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Chinese Medicine News reports on evidence-based research on traditional Chinese medicine and acupuncture. CM NEWS is unique because, unlike most other TCM blogs/sites, it isn't linked with any product sales or promotion. This makes CM NEWS stands out
Recent Posts Tagged With 'Cancer'
Lingzhi body, not just spores, also ups immunity
CM NEWS - Numerous lingzhi (靈芝, Ganoderma lucidum) products on the market advertise their immunostimulatory efficacy by how “cracked” the lingzhi spores are. But are cracked spores rea...
Cancer-kiling viruses offers new hope
Ohio State University Medical Centre release – Viruses genetically designed to kill cancer cells offer a promising strategy for treating incurable brain tumours such as glioblastoma, but the body...
Acupuncture safe for kids: review
Acupuncture reduces pain in head and neck cancer patients
CM NEWS - Acupuncture has been found to significantly reduce pain dysfunction, and dry mouth in head and neck cancer patients after neck dissection. The study was led by David Pfister, MD, Chief of th...
‘Happy tree’ yields a cancer-fighting drug
Vancouver Sun - B.C. cancer patients who don’t get better on standard treatment will be offered a locally developed experimental drug using a nanotechnology smart bomb type of treatment derived ...
Broccoli sprouts cut bladder cancer risk by half
CM NEWS, American Association for Cancer Research release – A concentrated extract of freeze dried broccoli sprouts cut development of bladder tumours in an animal model by more than half, according...
Germans search for new anti-cancer drugs from TCM
CM NEWS - A group of German scientists launched a systematic compound search in 76 Chinese medicinal plants that are believed to be effective against malignant tumours and other growths. The success r...
Writing ‘deepest thoughts’ improves quality of life of cancer patients
Georgetown University Medical Centre release - Expressive writing — writing about one’s deepest thoughts and feelings — may help change the way cancer patients think and feel about thei...
‘Fundamental’ herb reverses drug resistance of cancer cells
CM NEWS - One of the 50 fundamental traditional Chinese medicinal herbs, Wu wei zi (五味子), contains substances that could “remarkably” reverse multidrug resistance of cancer cells, ac...
Blood test detects ovarian cancer early
Reuters - Researchers have developed what they believe is the first blood test that accurately detects ovarian cancer at an early stage.“The ability to recognize almost 100% of new tumours will ...
‘Engineered’ virus slows stubborn cancers
CM NEWS – A lab-engineered virus has been proved to slow the growth of two particularly stubborn solid tumour cancers – neuroblastoma and peripheral nerve sheath tumours – without harming health...
New anti-cancer drug maybe from sea algae
CM NEWS, UCSD release - A team of researchers has identified a potent new anti-cancer drug isolated from a toxic blue-green algae found in the South Pacific. The properties of somocystinamide A (ScA) ...
Indian herb prevents cancer progress
CM NEWS - An Indian medicinal plant Acanthus ilicifolius shows encouraging results in preventing liver cancer cells from progressing, dubbed chemoprevention, according to a study. What is chemoprevent...
Herbal sex remedy linked to cancer
Reuters, CanWest - Two men seeking to boost sexual performance and grow bigger muscles instead ended up with advanced prostate cancer after taking “herbal” supplements, US doctors said. Th...
Corn fungus may fight childhood cancer
CM NEWS - German researchers have successfully isolated a toxin from a common corn fungus which could bring hope in treating neuroblastoma, a tumour of the nervous system in children. What is neurobla...
Ginger inhibits overian cancer cell growth
CM NEWS - Ginger inhibits growth and modulates secretion of angiogenic factors in ovarian cancer cells, according to a recent study published in the BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine. Ginger...
Plant substance triggers cancer cell death, keeps healthy ones intact
CM NEWS - A substance of popular Chinese herb huang qin (Scutellaria radix, 黃芩) triggers the death process in tumour cells, while it has virtually no effect on healthy cells, according to a new di...
Immune system ‘trainable’, door opens for cancer vaccine: study
Mayo Clinic release - An international team of researchers led by Mayo Clinic have designed a technique that uses the body’s own cells and a virus to destroy cancer cells that spread from primar...
Lingzhi can fight prostate cancer
CM NEWS, AFP - Israeli scientists claim that a wild mushroom, used in traditional Chinese medicine for a century, could treat prostate cancer, the University of Haifa said. Researchers at the universi...
Thai plant can prevent breast cancer, better than soy
CM NEWS - A phytoestrogen-rich Thai plant is an effective preventative agent against breast cancer, a new study concludes. Pueraria mirifica (ye ge, ye ge gen, 野葛 in Chinese medicine) has the pote...
Low fat diet may cut ovarian cancer by 40%: study
A low-fat diet was one in which fat accounted for only 20% of calories, replacing calories from fat with calories from vegetables, fruits and grains.Scientists discovered that those women who ha...
Soil bacteria may hold secret to bone cancer treatment
A patient of bone cancer gets help from a tailor-made treatment combining soil bacteria and conventional drugs. addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fchinesemedicinenews.com%2F2007%2F10%2F12%2Fs...
MRI picks up breast cancer earlier
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Yoga, exercise help breast cancer women feel good
American Society of Clinical Oncology release - Two studies report that exercise and yoga can help maintain and in some cases improve quality of life in women with early-stage breast cancer. The first...
American ginseng may reduce cancer-related fatigue
CM NEWS - American ginseng, a traditional medicinal herb long used as a tonic and a booster to the immune system, has been proven to improve fatigue in cancer patients, a pilot ginseng study finds. Th...
70% breast cancer patients use alternative medicine
CM NEWS - Younger women with higher anxiety level about cancer are more likely to try complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), a study says. Findings say about 70% of breast cancer patients or su...
How does ginseng kill cancer cells?
CM NEWS - Ginseng, a herbal medicine used extensively for centuries in oriental medicine including Chinese, Korean and Japanese as a general tonic to promote longevity can be effective in combating ca...
Ginseng, flaxseed may fight cancer, but shark cartilage worthless, studies say
AP - The first scientific tests of some popular alternative medicine products hint that American ginseng might lessen cancer fatigue and that flaxseed might slow the growth of prostate tumours.But a b...
Green tea protects against gallbladder cancer, bile stones
CM POST - Tea consumption might have been linked to reduced risks of gallbladder cancers and bile stones, although the mechanism is yet to be determined, a large study says. In another post, green tea...
Diuretic Chinese medicine found to limit tumour growth
CM POST - A centuries-old traditional Chinese medicine used commonly as a diuretic and fever fighting drug has been newly discovered as being able to inhibit tumour growth in mice with cervical cance...