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This Graph Tells You What’s Most Likely To Kill You, Based On Your Life

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Heres a super-interesting interactive graphic to satisfy your morbid curiosity.

It was compiled and craftedby Nathan Yau, a statistician from Flowing Data, who spent hours sifting through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Underlying Cause of Death databank.

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Specialized Eyeglasses Make Cancer Glow Blue for Surgeons

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A new prototype eyewear makes cancerous cells illuminate blue while looking through the lenses. The yet-unnamed device was developed by a team led by Samuel Achilefu of Washington University and was used on a human cancer patient for the first time just yesterday. 

Depending on the type and location of the cancer, surgery can be a common first course of action to remove the diseased cells from the body. The surgeon must be careful not to cut a Continue reading Specialized Eyeglasses Make Cancer Glow Blue for Surgeons

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Therapy Dogs Are Helping Kids With Cancer

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Humans have kept canine compadres for thousands, if not tens of thousands, of years, and Im sure I dont need to tell you why. Not only have they helped us out in a myriad of ways, gathering food, guarding us and carting us around, but their companionship is second to none. Needless to say: dogs are awesome, and here is yet another reason to praise our wonderful pooches. Putting evidence behind the claim, a new study is suggestingthat therapy dogs can improve the quality of li Continue reading Therapy Dogs Are Helping Kids With Cancer

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Scientists Discover A Novel Mechanism Of Action Of Cannabidiol Against Lung Cancer Cells

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In recent years, there has been a growing interest in the use of cannabinoids, such as THC and cannabidiol (CBD), as potential anticancer agents. They have yielded promising results in both in vitro (cells in a dish) and in vivo (animal) studies, demonstrating a plethora of antitumor effects such as promoting cell death and decreasing cell migration and invasion. While they may look great on pap Continue reading Scientists Discover A Novel Mechanism Of Action Of Cannabidiol Against Lung Cancer Cells

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Splenda Probably Doesn’t Cause Leukemia

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A team of researchers from the Ramazzini Institute claim that the sweetener sucralose, which is used in the popular brand Splenda, is linked to an increase in incidence of leukemia. Unfortunately, despite being reported in a few different <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-3491310/Could-art Continue reading Splenda Probably Doesn’t Cause Leukemia

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Spread Of Sexually Transmitted Cancer Found In Dogs Tracked Around The World

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Researchers have been able to track the globalspread of a rare transmissible cancer found in dogs, and transmittedbetween them sexually. The disease, known as canine transmissible venereal tumor (CTVT), forms tumors in the genitals of dogs, which manifest themselves in a cauliflower-like appearance. The new study has looked into how the cancer has spread to six continents, matching its movement around the world with the global migration of dogs.

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Several Cancers Caused By The Same Genetic Mutations

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Two new studies have revealed that mutations in one location can be responsible for several different, unrelated forms of cancer.

 

Cancer is not one disease. “Cancer,” when used ambiguously, refers to the 200 known types of cancer and their subtypes. Essentially every tissue in the human body has the potential of turning cancerous.

 

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Mutation Associated With Colorectal Cancer Found In 18th Century Mummy

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There are many theories regarding the prevalence of cancer in modern society. Lifestyle is known to have an impact on the chances of developing cancer, with obesity, physical inactivity, and smoking known as risk factors in developing colorectal cancer. Out of those who develop the disease, around half of the cases can be related to a mutation in a specific gene. Whether this mutation is influenced by these high-risk lifestyle choi Continue reading Mutation Associated With Colorectal Cancer Found In 18th Century Mummy

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These Four Things Could Cut U.S. Cancer Deaths In Half

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Cancer is complicated. There are over 200 known types, and some variants are more treatable than others. Although medical science has been making leaps and bounds in chemotherapy treatment, and there are huge associated <a href="h Continue reading These Four Things Could Cut U.S. Cancer Deaths In Half

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No, Being A Vegetarian Won’t Kill You

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Despite what various reaches of the Internet may have told you, vegetarianism wont kill you. Youd think that, considering there are hundreds of millions around the world, theyd have noticed this incredibly inconvenient biological side effect by now. But no: the media are now reporting that being a vegetarian changes your DNA, gives you <a h Continue reading No, Being A Vegetarian Won’t Kill You

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