Landmark LGBT Cancer Action Plan recommends SOGI data collection
2/19/2016
Increased data collection and research are needed to document and understand elevated cancer risk, cancer incidence and prevalence, and cancer screening disparities in LGBT communities, according...
Kellogg researchers develop new nanoparticle with potential to treat ocular cancer
2/19/2016
Using nanoparticles to kill tumor cells inside the eye.Researchers at the University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center have developed a new nanoparticle that uses a tumor cell's protective...
Something nasty in the living room? Check your pollutants
2/18/2016
It is nearly impossible to eliminate all sources of indoor air pollution. But in this article, we look what can be done to reduce the risk of becoming ill from such pollutants.
Epigenetic age is a new way to measure your biological age. When your biological (epigenetic) age is older than your chronological age, you are at increased risk for getting and dying of cancer...
Cancer-causing gene found in plasma may help predict outcomes for head and neck patients
2/18/2016
Researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) have discovered that a human cancer-causing gene, called DEK, can be detected in the plasma of head and neck cancer patients.
Eye movement affected in former childhood cancer patients
2/18/2016
A study from Lund University in Sweden shows that commonly used chemo toxins impair the eyesight in childhood cancer survivors in a way that indicates an impact on the central nervous system.
Chemotherapy preferable to radiotherapy to reduce distant pancreatic cancer recurrences
2/18/2016
Study results suggest that patients with resectable pancreatic cancer should receive at least 6 months of adjuvant chemotherapy.
Study demonstrates connection between anal cancer and HPV
2/18/2016
Researchers at Women & Infants Hospital, a Care New England hospital, recently published the results of a study demonstrating a connection between anal cancer and human papillomavirus (HPV)...
Study demonstrates connection between anal cancer and HPV
2/18/2016
Researchers at Women & Infants Hospital, a Care New England hospital, recently published the results of a study demonstrating a connection between anal cancer and human papillomavirus (HPV)...
When the immune system promotes tumor growth
2/18/2016
The immune system plays an important role in the prevention of cancer. So-called Natural killer (NK) cells are innate immune cells and responsible for the elimination of cancerous cells.