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Category: Cancer
Do ACE Inhibitors Cause Lung Cancer?
Researchers say ACE inhibitors can increase your lung cancer risk, but other experts say the benefits outweigh the risks. Dr. Syed Jafri, an oncologist with McGovern Medical School at UTHealth/UT Physicians and Memorial Hermann Hospital in Texas, shared his thoughts about lung cancer and ACE inhibitors for my latest Healthline article.
Read MoreLowering pH inside cells may put the brakes on cancer growth
A new study focusing on the environment inside cancer cells may lead to new targeted treatment strategies. Moffitt Cancer Center researchers, in collaboration with colleagues from the University of Maryland and the Institute for Research in Biomedicine Barcelona, suggests that lowering the pH inside cancer cells to make it more acidic can slow down the growth and spread of the disease, and possibly provide new options for treatment. Their results were published in Nature Communications.
Read MoreNovel blood test predicts kidney cancer risk and survival five years prior to diagnosis
A critical biomarker of kidney disease may help predict clear cell kidney cancer – the most common form of kidney cancer – years before clinical diagnosis.
Read MoreRisk of later death after donor blood, marrow transplant in childhood
Patients who had donor blood or marrow transplants during childhood continue to be at increased risk of premature death even years after the procedure compared with the general population, although the rate of later death among these transplant patients has decreased over the last three decades.
Read MoreTesticular cancer study reveals highest risk symptoms to aid diagnosis
Testicular cancer is on the rise in the UK, with well over 2,000 new cases each year. The number of cases has increased by 27% since the late 1990s, and is expected to grow by 12% over the next two decades.
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