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The disease caused by an uncontrolled division of abnormal cells in a part of the body or when describing a malignant growth or tumor resulting from the division of abnormal cells.

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Safety of using a luggage with the prop. 65 warning

I recently bought a luggage set from Nautica and it came with a "California 65 warning: This product contains chemicals known to the state of California to cause cancer and/or birth defects or other reproductive harm." Is it safe to use? I won't…
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Does oral consumption of animal cancer cells increase your chance of getting cancer?

I came across of this question when I was cooking a beef dish the other day. If the beef I used for cooking came from a cow that had cancer, and even worse, if part of the beef I used in a dish actually contained cancer cells, could consuming the…
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Have candles been linked to cancer?

I was told by a family member that burning candles can cause cancer. Is this true? I did not think they do, but I decided to search around a bit. And I found a lot of mixed information. I have found some articles about a scientific link, but I…
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Is this study linking RFR and Cancer valid?

Came across this study on sciencedaily.com that was a review of the results from a hundred other RFR studies and they determined that there is a definitive link between radio frequency radiation and cancer through the oxidative stress RFR places on…
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Is it possible to deliberately get cancer?

Is it possible to deliberately get cancer? Maybe injecting a malignant tumor? I'm asking this just out of curiosity.
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Does the Warburg effect have any relevance to the effective treatment of cancer with diet?

There's a book by Thomas Seyfried, a professor of biology, that claims cancer is a metabolic disease and that it can be treated with diet, specifically a ketogenic diet as aberrant mitchondria are said to be underlie cancer, and you can starve them…
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What does the drug manufacturer mean by "stopping blood vessels growing in the cancer"?

From the leaflet of a drug called Revlimid(R) (active ingredient: lenalidomide): How Revlimid works Revlimid works by affecting the body’s immune system and directly attacking the cancer. It works in a number of different ways: by stopping the…
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Is there a cancer treatment method that uses a poison and an antidote?

I am wondering if the following method (or similar variations) for treating cancer exists and if so if it works. The metod is to deliver an ”antidote” to all cells (or all cells of a specific type) in the body, via virus,liposomes or diffusion. Then…
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Cancer Drugs that Interfere with Glucose Uptake

I have been reading about certain compounds that inhibit tumor development by means of interfering with GLUT1 transporters. (Eg: https://www.caymanchem.com/pdfs/19900.pdf) I was wondering if there exists any medicine approved for human use that…
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How long does it take healthy/normal cells to turn into cancer?

Once cells (millions of them) start to change to cancerous cells. How long does it take for those cells to turn into cancerous cells? Example: cells start to turn today into cancer, when would these cells be declared cancerous and life threatening,…
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How long does it take for an illness from radiation to develop?

The Chernobyl nuclear accident happened in 1986 - 30 years ago. The consequences, as is very well known, were severe. I know people who lived just south of Chernobyl at the moment of the accident. Thanks to the winds, their cities were not as…
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Do turkey and chicken pastrami count as "processed meats" in terms of cancer risk (in light of the recent WHO publication)?

The World Health Organization (WHO) recently concluded that processed meats (including salami, pastrami, and hamburgers) cause cancer. Instead, it is recommended to consume poultry, fish and beans as alternatives. What I don't understand is where…
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Does having mucinious carcinoma in one tissue influence the risk of getting a mucinious carcinoma in an other tissue?

I just read the Cleveland Clinic's article about Mucinous carcinoma: Mucinous carcinoma is a rare type of cancer. It starts in the main cells of mucus, called mucin. Although this type of cancer can develop anywhere, it’s most common in your…
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Risk related to dust/particles floating around when scrubbing macadam?

I was walking with my daughter of 17 months old today on the sidewalk and I had to go through a work site where the workers were removing old macadam (tarmac?) on the road. Since they were going slow, I had to pass them but since one machine was…
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High skin melanoma incidence in Australia and New Zeland

Can somebody explain me if there is any known reason for the high prevalence of the skin melanoma in Queensland and Newzeland?
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