Antioxidants May Help Kids with Leukemia
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Children being treated for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) seem more able to deal with their treatment if their levels of antioxidants don't drop too much, new study findings suggest.
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EDMONTON - Blood from umbilical cords of newborns can be used in place of bone marrow for some adults with leukemia, doctors say. Bone marrow transplants are used to restore the immune systems of leukemia patients after radiation and chemotherapy.
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Thousands of people taking vitamins could be at risk of premature death, according to research published today. A review of antioxidant vitamin supplements, such as Vitamin E
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Taking "nutritional doses" of antioxidants seems to reduce men's risk of cancer, according to the findings of a French study. This approach doesn't do much for women, however, probably because they eat more healthily than men to begin with.
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Pesticides and other pollutants in the environment may contribute to childhood leukaemia, say researchers.
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Umbilical cord blood, now used mostly to treat children with leukemia, could save thousands of adults with the disease each year who cannot find bone marrow donors, two large studies indicate.
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Diets packed with colorful fruits and vegetable may help fight prostate cancer. According to German and Dutch researchers, low doses of the antioxidants lycopene and vitamin E may slow the growth of tumors in ...
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Treatment with a derivative of vitamin A called retinoic acid may help to cut former smokers' risk of lung cancer.
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MONDAY, Dec. 27 (HealthDayNews) -- Kids undergoing chemotherapy for the most common form of childhood leukemia have significant reductions in their antioxidant and micronutrient levels, which could lead to bad side effects from the treatment.
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Kids undergoing chemotherapy for the most common form of childhood leukemia have significant reductions in their antioxidant and micronutrient levels, which could lead to bad side effects from the treatment.
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Pesticides or chemicals in the  environment may be behind the steady rise in cases of childhood  leukemia, which have increased five-fold since the early 1900s,  scientists said on Monday.
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A dose of vitamin C may give a quick boost to the poorer-than-average blood circulation seen in healthy young smokers, a Japanese study suggests.
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Stem cells from umbilical cord blood can save the lives of leukemia patients when compatible bone marrow donors aren&#39;t available, according to two major studies published today.
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Treatment with methylphenidate, better known as Ritalin, may reduce attentional and social problems in kids who've survived leukemia or brain tumors, according to researchers.
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NEW YORK  - Breast cancer patients who take  a multivitamin or extra vitamin E experience a smaller decrease  in important immune cells, a common side effect of  chemotherapy, new research suggests.
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Vitamin supplements may increase the chances of dying from cancer, a science review finds. And the studies, which compared the health of people who regularly took antioxidant pills with those who took dummy
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Children who live in close proximity to gas stations and auto body shops have a dramatically higher rate of leukemia, according to a new study.