Cancer Alternative Treatment - Gene Therapy for Cancer

At the forefront of medicine, Gene Therapy stands as the most promising cancer alternative treatment, bringing forth a new approach towards treating cancer. On October 2003, developed in the laboratories of SiBio GeneTech Co., Ltd. (Shenzhen, China), the world’s first Gene Therapy drug, “Gendicine”, was approved for clinical use by the State [...]

Henry Ford Hospital study has identified 231 new genes associated with head and neck cancer

Henry Ford Hospital study has identified 231 new genes associated with head and neck cancer, one of the most deadly cancers responsible for 2.1 percent of all cancer deaths in the United States.
Results from the study were presented Sunday, Oct. 4 at the American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery Foundation Annual [...]

Head & Neck Surgery Foundation Annual Meeting in San Diego

In a paper presented at the 2009 American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO in San Diego, researchers examined the effects of curcumin on head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) growths and found that Curcumin, the compound that gives curry powder its yellow/orange color, [...]

Study on cytotoxic effects in breast cancer cells can enhance chemotherapeutic effects

A study of the Department of Human Anatomy and Embryology, School of Medicine, Institute of Biopathology and Regenerative Medicine (IBIMER), University of Granada, together with the Department of Health Sciences, University of Jaén in Spain discovered that the cytotoxic effect of gef gene in breast cancer cells enhances the chemotherapeutic effect of doxorubicin.
The potential [...]

University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center’s findings

On October 9 2009, the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center’s findings were released. In recent research they found an increasing number or rare head and neck cancer cases were linked to HPV. This specific cancer is called nasopharyngeal cancer; in these cases the tumor grows in the space behind the nose and at [...]

Latest News on head neck cancer

In the UK an estimated 7,000 people are diagnosed with head and neck cancer. Of those 7,000 cases approximately 3,500 end in death. In the UK researches previously found a link that connected head and neck cancer with STI; HPV-16. Now, scientists have begun to analyze DNA from these types of cases in order [...]

Annual meeting of Irish Society for Gene & Cell Therapy

The Irish Society for Gene & Cell Therapy of Cancer held it annual meeting in Cork Ireland this year. In previous years the ISCGT has held it’s meetings in various places including, Mumbai India and Shijiazhuang China. Specialist and professionals from all over the world attended the conference. Details from this year’s conference have not [...]

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Channel 4 News: Richard gets a new lease on life with Gene Therapy

How a German-born businessman turned to China and a controversial gene treatment to tackle his cancer.
China offers the most revolutionary advanced treatment in the world for cancer patients: Richard Weissenborn’s story on Channel 4 News:
Watch the video and see for yourself.
Read more about what Gene Therapy for Cancer as a Cancer Alternative Treatment is here [...]