Scientists find how to predict colorectal cancer risk in healthy people
In a new study, researchers have developed and tested one of the first U.S.-based models to predict risk for advanced precancerous polyps and colon...
This seaweed extract can be a promising treatment for brain cancer
In a new study, researchers found that a compound found in brown seaweeds could help to treat one of the most common and aggressive...
New cancer drugs saved over 1.2 million people in the US over 16 years
In a new study, researchers found More than 1.2 million people in the US prevented facing death following a cancer diagnosis, between the year...
This drug can give the immune system a double boost against cancer
Cancer immunotherapies, which empower patients' immune systems to eliminate tumors, are revolutionizing cancer treatment.
Many patients respond well to these treatments, sometimes experiencing long-lasting remissions.
But...
Every month delayed in cancer treatment can raise death risk by 10%
In a new study, researchers found that people whose treatment for cancer is delayed by even one month have in many cases a 6...
Common cholesterol-lowering drugs may do double duty on cancer and heart disease
About 40 million adults in the U.S. take a cholesterol-lowering drug statin to lower their cholesterol and reduce the risk of heart disease.
In a...
This cancer treatment may help treat COVID-19
Beta-blockers could potentially be used to treat COVID-19, according to a new international study by Italian and Australian scientists.
University of South Australia cancer researcher,...
Cholesterol-lowering drugs statins may reduce cancer risk
In a new study, researchers found that cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins may reduce cancer risk in humans through a pathway unrelated to cholesterol.
The research...
Scientists discover cancer treatment without side effects
Treating cancer without debilitating side effects has long been the holy grail of oncologists, and researchers at the University of California, Irvine and Switzerland's...
Vitamin C plus this diet may help fight hard-to-treat cancers
In a recent study from USC and the IFOM Cancer Institute in Milan, researchers found that a fasting-mimicking diet could be more effective at...