Cancer
Many hepatitis infections go undiagnosed in cancer patients
Credit: SWOG Cancer Research Network Results from the largest study of hepatitis B and C and HIV infection prevalence in...
Russian scientists creating new tools for diagnosing cancer
Fluorophores will help track whether a body has absorbed medications A group of scientists from Russia's Ural Federal University, headed...
World Trade Center responders at increased risk for head and neck cancers
9/11 first responders' health still threatened from exposure at deadly attack, Rutgers study finds A Rutgers study has found a...
Rutgers scientist identifies gene responsible for spread of prostate cancer
Gene provides valuable information for early detection and treatment of cancerCredit: Nick Romanenko A Rutgers study has found that a...
Moffitt leads the nation in addressing LGBTQ health care disparities and education
Results from a new study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology helps shape educational tools for oncologists TAMPA, Fla....
Survey questions cancer doctors' awareness of LGBTQ issues
Most oncologists say they don't know enough about how to treat patients with differences in sexual orientation or identity, but...
Acupressure relieves long-term symptoms of breast cancer treatment, study finds
Breast cancer survivors reported improvements in depression, pain, anxiety and sleep after self-administered acupressureCredit: University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center...
Breast cancer up to five times more likely to metastasize even 10 years after childbirth
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center A study by researchers at University of Colorado Cancer Center and Oregon Health &...
Scientists discover novel process to convert visible light into infrared light
A discovery by Columbia and Harvard researchers allows innocuous radiation to penetrate living tissue and other materials without the damage...
Chaos in the body tunes up your immune system
Chaos in bodily regulation can optimize our immune system according to a recent discovery made by researchers at the University...
Surge protector: A novel approach to suppressing therapy-induced tumor growth and recurrence
BOSTON - Following up on a groundbreaking 2018 study in which BIDMC's Dipak Panigrahy, MD, demonstrated that dead and dying...
Why haven't cancer cells undergone genetic meltdowns?
Cancer first develops as a single cell going rogue, with mutations that trigger aggressive growth at all costs to the...
Study of mutation order may change understanding of how tumors develop
Cancer Cell paper envisions new direction in cancer research Cancers most commonly arise because of a series of two to...
How cancer becomes transmissible in Tasmanian devils: Molecular mechanisms elucidated
Credit: Kosack et al., 2019, Cancer Cell 35, 1-5, January 14, 2019 © 2018 Published by Elsevier Inc. DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2018.11.018....
Hindering melanoma metastasis with an FDA-approved drug
Promising findings from the School of Veterinary Medicine show that a medicine originally used to control blood pressure may prevent...
Suicide risk more than quadruples for people with cancer
Hershey, Pa -- People with cancer are more than four times more likely to commit suicide than people without cancer,...
Nebraska leads $11 million study to develop radiation exposure drugs
Credit: Craig Chandler | University of Nebraska-Lincoln The U.S. Department of Defense has turned to the University of Nebraska to...
Fort McMurray homes have normal levels of indoor toxins, U of T Engineering study reveals
In the aftermath of the Fort McMurray wildfire, chemical engineering professor Arthur Chan and his team reveal results from dust...
Researchers develop comprehensive new way to predict breast cancer risk
Scientists have created the most comprehensive method yet to predict a woman's risk of breast cancer, according to a study...
In breast-cancer prevention, race matters
Study: Black women face additional obstacles to information, receive less preventive careCredit: The Ohio State University COLUMBUS, Ohio - African-American...