Cancer
Cancer mortality milestone: 25 years of continuous decline
Racial gap narrowing while socioeconomic inequalities widen ATLANTA--A steady, 25-year decline has resulted in a 27% drop in the overall...
New insights into a rare type of cancer open novel avenues of study
Undifferentiated uterine sarcoma is a very rare but extremely aggressive cancer type. It can be divided into four groups with...
Henry Ford Cancer Institute enrolls first patient in pancreatic cancer research study
Study to evaluate impact of using precise, higher dose MRI-guided radiation therapyCredit: Henry Ford Health System DETROIT - The Henry...
New approach may curb treatment-related skin fibrosis in cancer patients
(TORONTO, Canada, Jan.7, 2019) - A clinical-scientific team specializing in head-and-neck cancer has identified a way to manipulate metabolism to...
Yeast makes ethanol to prevent metabolic overload
Credit: University of Groningen Why do some yeast cells produce ethanol? Scientists have wondered about this apparent waste of resources...
How does solid stress from brain tumors cause neuronal loss, neurologic dysfunction?
Mass. General study also finds that lithium treatment may protect against the effects of brain tissue compressionCredit: Giorgio Seano, PhD,...
Misperceptions about vaping common among UK smokers
Research from King's College London finds smokers and ex-smokers in the UK overestimate the harm from vaping, with fewer than...
DNA on auto-pilot
Credit: The Biodesign Institute at ASU Nature has made extravagant use of a simple molecule--DNA, the floorplan of all earthly...
Cancer cells steer a jagged path
Rice, Duke researchers define a small protein's central role in tumor mechanicsCredit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University A jagged little protein appears...
An errant editing enzyme promotes tumor suppressor loss and leukemia propagation
Credit: National Institutes of Health Writing in the January 3 issue of Cancer Cell, researchers at University of California San...
Mayo Clinic discovers biological markers that could guide treatment for prostate cancer
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Genetic alterations in low-risk prostate cancer diagnosed by needle biopsy can identify men that harbor higher-risk cancer...
In Fimo, we trust: finally a name for the experimental examination of poop
To study gut bacteria, scientists focus much of their attention on excrement, which is teeming with bacteria that used to...
Persistent hot flashes may lead to increased risk of breast cancer
A new study followed women from the Women's Health Initiative trials for nearly 18 years to examine association between persistent...
Days following thyroid surgery are highest for risk of readmission
An analysis of nationwide data shows patients with symptoms are most likely to return to the hospital within a week...
Sex differences identified in deadly brain tumors
Tailoring treatment to men, women may improve survival For decades, scientists have recognized that more males get cancer and die...
Topics in Anti-Cancer Research
Volume 7 Topics in Anti-Cancer Research covers important advances on both experimental (preclinical) and clinical cancer research in drug development....
Surrey AI predicts cancer patients' symptoms
Doctors could get a head start treating cancer thanks to new AI developed at the University of Surrey that is...
Patients now living a median 6.8 years after stage IV ALK+ lung cancer diagnosis
According to the National Cancer Institute, patients diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) between the years 1995 and 2001...
Tumors backfire on chemotherapy
Credit: C. Cianciaruso/I. Keklikoglou/EPFL Some patients with breast cancer receive chemotherapy before the tumor is removed with surgery. This approach,...
Frontiers in Anti-Cancer Drug Discovery
Volume 9 Frontiers in Anti-Cancer Drug Discovery is a book series devoted to publishing the latest advances in anti-cancer drug...