Launch of new European code against cancer
10/15/2014
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the specialized cancer agency of the World Health Organization (WHO), today launches the 4th edition of the European Code Against Cancer with...
Cushing's Syndrome: LCSB researchers characterise a new tumour syndrome
10/15/2014
Scientists at the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) of the University of Luxembourg have published their findings that mutations in a gene known as "ARMC5" promote the growth of...
Scientists find molecular 'breadcrumb trail' that helps melanoma spread
10/15/2014
Cancer Research UK scientists have discovered that melanoma cells are drawn to follow the 'trail' of a naturally-occurring molecule in the body, which directs this serious type of skin cancer to...
Nanodevices for clinical diagnostic with potential for the international market
10/15/2014
In order to obtain accurate and immediate diagnosis, a group of researchers in the area of Nano-Optics at the Center for Scientific Research and Higher Education of Ensenada, Baja California...
Nearly 1 in 3 UK lung cancer patients dies within 3 months of diagnosis
10/15/2014
The findings suggest that family doctors may not be picking up the signs of lung cancer and investigating them as appropriately as they might, or promptly enough, say the researchers.
Survival molecule helps cancer cells hide from the immune system
10/15/2014
A molecule that helps cancer cells evade programmed self-destruction, an internal source of death, might also help malignant cells hide from the immune system, an external source of death.
Nearly 1 in 3 UK lung cancer patients dies within 3 months of diagnosis
10/15/2014
The findings suggest that family doctors may not be picking up the signs of lung cancer and investigating them as appropriately as they might, or promptly enough, say the researchers.
Researchers move closer to origins of pancreatic cancer
10/15/2014
A recent study aims to understand further what factors contribute to the development of pancreatic cancer, with a view to identifying individuals at an increased risk.
Sonic Hedgehog protein causes DNA damage and the development child brain tumors
10/15/2014
Scientists at the IRCM and the University of Montreal discovered a mechanism that promotes the progression of medulloblastoma, the most common brain tumour found in children.
Researchers find RNA molecules in urine and tissue that detect prostate cancer
10/14/2014
Researchers at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute have identified a set of RNA molecules that are detectable in tissue samples and urine of prostate cancer patients but not in normal...