This HIV drug can stop colon cancer growth
Scientists from Harvard found a drug widely used in HIV therapy has shown to stop disease progression in 25 percent of patients with fourth-line...
Cancer treatment and diagnosis backlogs during COVID-19 may affect cancer survival
Unlike the COVID-19 pandemic, the cancer pandemic has raged on for centuries, though it similarly afflicts people in all corners of the world.
In 2020...
Big factors that are known to increase the risk of cancer
Cigarette Smoking and Tobacco Use
Tobacco use is strongly linked to an increased risk for many kinds of cancer. Smoking cigarettes is the leading cause...
This blood test can detect persistent lung cancer
Scientists from the University of Cambridge found that patients who are at a higher risk of their lung cancer returning can be identified by...
AI can detect people with high risk of colon cancer
Scientists from Geisinger and Medial EarlySign found a machine-learning algorithm that detected potential signs of colon cancer in patients identified as high-risk and who...
Yogurt and high-fiber diet may lower lung cancer risk
Scientists from Vanderbilt University found that a diet high in fiber and yogurt is associated with a reduced risk of lung cancer.
The research is...
5 questions about antioxidants and cancer
What are antioxidants?
Antioxidants are natural or man-made substances found in foods and dietary supplements that protect cells from the damage caused by free radicals...
What should you know about colonoscopy? How to prepare for it?
You may have heard the stories about having a colonoscopy:
You have to drink a gallon of mystery liquid and use the bathroom every few...
Artificial sweeteners may increase your cancer risk
Artificial sweeteners reduce added sugar content and corresponding calories while maintaining sweetness.
A new study from French National Institute for Health and Medical Research found...
COVID-19 infection may increase risk of neuropathy
A new study from Washington University in St. Louis found that some people infected during the COVID-19 pandemic's early months experienced peripheral neuropathy—pain, tingling...