(HealthDay)—Obesity increases the risk for colon cancer, but weight-loss surgery may bring the risk back to normal, French researchers report. […]
An app for patients and doctors to calculate cancer survival probabilities
A new app is able to calculate personalized survival probabilities for patients suffering from soft tissue sarcoma. Doctors and patients […]
Radiation therapy for colon cancer works better when specific protein blocked
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis appear to have discovered a way to make radiation therapy […]
Roll up your sleeve and donate blood for cancer patients
Many people don’t realize that cancer patients are in constant need of blood supplies. Chemotherapy and radiation treatments for cancer […]
Study finds blood test accurately tracks HPV-linked head and neck cancer
An experimental blood test accurately detected HPV-linked head and neck cancer recurrence and confirmed when patients remained cancer-free, according to […]
Spas need to realise that massage doesn't spread cancer
Imagine arriving at a spa, robed up in a fluffy hug, ready for an hour’s worth of relaxation only to […]
Activation of a distinct genetic pathway can slow the progress of metastatic breast cancer
Metastasis, the spread of tumor cells to distant sites, is the major cause of death for people impacted by cancer. […]
Plant-derived SVC112 hits cancer stem cells, leaves healthy cells alone
The red, tube-shaped flowers of the firecracker bush (Bouvardia ternifolia), native to Mexico and the American Southwest, attract hummingbirds. The […]
Large study shows no strong link between baby powder, ovarian cancer
(HealthDay)—There’s been a longstanding debate—and a slew of lawsuits—over whether baby powder containing talc plays any role in the development […]
Immune cell discovery opens door to new powerful cancer therapies
Scientists at UCL have identified how a subset of immune cells are activated to kill cancerous cells, a finding in […]