Why cancer is especially dangerous to people with type 2 diabetes
In a study from the University of Leicester, scientists found that cancer mortality in people with type 2 diabetes is higher than in the...
Scientists find new way to predict deadly brain cancer
In a study from the University of Waterloo and elsewhere, scientists have created a computational model to predict the growth of deadly brain tumours...
This new test can improve ovarian cancer treatment
Scientists developed a genetic test that can identify ovarian cancer patients who benefit from PARP inhibitors, a treatment option.
Too much peanut intake may increase spread of cancer
A recent study from the University of Liverpool found that frequent intake of peanuts by cancer patients could increase the risk of cancer spread.
They...
Scientists closer to finding new treatment for lung cancer
Scientists have discovered that a protein, called Menin, contributes to the abnormal deactivation of specific genes in cancer cells.
More women 65 have highest death risk of cervical cancer
In a study from UC Davis, scientists found an alarming number of California women 65 and older are facing late-stage cervical cancer diagnoses and...
A new drug to treat both COVID-19 and cancer
Vaccination can provide life-saving protection against COVID-19.
But scientists are still searching for ways to treat severe infections, including in people who cannot get vaccinated...
People doing this job far more likely to die from cancer and heart attacks
In a study from the Fire Brigades Union and elsewhere, scientists found that firefighters' death rate from all cancers is 1.6 times higher than...
Scientists find a safer, more effective cancer therapy
Radiation that used to treat half of all cancer patients can be measured during treatment for the first time with precise 3D imaging.
Yale research shows causes of most major cancers
Some of the most prevalent cancers in the United States are known to be highly preventable by human decisions.
Skin cancers like melanoma emerge in...