You are here : health.am > Cancer Health Center > Cancer news Cancer news Many preventable cancers caught at late stage: CDC • Cancer news • Nov 25 10 Nearly half of colorectal and cervical cancers and a third of breast cancers in the United States are diagnosed in the late stages, even though screening tests are available… New imaging technique accurately finds cancer cells, fast • Cancer news • Nov 24 10 The long, anxious wait for biopsy results could soon be over, thanks to a tissue-imaging technique developed at the University of Illinois. The research team demonstrated the novel… Virginia Tech engineers introduce thermotherapy as a chemotherapy alternative • Cancer news • Nov 23 10 Using hyperthermia, Virginia Tech engineering researchers and a colleague from India unveiled a new method to target and destroy cancerous cells. The research was presented at the 63rd… In the test tube, teams reconstruct a cancer cell’s beginning • Cancer news • Nov 22 10 What prompts normal cells to transform themselves into cancerous cells? Researchers from Texas institutions, including the UT Health Science Center San Antonio, have identified factors in the… Compound that blocks sugar pathway slows cancer cell growth • Cancer news • Nov 19 10 Scientists at Johns Hopkins have identified a compound that could be used to starve cancers of their sugar-based building blocks. The compound, called a glutaminase inhibitor, has been… Scientists announce new advance with potential for future cancer targeting • Cancer news • Nov 17 10 New research that provides potential for exciting new approaches to targeting diseases such as cancer has been announced by an international team of academics. They have also… U.S. study faults aggressive end-of-life cancer care • Cancer news • Nov 17 10 One third of U.S. patients dying of cancer end up getting costly but futile treatment in hospitals, when hospice care to ease their suffering would be more appropriate, researchers reported… Blood biopsy to put cancer in a test tube? • Cancer news • Nov 10 10 Researchers are closing in on highly sensitive devices that trap bits of cancer in the blood, offering a “liquid biopsy” that would give doctors and drug companies a… Researchers Find Cancer News May Contribute To Confusion About Cancer • Cancer news • Nov 10 10 New research from North Carolina State University shows that most online news stories about cancer contain language that likely contributes to public uncertainty about the disease –… Many male cancer patients are missing out on sperm banking • Cancer news • Oct 27 10 Many men – whose fertility may be at risk from cancer treatment – are not being offered the chance to store their sperm according to new research… Low testosterone a problem in cancer: study • Cancer news • Oct 26 10 Aging men with cancer may be more plagued by low levels of testosterone than their tumor-free peers, U.S. researchers said Monday. Dwindling levels of the male sex hormone were tied… Discovery may help scientists boost broccoli’s cancer-fighting power • Cancer news • Oct 24 10 A University of Illinois study has shown for the first time that sulforaphane, the powerful cancer-fighting agent in broccoli, can be released from its parent compound by bacteria in… Researchers Find Better Method to Help Mothers Cope With Child’s Cancer and Related Stress • Cancer news • Oct 21 10 Mothers who have children diagnosed with cancer now have a better approach to address and cope with stresses associated with their child’s disease.… Not all doctors follow cancer screening guidelines • Cancer news • • Colon & Colorectal Cancer news • Oct 14 10 New study highlights need to address both the overuse and underuse of recommended colorectal cancer screening tests Only one-fifth of primary care physicians in the US follow practice guidelines for… Considerable Proportion of Patients With Advanced Cancer Undergo Common Cancer Screening • Cancer news • Oct 13 10 A sizeable proportion of patients with advanced cancer and a life expectancy of only a few years continue to undergo common cancer screening tests that are… Study reveals cancer-linked epigenetic effects of smoking • Lung Cancer news • • Cancer news • Oct 10 10 For the first time, UK scientists have reported direct evidence that taking up smoking results in epigenetic changes associated with the development of cancer. The results were reported at the… Identifying subsets of patients who will respond to subsequent lines of chemotherapy • Cancer news • Oct 10 10 In a study presented at the 35th Congress of the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO), Dr Giovanni Bernardo from Fondazione Maugeri in Pavia, Italy,… Surgical technique relieves painful spine fractures in patients with metastatic cancer • Cancer news • Oct 10 10 A surgical technique appears to offer quick and effective relief for debilitating spinal fractures often suffered by patients with metastatic cancer, researchers reported at the 35th… Individual mutations are very slow to promote tumor growth • Cancer news • Sep 28 10 Individual cancer-causing mutations have a minute effect on tumor growth, increasing the rate of cell division by just 0.4 percent on average, according to new mathematical modeling by… Repeat imaging in kids with cancer: a balancing act • Cancer news • Sep 27 10 The imaging tests widely used in children’s cancer treatment can expose some kids to potentially concerning levels of radiation, according to a study published Monday. The findings, based… Stress before cancer therapy could help deadly cells survive treatment, lead to disease recurrence • Cancer news • Sep 22 10 Patients who experience physical or psychological stress – including rigorous exercise – one or two days before a cancer treatment might be unknowingly… Dying at home better for cancer patients • Cancer news • Sep 14 10 Cancer patients who die at home do so more peacefully - and their caregivers end up doing better emotionally, too, researchers reported on Monday. At-home hospice care not only saves… Chemicals in Indoor Swimming Pools May Increase Cancer Risk • Cancer news • Sep 13 10 Swimming in indoor chlorinated pools may induce genotoxicity (DNA damage that may lead to cancer) as well as respiratory effects, but the positive health effects of swimming can… NYU Langone scientists find key pathway implicated in progression of childhood cancer • Cancer news • Sep 13 10 According to a new study a protein crucial for the immune response appears to be a key player in the progression of a devastating form… European downturn seen pushing up cancer rates • Cancer news • Sep 13 10 The economic downturn threatens to raise cancer rates in Europe as lifestyles change, budgets are cut, and private and public sector employers take short cuts on safety, public health experts… Page 15 of 37 pages « First < 13 14 15 16 17 > Last » << Back to main