GL 26 032032 A0A0 healthGLOBE report WONDER DRUG BEATS DEADLY SKIN CANCER! A GROUNDBREAKING new drug promises to boost the survival rate of victims of the deadliest skin Melanoma cancer – melanoma – by a whopping 67 percent! patients are The experimental medicine, ipilimumab, works by strengthen- ing the body’s immune system, bol- living longer stering its ability to battle deadly – STUDY SHOWS skin tumors. Doris Day with son Terry It’s the fi rst treatment shown to Former Republican presiden- Melcher in 1993. He would die add years to the lives of patients. tial hopeful John McCain, 73, was of skin cancer 11 years later “We have not had any therapy treated for melanoma 10 years ago that has prolonged survival until as doctors removed cancerous tis- patients treated with the drug, com- U.S. Food and Drug Administration now,” declares Dr. Lynn Schuchter sue on his left temple along with bined with a vaccine to stimulate pledged to give the Bristol-Myers of the University of Pennsylvania’s lymph nodes from his neck to keep the immune system, was 10 months medication swift approval. Abramson Cancer Center. the cancer from spreading. compared to just six months for Experts expect it to be on the Triggered by the sun’s ultraviolet When detected early, the fi ve year patients only given the vaccine. market by the end of this year. rays, melanoma claims 8,650 lives a survival rate is 99 percent – but once That’s a staggering 67 percent Palm Beach, Fla., dermatologist year in the United States alone. melanoma has spread, the survival improvement in survival! Dr. Ken Beer heralded the drug Actress Doris Day’s son Terry rate is a chilling 10 percent. However, the drug also showed as “promising,” but added that the Melcher, 62, was killed by the skin And the number of melanoma vic- serious side effects. Researchers best prevention of melanoma is cancer in 2004. Maureen Reagan, tims is skyrocketing, which makes a linked 14 deaths in the trials to “avoiding UV rays from either sun daughter of the late President groundbreaking new treatment like ipilimumab. exposure or tanning beds.” , died from the ipilimumab a true lifesaver. Still, the drug’s performance in – LYNN ALLISON disease in 2001. She was just 60. In a study, the average survival of clinical tests was so stunning the lynnallison@globefl .com Sugar drinks hike Animal protein Avoiding gluten blood pressure sparks IBD in gals can make you fat ✚HERE’s one easy way to lower blood ✚WOMEN who suffer from infl ammatory ✚GLUTEN-FREE diets are all the pressure – stop drinking so many bowel disease (IBD) should eat less meat rage these days – but experts warn sodas and other sugar-laden drinks! and other animal protein, suggests a new they can actually make you gain Researchers at Louisiana State study. Participants who ate the most pro- weight! One problem is that products University note that cutting out tein had more than three times the risk of containing no gluten – a protein

date just one sugary beverage a day can developing IBD, which is a collective term found in wheat, rye and barley – often knock up to 18 points off your blood for digestive ailments including colitis have extra sugar and fat to make pressure over the course of a few and Crohn’s disease. Eating meat and fi sh them taste better. Nutrition expert months. And if you reduce your soft seemed to increase the risk more than Dr. Emma Williams says cutting out drink consumption by more than one dairy products and eggs. Experts believe gluten “is a waste of time” that can a day, your blood pressure is likely animal protein causes distress because it cause “your attempts to lose weight to drop even more. creates toxic by-products. and get healthier to backfi re.” up

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