A new survey shows that a significant and alarming percentage of oncology nurses – 56 percent, or 325 nurses – report having had to stop…

The Institute for Drug Development, a division of The Cancer Therapy & Research Center (CTRC) at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, today…

Researchers from The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center have found a possible approach to therapy that may make cancer cells more sensitive…

When a person develops cancer, the body’s immune defence is activated to destroy the tumour cells. By removing the most effective defence cells from the body, multiplying…

By inducing a specific gene to increase expression of a key enzyme, vitamin D protects healthy prostate cells from the damage and injuries that can lead…

Researchers at the OU Cancer Institute have identified a new gene that causes cancer. The ground-breaking research appears Monday in Nature’s cancer journal Oncogene.

The gene and its protein, both called RBM3, are…

Molecular Insight Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: MIPI - News) announced today that it has initiated a Phase 2a clinical trial of Azedra (Ultratrace™ iobenguane I-131 or Ultratrace MIBG) for the…

Molecular Insight Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: MIPI - News) announced today that it has initiated a Phase 2a clinical trial of Azedra (Ultratrace™ iobenguane I-131 or Ultratrace MIBG) for the…

The Northern California Cancer Center’s 2008 Cancer Incidence and Mortality in the Greater Bay Area report presents the most updated cancer rates and trends among the diverse racial and ethnic populations…

An annual report from the American Cancer Society highlights that long-term favorable trends have stalled for several factors that have been responsible for declining cancer death rates in the…

Certain biases may exist in observational studies that compare outcomes of different cancer therapies, making the results questionable. That is the conclusion of a new study published in the…

For many people, mistletoe conjures up images of Christmas holidays, but in parts of Europe, mistletoe extract is widely used as a therapy for cancer patients. However, a new…

As our population ages and senior citizens become a larger demographic, cancer researchers are focusing on the links between aging and cancer. Studies presented at the 2008 Annual Meeting…

Recent discoveries about the role of stem cells in cancer have altered the landscape of cancer research. As scientists learn more their cancer-initiating properties, stem cells…

A restricted-calorie diet inhibited the development of precancerous growths in a two-step model of skin cancer, reducing the activation of two signaling pathways known to contribute to…

A healthy diet and lifestyle protect against a wide range of diseases, and new research presented at the American Association for Cancer Research…

Genetic variations ensure that no two people are exactly alike, nor are their cancers. Researchers now have the tools and the knowledge to predict how individuals will respond to…

The search for cancer genes is increasingly a matter of molecular “To Tell the Truth,” as scientists seek to distinguish genes actually involved in the disease from those that…

Survival rates of childhood cancers, especially leukemia, have improved greatly in the past three decades, but survivors of this disease still seem to face many health and lifestyle challenges as…

A young Hunter cancer researcher will visit the United States next week to meet with some of the world’s leading cancer researchers and establish research alliances for our region.

Expanded use of palliative care services is associated with enhanced communications between families and caregivers, improved symptoms management, and better quality of…

Like the subtext of a novel, the human genome sequence harbors more information than appears just in its “letters” of A, C, T and G. Since DNA is…

Doctors may one day be able to detect early stages of colon cancer without a biopsy, using a new technique developed by researchers at the Stanford…

A study published in the March 13 online issue of The Journal of Clinical Investigation shows that dopamine, a drug currently used to treat Parkinson’s…

Members of a study team led by Dr. Thomas Platts-Mills of the University of Virginia Health System knew they had a medical mystery on their hands.

When treated with the…