Gene identified that fights metastasis of a common lung cancer
7/22/2014
Scientists at the Salk Institute have identified a gene responsible for stopping the movement of cancer from the lungs to other parts of the body, indicating a new way to fight one of the world's...
University of Houston researchers have devised a new method for extracting molecules from live cells without disrupting cell development, work that could provide new avenues for the diagnosis of...
Mapping decade of discovery to potential anticancer agent
7/22/2014
The journal Cancer Cell has published research led by Dr. Tak Mak mapping the path of discovery to developing a potential anticancer agent.
Bowel cancer breakthrough may benefit thousands of patients
7/21/2014
Researchers at Queen's University have made a significant breakthrough that may benefit patients with bowel cancer.
Rare form of tongue cancer suggests screening vigilance
7/21/2014
A rare cancer is reported in a new case report in ecancermedicalscience - an unusual case of spindle cell carcinoma in the tongue.
Carbs turned into colorectal cancer by gut microbes in those predisposed to the disease
7/21/2014
Colorectal cancer has been linked to carbohydrate-rich western diets, but the underlying mechanisms have been unclear.
The browning of white fat may be at the root of cancer-related wasting syndrome
7/21/2014
Many patients with advanced stages of cancer, AIDS, tuberculosis, and other diseases die from a condition called cachexia, which is characterized as a "wasting" syndrome that causes extreme thinness...
Prostate cancer controlled for 10 years by robot-assisted surgery
7/21/2014
Robot-assisted surgery to remove cancerous prostate glands is effective in controlling the disease for 10 years, according to a new study led by researchers at Henry Ford Hospital.
Structure of protein vital to cancer development is mapped
7/21/2014
‘One of the most important and most complicated’ proteins in nature has been mapped by scientists, who say that they can use this knowledge to greatly further cancer research.
Researching cancer's 'footprint' on our evolution
7/21/2014
Cancer has left its 'footprint' on our evolution, according to a study which examined how the relics of ancient viruses are preserved in the genomes of 38 mammal species.