Childhood cancer survivors do not adhere to American Cancer Society's guidelines on healthy living
8/15/2014
Having survived cancer as a child does not necessarily have a ripple effect that makes people lead a healthier lifestyle once they grow up.
For kidney cancer patients, less radical procedures offer similar cancer control compared to surgery
8/15/2014
Needle-guided tumor destruction procedures offer near equivalent lengths of local cancer control compared to surgery for patients with small kidney cancer tumors, according to the results of a large...
Overweight, obesity linked to higher risk of 10 common cancers
8/14/2014
In what is deemed the largest study to date of the link between BMI and cancer, researchers from the UK find that overweight and obesity increases the risk of 10 common cancers.
Sanofi launches authorized generic version of Eloxatin® (oxaliplatin injection)
8/14/2014
Sanofi US has announced that it has launched an authorized generic version of Eloxatin® (oxaliplatin injection) through Winthrop US, the company's generics division.
Cancer Research UK launches scheme to bring together engineers, physicists and biologists
8/14/2014
A new funding scheme launched by Cancer Research UK looks to bring new insight to some of cancer's biggest challenges.
Synthetic molecule kills cancer cells with salt
8/14/2014
Researchers from the University of Southampton are part of an international team that has helped to create a molecule that can cause cancer cells to self-destruct by carrying sodium and chloride...
Cell discovery brings blood disorder cure closer
8/14/2014
A cure for a range of blood disorders and immune diseases is in sight, according to scientists who have unravelled the mystery of stem cell generation.
Smart technology smuggles gold nanoparticles into brain cancer cells
8/14/2014
A "Trojan horse" treatment for an aggressive form of brain cancer, which involves using tiny nanoparticles of gold to kill tumour cells, has been successfully tested by scientists.
Identifying epigenetic markers in cancer cells could improve patient treatment
8/14/2014
Scientists have known for decades that cancer can be caused by genetic mutations, but more recently they have discovered that chemical modifications of a gene can also contribute to cancer.
Calcium isotope analysis used to predict myeloma progression
8/14/2014
A team of researchers from Arizona State University and Mayo Clinic is showing how a staple of Earth science research can be used in biomedical settings to predict the course of disease.