An artificial mole can detect major cancers very early
Alongside cardiovascular disease, cancer has become the top cause of death in developed countries.
Many of cancer patients are diagnosed only after the tumor has...
Fitness tracker could monitor cancer patients
A new study has found that fitness trackers can be valuable tools for assessing the quality of life and daily functioning of cancer patients...
When you quit smoking, your lung cancer risk drops fast
In a recent study, researchers from Vanderbilt University Medical Center found that when one quits smoking, the lung cancer risk drops fast within the...
Bitter-taste sensitivity linked to cancer risk
High bitter-taste sensitivity is associated with a significantly increased risk of cancer in older British women, according to new research from Penn State.
The team...
How to detect colorectal cancer early
Colorectal cancer is cancer of the colon or rectum, both of which are part of the large intestine.
The disease is the second-leading cause of...
How to prevent head and neck cancer
Head and neck cancers are cancers in the larynx, throat, lips, mouth, nose and salivary glands.
Every year in the US, there are more than...
Do you need to do lung cancer screening?
There are two types of lung cancer: non-small cell lung cancer and small cell lung cancer.
Smoking tobacco can cause most lung cancers, but sometimes...
Scientists discover suicide molecules that could kill any cancer cell
In a recent study, researchers from Northwestern Medicine find that small RNA molecules originally developed as a tool to study gene function trigger a...
How to design a cancer prevention smartphone app
It is estimated that by the year 2030, cancer will harm more than 26 million people all over the world.
Many factors contribute to cancer,...
Nanotechnology: a promising and challenging path to cure cancer
According to the National Cancer Institute, in 2015 about 1.7 million new cases of cancer were diagnosed in the United States and around 600,000 people...