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 rates so far are satisfactory. Read more

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 their disease. Read more

‘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, according to a study done at Standford University. Read more

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. Read more

‘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 healthy tissues, according to study results published in the Cancer Research. Read more

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. Read more

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. Read more

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