Amelia Page discovered she had aggressive stomach cancer in January Doctors gave the former teaching assistant, from Wales, months to live She is taking part in a trial of an aerosol spray released inside her stomach However, Ms Page is also having traditional chemotherapy at the same time The 30-year-old claims she is ‘not as riddled’ with the disease now By STEPHEN MATTHEWS HEALTH EDITOR FOR MAILONLINE A bride-to-be who as told she...
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Heartburn drugs linked to fatal heart and kidney disease, stomach cancer
Death risk increases the longer such drugs are used WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS Extended use of popular drugs to treat heartburn, ulcers and acid reflux has been associated with an increased risk of premature death. However, little has been known about the specific causes of death attributed to the drugs. Now, a study by researchers at Washington University School of...
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Pilot study identifies strain of bacteria as chief risk factor for stomach cancer
Researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center have found a specific strain of Helicobacter pylori strongly correlated with stomach cancer. The research, published in the journal PLOS ONE, could eventually be used to shape treatment and screening strategies for patients. Collaborating with researchers at Zhengzhou University, the Fred Hutch team ran tests on 49 patients’...
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Whole tomato extract may prevent, treat stomach cancer
Numerous studies have suggested that tomatoes have anti-cancer properties. A new study provides further evidence of this, after finding that whole tomato extract has the potential to treat and even prevent stomach cancer. Researchers have found that whole tomato extract has the potential to combat stomach cancer. Researchers from the United States and Italy...
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