Cancer prevention: Top tips for reducing cancer risk
Many forms of cancer are preventable. Although risk factors such as age or genetics cannot be changed, other risk factors for cancer including healthy...
Ovarian cancer is not a silent killer – recognizing its symptoms could help reduce...
Ovarian cancer is the most deadly of gynecologic tumors.
Fewer than 40% of those diagnosed with ovarian cancer are cured, and approximately 12,810 people in...
This blood pressure drug may benefit people with deadly brain cancer
In a study from Massachusetts General Hospital, scientists found a blood pressure drug may benefit people with deadly brain cancer.
People with glioblastoma—the deadliest type...
Scientists improve treatment for common lung cancer
In a study from Upstate Medical University, scientists did a clinical trial that may have major implications for the treatment of small-cell lung cancer.
The...
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...