May 23, 2013
PHILADELPHIA — Frequent heartburn was positively associated with cancers of the throat and vocal cord among nonsmokers and nondrinkers, and the...
May 16, 2013
PHILADELPHIA — Margaret Foti, Ph.D., M.D. (h.c.), chief executive officer (CEO) of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), was...
May 7, 2013
PHILADELPHIA — Men who reported sleep problems, including difficulty falling asleep and staying asleep, had up to a twofold increased risk for...
May 7, 2013
PHILADELPHIA — Changes in estrogen breakdown, or metabolism, may be one of the mechanisms by which aerobic exercise lowers a woman’s...
May 1, 2013
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) formally issued letters to all members of the House of Representatives...
April 30, 2013
PHILADELPHIA — Smoking increased the risk for developing colon cancer, and female smokers may have a greater risk than male smokers, according...
April 23, 2013
PHILADELPHIA — Obese men were more likely to have precancerous lesions detected in their benign prostate biopsies compared with nonobese men...
April 19, 2013
PHILADELPHIA — Smoking tobacco in a water pipe resulted in a different pattern of exposure to toxic substances and may result in a cancer risk...
April 10, 2013
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) and its Minorities in Cancer Research membership group will award...
April 10, 2013
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network and the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) awarded 14 grants totaling more...
April 10, 2013
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Researchers have identified a potential explanation for inconsistent results from prior research about the association...
April 9, 2013
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The engineered antibody MPDL3280A, which targets a protein called programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1), was safe and effective...
April 9, 2013
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Early results from a phase I, first in-human study indicate that a potential new class of drugs, RNA interference (RNAi)...
April 9, 2013
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Benign disease diagnosis rates after surgery for suspected lung cancer varied widely by state, and the reasons for these...
April 9, 2013
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A greater level of toenail selenium was associated with a significant decrease in the risk for advanced prostate cancer,...
April 9, 2013
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Increased exposure to traffic-related air pollution during pregnancy was associated with a higher incidence of acute...
April 9, 2013
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Researchers have generated new insights into the ways in which physical activity affects how much estrogen is broken down...
April 9, 2013
WASHINGTON, D.C. — An American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) statement calls on the oncology community to provide evidence-based...
April 9, 2013
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) announced its new leadership today as Charles L. Sawyers, M.D., became...
April 8, 2013
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Researchers have confirmed that the novel oral agent ARQ 092 inhibits the AKT pathway and has a manageable safety profile in...