Credit: Duke-NUS Medical School Scientists from Singapore and Taiwan have revealed a decisive link between Aristolochic Acids (AA), a natural product of some plants used...
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Some anti-cancer drugs are encapsulated to allow gradual release, spreading their effect over a longer time. For example, one...
SAN FRANCISCO - Oct. 18, 2017 -- Children who are considered to be at risk of developing eye cancer should receive genetic counseling and testing...
A rare cancer in patients with breast implants may be on the rise, but not all patients and physicians may be aware of the risks...
Novel immunotherapies can strengthen the body's own defenses against cancer cells. Treatment of patients with advanced disease can promote partial and complete tumor regressions. However,...
Vancouver, BC - A pan-Canadian team of cancer researchers has developed a predictive model for detecting early-stage lung cancer in high-risk individuals with significantly greater...
Credit: Hyeongsun Moon and Andrew White, Cornell University ITHACA, N.Y. - Melanoma, a cancer of skin pigment cells called melanocytes, will strike an estimated 87,110...
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center A targeted therapy resurrected by the Moon Shots Program™ at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has produced...
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, Oct.18, 2017--Virotherapy capable of destroying tumor cells and activating anti-tumor immune reactions, and the use of...
Yokohama, Japan - October 18, 2017 - Physical exercise and psycho-social interventions in patients with advanced stage lung cancer improved functional capacity, which may be...
Yokohama, Japan - October 18, 2017 - Community-based interventions implemented in minority community sites resulted in changes in participants' knowledge, attitudes and beliefs about cancer,...
Credit: UC Berkeley and Wageninen University, The Netherlands Scientists have found the key to mosquitoes' stealth takeoffs: They barely push off when making a fast...
Credit: Photo by Steve Maslowski, US Fish and Wildlife Service (Public domain). Before cutting down forest, land managers in drought prone areas might first consider...
Credit: University of Pennsylvania Autoimmune diseases tend to strike women more than men and having multiple X chromosomes could be the main reason why. While...
Credit: Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, Mass. - A team of researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) has received a three-year, $400,000 award from the National...
