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...
Half of population in the world carry the bacterium linked to stomach cancer
More than 40 years ago, two Australian scientists, Dr. Barry Marshall and Dr. Robin Warren, made a discovery that changed medicine forever.
In 1982, they...
Cancer-linked protein found to help heal wounds, surprising scientists
For decades, doctors have known that high levels of a protein called SerpinB3 in the blood are a warning sign of serious illness.
It often...
Nanotech makes cancer drug 20,000 times stronger without harmful side effects
A major breakthrough in cancer research may soon make chemotherapy more effective and much safer.
Scientists at Northwestern University have redesigned an old chemotherapy drug...
Study finds a surprising cause of early-stage lung cancer
Scientists at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have made a breakthrough in understanding how lung cancer begins.
By creating detailed visual maps...