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New target for cancer therapy identified by Australian researchers

A new target for cancer therapy has been identified by Monash University scientists investigating the cell signalling pathways…    

Arsenic implicated in etiology of cancer

Arsenic was implicated in the etiology of cancer and warrants further study.

“Arsenic, one of the…    

New data from the United States and Germany lluminates research in breast cancer

Data on breast cancer are outlined in reports from the United States and Germany.

Study 1:…    

Diabetes can increase the risk of developing hepatocellular carcinoma

According to recent research from Taiwan published in the journal Hepatology, diabetes can increase the risk of developing…    

Cigarette smoke blocks cells’ healing ability

Cigarette smoke can transform normal breast cells into cancerous cells by blocking their normal ability to repair themselves.…    

Cancer-Killing Viruses Employ Multiple Mechanisms

The search for safe, effective cancer therapies has led numerous academic and industrial research groups to investigate oncolytic,…    

Fewer young men in Canada are being diagnosed with cancer

Fewer young men in Canada are being diagnosed with cancer while the number for young women is stable,…    

Unusual Three-Drug Combo Inhibits Growth of Aggressive Tumors

An experimental anti-cancer regimen combined a diuretic, a Parkinson’s disease medication and a drug ordinarily used to reverse…    

Cancer deaths fall, new diagnoses stable

Death rates from cancer have continued to drop in the United States, with Hispanics showing lower-than-average rates of…    

Cancer Drug Aids an Anti-Cancer Virus

Researchers here have discovered how a specific chemotherapy drug helps a cancer-killing virus. The virus is being tested…    

Medical Society’s Labor Day CheckList Addresses Cancer Prevention

Millions of Americans are fighting the battle against cancer - a disease that can result in adverse or…    

Childhood cancer survival linked to suicidality

A “significant proportion” of survivors of childhood cancers have suicidal thoughts or have actually attempted suicide many years…    

Brits denied new targeted bowel cancer drugs

Despite the fact that bowel cancer is the third most common form of the disease in Britain and…    

Chemotherapy Complications Greater than Previously Estimated

Sixteen percent of women who underwent chemotherapy for breast cancer experienced serious adverse effects requiring emergency care or…    

Gene test for cancers could mean more effective, tailored-made treatment

Scientists in the United States have developed a test which is able to predict which lung cancer tumours…    

Black patients seek less information from doctors

African Americans are less likely than whites to question their doctors or raise concerns about their care, which…    

Drug trial victim “has early signs of cancer”

One of the six volunteers who fell seriously ill when a clinical drug trial went wrong is showing…    

New Hope in Cancer Vaccines Emerges as Novel Therapies are Developed and Tested

Medicine can now prevent a host of diseases with a mere shot of vaccine. Polio and smallpox are…    

Protein Raises Antibody Output

Cancer immunologists here have discovered how a protein on the surface of antibody-making immune cells boosts the amount…    

Smart cancer drug on sale in the UK

A new “smart” cancer drug will be available to patients in Britain today which works by deploying two…