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Scientists find new drugs to treat blood cancer

Scientists from Rice University and elsewhere found potential new drugs that work with other drugs to deliver a deadly one-two punch to leukemia. The research...

Scientists find how to control spread of pancreatic cancer

Scientists from The Institute of Cancer Research found it is possible to reverse a key process that allows pancreatic cancer cells to grow and...

Scientists find new link between Western-style diet and colon cancer

Scientists from Brigham and Women's Hospital found that a Western-style diet—rich in red and processed meat, sugar and refined grains/carbohydrates—is tied to a higher...

New drugs may help kill bowel cancer

Scientists from the Hudson Institute of Medical Research found drugs that are being tested to treat leukemia could also be used to fight bowel...

This combo treatment may boost survival in kidney cancer

Scientists from Northwestern University found that patients with advanced kidney cancer who received a new combination treatment had a similar or better quality of...

Scientists develop new blood test to predict liver cancer risk

Scientists from UT Southwestern have developed a simple blood test to predict which NAFLD patients are most likely to develop liver cancer. The research is...

This daily vitamin is critical to cancer prevention

Scientists from the University of Eastern Finland found that a good vitamin D status can help with cancer prevention and in the prognosis of...

Anti-malarial drug may help treat deadly brain cancer

Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is an aggressive form of cancer in the brain that is typically fatal. Scientists from Virginia Commonwealth University found they could help...

Scientists find a better way to diagnose brain cancer

Scientists from St. Pölten University Hospital found that the classification of brain tumors—and thus the choice of optimal treatment options—can become more accurate and...

This vegetable oil increase spread of cancer, study finds

Scientists from IRB Barcelona found one fatty acid commonly found in palm oil, called palmitic acid, promotes metastasis in oral cancer and melanoma skin...