Blood test could detect liver cancer years before diagnosis
Early detection of cancer can save lives, especially for liver cancer, which is usually found at a late stage when treatment options are limited.
A...
This arthritis disease is linked to blood cancer
A team of researchers from Adelaide and the United States has found a surprising connection between a rare type of arthritis and gene mutations...
Common anti-inflammatory drug may help stop cancer spread
Most people who die from cancer do so because the cancer spreads to other parts of the body. This process is called metastasis. Tiny...
Blood test detects cancer up to three years before diagnosis
A new study has found that genetic material from tumors can be detected in the blood up to three years before a person is...
How radiation can help immunotherapy work better for lung cancer
Some lung cancers do not respond well to immunotherapy, a treatment that helps the body’s immune system attack cancer.
But a new study shows that...
How lifestyle and aging influence cancer risk
Many cancers in the United States are affected by the choices people make in their daily lives. For example, spending too much time in...
Chemotherapy might be making some cancers stronger, study warns
A new study from Houston Methodist reveals a surprising twist in the fight against bladder cancer: a type of cancer cell death triggered by...
How diet affects your risk of colorectal cancer
A large study by researchers at the University of Oxford has found that what we eat can strongly affect our chances of getting colorectal...
New blood test spot early pancreatic cancer with 85% accuracy
Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest cancers in the world, mostly because it is usually found too late.
By the time symptoms appear and...
Diabetes drug metformin may help or harm cancer patients, study finds
Scientists from the University of Waterloo have issued an important warning for doctors who are using the diabetes drug metformin to treat cancer.
While this...