Betel nut cancer link takes buzz out of Taiwan tradition
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KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan  - For centuries, hundreds of millions of people across Asia, from Pakistan to Palau, have chewed the spicy date-like fruit of the betel palm for a quick buzz.
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NEW YORK  - Although the potential connection between dietary fiber and colorectal cancer has long held an attraction for both medical researchers and the general public, investigators report that the results of a large new study do not support this link.
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Flaxseed slowed the growth of prostate tumors in men, while ginseng helped relieve the fatigue that cancer patients often feel, U.S. researchers reported on Saturday in two of the first scientifically rigorous looks at alternative medicine.
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Scientists identify a gene fault linked the development of lung cancers.
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China accounts for about half of the global annual death toll from stomach cancer due to the Chinese taste for pickled and smoked food and unabashed enthusiasm for smoking, the official Xinhua news agency said.
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Taiwan researchers said Thursday they have successfully tested 10 new sugar-fat compounds they believe will inhibit cancer growth while prolonging patients&#39; survival time with limited side effects.
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Drinking several cups of green tea every day may help keep prostate cancer from spreading, according to a study funded by the Japanese government.
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Thai researchers have urged people in Southeast Asia to stop eating raw freshwater fish because they risk becoming infected with a parasitic worm that may predispose them to developing liver cancer.
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A third of cancer patients are using complementary and alternative therapies, research suggests.
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LONDON - Plants used in traditional Thai and Chinese medicine appear to have cancer-fighting properties, according to a team of British scientists.
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The breast cancer rate is rising among women in Singapore and appears to be approaching that seen in Europe, researchers report. The introduction of a Westernized lifestyle and child-bearing pattern may underlie this trend, they suggest.
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Diabetes, or even high blood sugar levels that can lead to diabetes, appear to raise the risk of several major cancers, according to a large Korean study.
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For centuries, hundreds of  millions of people across Asia, from Pakistan to Palau, have  chewed the spicy date-like fruit of the betel palm for a quick  buzz.
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Peanuts are rich in cancer-preventing chemicals, researchers have found.
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Long-term insulin use by patients with type 2 diabetes is associated with an increased risk of colon cancer, according to research reported in the medical journal Gastroenterology.
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NEW YORK  - Abnormalities in "oral mucosal   light reflectance" are associated with an inherited form of   colon cancer called hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer   (HNPCC) and may represent a new tool for population screening,   investigators from Italy report.
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The herb St. John's Wort, used as an alternative therapy for mild depression, may hinder the effectiveness of a newer type of cancer drug, according to researchers.