Could resistant starch reduce red meat cancer risk?
8/04/2014
The colorectal cancer risk that comes with a diet high in red meat could be reduced by the consumption of a particular starch, researchers have found.
Deleting TRAP-1 gene in mice leads to longer lives with fewer age-related illnesses
8/04/2014
While developing a new cancer drug, researchers at The Wistar Institute discovered that mice lacking a specific protein live longer lives with fewer age-related illnesses.
Protein discovered that fuels repair of treatment-resistant cancer cells
8/04/2014
Imagine you're fighting for your life but no matter how hard you hit, your opponent won't go down.
Two mutations predict poor survival in head and neck cancers
8/04/2014
The combination of two genetic mutations that together predict worse survival rates for patients with head and neck cancer is reported in a study published online this week in Nature Genetics.
Research could lead to development of new cancer therapies
8/03/2014
DNA mutations - long known to fuel cancer as well as evolutionary changes in a living organism - had been thought to be rare events that occur randomly throughout the genome.
Identifying bladder cancer patients who could benefit from 'tumor-softening' treatment
8/02/2014
Scientists in Manchester have identified a protein that could help doctors decide which bladder cancer patients would benefit from a treatment that makes radiotherapy more effective, according to a...
New report shows cancer one of the leading causes of alcohol-related deaths in Australia
8/01/2014
A new report showing that cancer was one of the leading causes of alcohol-related deaths in Australia should help raise public awareness of alcohol as a significant cancer risk factor, Cancer...
Cause of rare childhood cancer called Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) discovered
8/01/2014
Scientists have made a breakthrough in understanding the cause of a rare childhood muscle cancer, called Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS).
RNA identified that regulates cell death has implications for cancer
8/01/2014
Scientists were able to effect a 10-fold reduction in the volume of subcutaneous malignant tumors by administering local injections of a plasmid containing an RNA that modulates the action of an...
New strategy to help surgeons see the entire tumor
8/01/2014
The best way to cure most cases of cancer is to surgically remove the tumor.