A large scale clinical trial performed at the institute for research in immunology and cancer located in Montreol, Canada, has acheive improved results at treating Cancer patients with Ribavirin – a common anti-viral drug. The new treatment can be useful in 30% of Cancer diseases include the most common ones.

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This week, for the first time, the ‘Cyberknife’ will be used for cancer treatment in the UK. This machine follows the patients’ breathing movement and therefor can target the tumor with much more accuracy than usual.

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Jessica Keenan, a 34 years women who is fighting a stage 4 breast cancer, wished to get married. The Dream Foundation, which helps terminally ill adults with their last wishes, got a request from Jessica and decided to grant her wish.

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A new gene (Metadherin) discovered by researchers as related to the spread of breast cancer and to the drugs and treatments resistance of cancer cells can lead to a new drug against Metadherin which can reduce breast cancer appearances.

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Grape seeds extract found to assist leukemia cells to destroy themselves while leaving the healthy cells unharmed. This research was taking place at the University of Kentucky in Philadelphia. During the research, 76% of leukemia cells, which were exposed to the Grape extract died during a 24 hours period.

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