Cancer news

Cancer may require simpler genetic mutations than previously thought

Chromosomal deletions in DNA often involve just one of two gene copies inherited from either parent. But scientists…    

Snoring ‘can raise cancer risk five-fold’

Snoring and other types of ‘sleep disordered breathing’, as it is known, can deprive the body of enough…    

Sleep apnea associated with higher mortality from cancer

Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB), commonly known as sleep apnea, is associated with an increased risk of cancer mortality, according…    

Folic acid may reduce some childhood cancers

Folic acid fortification of foods may reduce the incidence of the most common type of kidney cancer and…    

Dietary supplements can up cancer risk

If taken in high doses, dietary supplements like beta-carotene, selenium and folic acid can be hazardous for health,…    

Co-ordinating cancer care

Research from the University of Alberta provides new insight into treatment patterns for people with stage two and…    

Insight: Cancer in Africa: Fighting a nameless enemy

In Emanuel Adu’s language, Twi, people call the skin cancer that is invading his cheek and nose “sasabro”.…    

Possible New Cancer Treatment Identified

New research findings show how it may be possible to render cancer tumours harmless without affecting the other…    

Cancer patients rarely speak up about care problems

In a new survey of cancer patients, many people who’d had problems with their treatment never said anything…    

Exercises Ease Cancer-Related Swallowing Woes Short Term

Swallowing exercises during radiation and chemotherapy for head and neck cancer help preserve function early on, a small…    

Immunotherapy for elderly cancer patients finds new promise in drug combination

Cancer is much more likely in the elderly than the young, and their bodies often are less prepared…    

Ryan O’Neal Diagnosed with Cancer Again

Ryan O’Neal, longtime love interest of the late Farrah Fawcett and father of her child, Redmond O’Neal, has…    

New advances in the understanding of cancer progression

Researchers at the Hospital de Mar Research Institute (IMIM) have discovered that the protein LOXL2 has a function…    

Faults seen in cancer study funding

It’s well-known that clinical trials of cancer treatments often can’t cover their costs. But a new study suggests…    

Terminal cancer treated too aggressively

The best hospitals in the United States don’t do much better than local community hospitals when it comes…    

Child’s cancer may not boost parents’ divorce risk

Parents of children with cancer may be under emotional strain, but they are no more likely than other…    

Michigan cancer programs follow care guidelines for common cancers, study finds

A majority of Michigan oncology practices participating in a statewide consortium followed treatment guidelines for common cancers, but…    

Report says new evidence could tip the balance in aspirin cancer prevention care

A new report by American Cancer Society scientists says new data showing aspirin’s potential role in reducing the…    

Cancer patients prefer risky treatments with larger rewards to ‘safe bets’

A new analysis provides a closer look at how much cancer patients value hope - with important implications…    

“At Least It Was My Way of Fighting Back”

In one of the first studies of its kind, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing researchers have identified…