancer was successfully detected because the urine turns bright blueParticles are injected into the body which…

Continue ReadingUrine test that changes colour if it detects cancer could help diagnose the killer disease in the future, scientists say

‘Trojan horse’ drug that tricks cancer cells into letting it inside ‘completely eliminates’ bone, pancreatic and colon forms of the disease in a trial

Approach binds chemo to fat, which tumours use as fuel to growThe fat gets taken up by malignant cells with the cancer-killing therapy in towOnce inside a tumour, the drug…

Continue Reading‘Trojan horse’ drug that tricks cancer cells into letting it inside ‘completely eliminates’ bone, pancreatic and colon forms of the disease in a trial