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Eating fruits and vegetables reduces carcinogenic effects of red and processed meats
Recent research led by Katerina Maximova, an adjunct professor in the University of Alberta s School of Public Health and member of the Cancer Research Institute of Northern Alberta, shows that low consumption of fruits and vegetables combined with a higher intake of processed meats is associated with greater incidence of cancer for Albertans.
Paul Veugelers, professor and co-author, said this evidence is established by the World Health Organization’s Global Burden of Disease project, as well as the International Agency for the Research of Cancer, which has identified 15 cancers with possible links to consumption of red and processed meat. These include colorectal, stomach, esophagus, kidney, liver and other cancers. For cancer prevention, it is recommended to limit the amount of red meat and to avoid processed meat altogether.
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Half of Canadians don’t even know what palliative care is, so why is it so important?
A researcher at the University of Alberta is helping to bridge a gap in Canadians’ knowledge about palliative care and how to plan ahead for it.
In a 2016 IPSOS public poll, half of Canadians surveyed said they were unfamiliar with the terms “palliative care” and “advance care planning.”
“As patients and families with serious illness needing care go, if only half of them even know the terms, they don’t know how to plan or what to expect for care,” said Konrad Fassbender, assistant professor in the Division of Palliative Care Medicine in the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry.
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Researcher identifies way to prevent breast cancer stem-like cells from evading therapy
New research at the University of Alberta has revealed a way to increase the sensitivity to immunotherapy of a rare type of cells within a tumour that are responsible for treatment resistance and breast cancer progression. The study, recently published in the journal Cancer Letters, could pave the way to better treatment outcomes for patients.
The researchers looked at how to use a type of cell called gamma delta T-cells more effectively in immunotherapy to target breast cancer stem-like cells. T-cell immunotherapy is a promising new field, with researchers around the world working to develop treatments that use a patient’s own immune system to fight diseases such as cancer. However, most immunotherapy of this type focuses on the more conventional alpha beta T-cells.