Chemotherapy can 'encourage cancer growth'

Chemotherapy can backfire by encouraging healthy body cells around the tumour to produce a protein that helps the cancer to resist treatment, research has shown.The surprise discovery suggests that some forms of cancer treatment can actually make the disease tougher to tackle.Almost all solid tumour cancers, such asthose affecting the breast, prostate, lung and bowel, ultimately stop responding to...

Chemotherapy Boosts Tumor Growth In Some Cancers: STUDY

Chemotherapy treatment for certain types of cancer might actually make tumors grow, a study revealed on Sunday.Scientists in the U.S. who found the "completely unexpected" finding are saying that the treatment triggers the healthy body cells near the tumor to produce a protein that helps the disease resist the treatment,Create a personal senior housing list with our search. Search Nursing Homes to...

Chemotherapy can inadvertently trigger cancer resistance

Scientists may have a better understanding as to why some people become resistant to chemotherapy treatment, the BBC News reported., researchers found the therapy can cause healthy wound-healing cells around tumors to “go rogue” and produce a protein that helps the cancer to resist the chemo.Adapting to this effect could help a large number of patients, the BBC News said. For about 90 percent of patients...

Honey May Ease Nighttime Coughing In Kids

(Reuters Health) - A spoonful of honey before bed may help little kids with a cough - and their parents - sleep through the night, a new study suggests.Parents also reported that after giving honey to kids, their coughing was less frequent and less severe.Create a personal senior housing list with our search. Search Nursing Homes to find U.S. News-rated facilities. For other types of senior housing,...

Why Women Live Longer Than Men

Women outlive men by about five to six years but why? By age 85 there are roughly six women to every four men and by age 100 the ratio is more than two to one.Now scientists think they may have found the answer in the aptly named "Mother's Curse".Create a personal senior housing list with our search. Search Nursing Homes to find U.S. News-rated facilities. For other types of senior housing, you can...