Lifestyle factors that would help reduce the risk of breast cancer recurrence

ESTIMATED MAYO CLINIC: I am a breast cancer survivor for two years. What factors I can change my lifestyle to actually prevent a recurrence? ANSWER from Dr. Sandhya Pruthi, Breast Diagnostic Clinic, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States: As a breast cancer survivor, you can take steps to help...

Green tea and cancer

Mayo Clinic led the first clinical studies on tea extract in cancer patients. According to studies, green tea extract appears to keep cancer at bay in patients with leukemia (CLL). A green tea extract appeared to show clinical activity with low toxicity in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)...

Fighting cancer with cancer

Fighting cancer with cancer Mayo Clinic is using promising for thyroid cancer gene According to a study by the Mayo Clinic, a mutant gene that was long considered accelerated tumor growth in patients with thyroid cancer actually inhibits the proliferation of malignant cells, which is very promising new...