Doctor's determine a way to reduce risks from ovarian cancer

B.C. study a ‘eureka moment’ in fight against ovarian cancer - The Globe and Mail
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Removing fallopian tubes as part of hysterectomies and tubal
litigations would “have an immediate impact on saving lives,” said
Dianne Miller, a gynecologic oncologist with the Ovarian Cancer Research
Program of the B.C. Cancer Agency.

That is because,
paradoxically, the most deadly form of ovarian cancer originates in the
fallopian tubes – where eggs travel from the ovaries to the womb – not
the ovaries per se, she said.

Vaccines to fight cancers in the works

Leukaemia vaccine being developed - Telegraph

British researchers have developed a treatment that can be used to stop the disease returning after chemotherapy or bone marrow transplant.

Eventually it is hoped the drug, which activates the body's own immune system against the leukaemia, could be used to treat other types of cancers.

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Small handheld device to detect cancers in urine or blood in a few years.

HealthZone.ca
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Now heading into the engineering stage, a BlackBerry-sized device should be available for doctors' use within two to three years and could be tuned to detect a broad range of cancers and infectious ailments, the researchers say.
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Inorganic phosphates - food additive - tied to lung cancer

Rodent of the week: Food additive tied to lung cancer | Booster Shots | Los Angeles Times