New drug can help treat bladder cancer
Imagine a bladder cancer treatment that targets only cancer cells while leaving healthy cells untouched.
This dream has now become reality for patients like Gerald...
A 70‑year‑old blood pressure drug may also stop deadly brain tumors
For more than seventy years, a drug called hydralazine has been used around the world to treat high blood pressure.
It is one of the...
New bacterial therapy destroys cancer without the immune system
A team of scientists in Japan has developed a new way to treat cancer that does not rely on the body’s immune system.
This is...
Diabetes and weight-loss drugs may boost colon cancer survival, study finds
A new study from the University of California San Diego has found that popular diabetes and weight-loss medications might also help people with colon...
Why people in Pennsylvania have higher skin cancer risk
A recent study led by scientists from Penn State University has discovered an interesting link between farming practices and higher rates of melanoma, the...
What are the signs of a brain tumor?
Have you been having headaches that won't go away, confusion or changes in your senses? You may wonder if these are signs of a...
Study shows what really causes most cancers
A study from Yale University has revealed important insights into how different factors contribute to DNA mutations that can lead to cancer.
This research helps...
Too much processed food may raise colon cancer risk early
Colorectal cancer used to be something doctors mostly saw in older people. But now, more adults under 50 are being diagnosed with this disease,...
Lung cancer is still the deadliest in the world, but the hope is growing
Lung cancer is still the deadliest cancer in the United States, responsible for about one in every four cancer deaths.
However, recent progress in screening,...
Why hormone therapy fails in most ovarian cancers
Scientists at The Wistar Institute have finally solved a major mystery in ovarian cancer treatment: why hormone therapy often doesn’t work, even when tumors...