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Survivors of acute lymphoblastic leukemia have a significantly increased risk of secondary cancers developing over 30 years after leukemia treatment when compared to the general…

Dr. Jian-Wei Gu came to Mississippi to study the cardiovascular system with a special interest in the process of blood vessel growth.

So how does a cardiovascular physiologist attract national…

New non-toxic and targeted therapies for metastatic breast and ovarian cancers may now be possible, thanks to a discovery by a team of researchers at the…

A new study shows that among men treated for breast cancer, African-American men are more likely to die of the disease compared with white men. The results of the…

Researchers work toward creating a tailored breast cancer vaccine

Researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University’s Massey Cancer Center studying the interaction between the immune system and cancer cells have identified interferon gamma…

A Dana-Farber Cancer Institute study challenges the hypothesis that “cancer stem cells” - a small number of self-renewing cells within a tumor - are responsible for breast cancer…

Oral contraceptives with low levels of estrogen and progestin reduce the risk of ovarian cancer even more than older versions of the ‘Pill’, according to investigators at the University of Hawaii…

Most postmenopausal women with small breast tumors don’t need chemotherapy to reduce their recurrence risk after lumpectomy.

To try to determine who does, a test that measures…

It is well known that cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy and radiation therapy often experience nausea and loss of appetite. But until now, few researchers have looked into why…

Researchers have identified markers unique to the cells of blood vessels running through ovarian tumors. The finding, while preliminary, could one day improve screening, diagnosis and treatment for this disease.

The team…

In the March Journal of Nuclear Medicine, researchers demonstrate that miniscule bioprobes could be produced and used with molecularly targeted therapeutic heat to kill malignant breast cancer cells- without damaging nearby healthy…

People who are at average risk for colorectal cancer, including those with a family history of the disease, should not take aspirin or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) to try to…

In experiments with laboratory mice that bear aggressive human breast cancers, UC Davis researchers have used hot nanoprobes to slow the growth of tumors…

A new study suggests that ovarian cancer cells form by hijacking a developmental genetic process normally used to form fallopian tubes. Scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology and the…

After 20 years in the U.S. Marine Corps, 50-year-old Joseph Wollschlager Jr. felt invincible. Until one day at work when what looked like a seizure led to the diagnosis of a…

Strenuous exercise - such as lap swimming, aerobics and running - appears to cut the risk of some breast cancers in women, a study said on Monday.

While it is…

Diagnosis of lung cancer by the analysis of exhaled breath with a colorimetric sensor array

A breath test can successfully pick up lung cancer with “moderate accuracy” even in…

Physicians caring for children with cancer should be on the lookout for signs of bone fragility caused by disease and treatment, according to a new report. Published in the April 1,…

Instead of using the usual cancer-fighting modalities, surgery, chemotherapy, or radiation, researchers from a drug development company called Advaxis, have embarked on a novel approach to…

Higher levels of the essential amino acid methionine in the diet is apparently associated with a reduction in pancreatic cancer risk, according to the findings of a large study conducted in…

A protein known for its ability to ‘bridge’ interactions between other cellular proteins may spur metastasis in breast cancer, the disease’s deadliest stage, a study from Burnham Institute for…

Why are African American women 1.5 to 2.2 times more likely than white women to die from breast cancer, despite their lower incidence…

A new study confirms that for most women, 6 or more hours of strenuous recreational exercise each week can reduce the risk of invasive breast cancer, according to the findings…

Survivors of childhood cancers have a ninefold increased risk of developing a secondary sarcoma - a cancer of connective or supportive tissue such as bone, fat, or muscle -…

As evidence mounts that the body’s normally protective inflammation response can drive some precancerous tissues to become fully malignant, UCSF scientists report discovering an apparent trigger to this potentially…