When WE try to kill them with chemotherapy and radiation, it results in tough times for the patient. How much easier it would be if we could persuade them to commit suicide. Well, researchers have devised a protein "switch" that instructs cancer cells to produce their own anti-cancer medication.
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Being tall has been linked to a greater risk of 10 common cancers, and scientists can’t figure out why. They think it might be because tall people have more CELLS which can be invaded by the disease.
For every four inches above five feet in height, a person has a 16% increased risk of coming down with cancer. Statistics show that people in the tallest group, over 5 feet, 9inches, were 37% more likely to have developed a tumor than those in the shortest group, who were under 5 feet tall.
In BBC News, James Gallagher quotes researcher Jane Green as saying, "Obviously height itself cannot affect cancer, but it may be a marker for something else."
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Once cancer (from radiation or any other source) is diagnosed, it would be great if only we could convince cancer cells to kill themselves. This might actually happen in the near future (NOTE: Subscribers can still listen to this show): Researchers have developed a treatment for cancer using a method that causes cancer cells to self-destruct while sparing surrounding healthy cells.
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At last–Something other than bad news about cell phones: An "app" on your iphone can diagnose whether or not you have cancer and is 100% accurate! In Japan, where almost everyone owns a sophisticated phone, this could be a big relief for people who have been exposed to radiation from the power plant meltdown. And the Chinese may have found a medicine to cure this dread disease.
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