How Much Does Chemotherapy Improve Survival?
If you put together all of the new chemo drugs that had been approved over a dozen years, the average overall survival benefit is only 2.1 months.
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Does Amygdalin or Vitamin B-17 Work as an Alternative Cancer Cure?
The Mayo Clinic puts amygdalin to the test to see if it is an effective cancer treatment.
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Shark Cartilage Supplements Put to the Test to Cure Cancer
Shark cartilage supplements carry risks, but so do many cancer treatments. The question is, do they work?
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Should Women Get Mammograms Starting at Age 40?
Various health organizations offer clashing mammogram recommendations that range from annual mammograms starting at age 40 to eliminating routine mammograms altogether. Who should you trust?
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9 out of 10 Women Misinformed About Mammograms
Most women are just being told what to do, rather than being given the facts needed to make a fully informed decision.
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The Role of Burger Viruses in Cancer
Polyomaviruses discovered in meat can survive cooking and pasteurization.
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Antiperspirants and Breast Cancer
Shaving before applying underarm antiperspirants can increase aluminum absorption. Could this explain the greater number of tumors and the disproportionate incidence of breast cancer in the upper outer quadrant of the breast near the armpit?
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Donating Blood to Prevent Heart Disease?
An extraordinary thing happened when those at high risk for heart disease were randomized to give blood—and it had nothing to do with their heart.
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Is Canned Fruit as Healthy?
Perhaps dietary guidelines should stress fresh, frozen, and dried fruit—rather than canned.
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Vitamin C Supplements for Terminal Cancer Patients
If studies from the 1970s showed cancer patients treated with vitamin C lived 4 times longer and sometimes even 20 times longer, why isn’t it standard practice today?
