Weight-loss surgery strongly reduce cancer risk and mortality
People with obesity were at least two times more likely to develop certain types of cancer and 3.5 times more likely to die from the disease than those who had weight-loss surgery.
Liquid biopsy – the next step in cancer detection and monitoring
Researchers at UNSW Sydney are developing safer, less invasive approaches to biopsy tumors.
New blood screening may detect ovarian cancer two years earlier
Ovarian cancer has a high mortality risk because it is so often diagnosed at a very late stage.
Brazilian camu-camu berry may prevent cancer, diabetes, obesity
In a recent study from Université de Montréal, scientists have discovered that the Brazilian camu-camu berry, already recognized for its protective effects against obesity...
Why plants don’t die from cancer
Humans would have been killed many times over by the radiation that plants received. So why is plant life so resilient to radiation and nuclear disaster?
Existing drugs may help treat kidney cancer
Scientists have discovered a potential drug target to treat renal cell carcinoma, cancer with a high mortality rate that is hard to detect.
Scientists use long needles to zap brain cancer
Glioblastoma, the most aggressive and deadly form of brain cancer, affects one in 25,000 Canadians, and only six percent of those with cancer currently...
Chocolate contains cadmium that can increase cancer risk
Children and adults all over the world love chocolate, either enjoying it by eating chocolate bars or sipping warm cocoa drinks.
But behind its delicious...
Scientists find causes of most major cancers
scientists found the factors causing changes in the DNA that contribute most to cancer growth in tumors of most major tumor types.
People with type 2 diabetes often get their cancer diagnosis too late
People with diabetes who develop cancer are more likely to be diagnosed with the disease if the condition is not screened for routinely.