Researchers find a new cause of cancer
Have you ever wondered how cancer starts?
Scientists in Australia have made a new discovery about tiny bits in our body that might play a...
Air pollution increases non-lung cancer risk in older people, Harvard study shows
A recent study led by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health suggests that chronic exposure to fine particulate air pollutants (PM2.5) and...
A common blood thinner can help fight cancer, study finds
Columbia University researchers have found a new use for a well-known blood thinner called warfarin. According to their study, warfarin seems to have strong...
Scientists find how to improve treatment for ovarian cancer
Ovarian cancer has long been a tough nut to crack for the medical community.
Despite improvements in surgery techniques and chemotherapy drugs, the survival rates...
How to prevent lung cancer
As the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the U.S., lung cancer is a critical public health issue.
Responsible for about one in five of...
Exercise can reduce pain caused by cancer treatment, study finds
Cancer is a challenging illness that affects many people across the globe. When a person is diagnosed with cancer, they often have to go...
Many people with head and neck cancer have heart problems, study finds
Did you know that there's a big overlap between heart health and cancer?
Specifically, people who have head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), a...
Research shows a better way to identify cancer types
Researchers from the University of Wisconsin–Madison have developed a technique that uses machine learning to identify specific types of cancer.
The approach involves analyzing short...
This new therapy could be effective against ovarian cancer, study finds
A groundbreaking new study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign indicates that CAR-T immune therapies could potentially treat solid tumors if the correct targets...
Scientists find a new drug for treating kidney cancer
Do you know someone who has had kidney cancer? Maybe you've heard of a drug called everolimus.
It's a medicine that doctors are testing to...