December 15, 2005
A vast code, invisible to the DNA sequencing effort that constituted the Human Genome Project, is rapidly being shown to play a direct role in human...
December 1, 2005
Scientists have found some additional evidence that environmental exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) may be associated with non-Hodgkin...
November 17, 2005
They’re but a tiny speck, existing in a variety of forms: particles, tubes, shells, even a soccerball-like shape. They also share a common prefix:...
November 16, 2005
A second look at compounds and drugs, some previously used to treat illness and conditions ranging from malaria to contraception, is giving new life...
November 15, 2005
Cancer researchers wielding opportunistic bacteria, vaccines, electric pulses, nano buckeyballs, and designer agents that enter the brain are being...
November 15, 2005
The drug gefitinib (Iressa) was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in May 2003 under the agency’s accelerated approval program...
November 9, 2005
Critical innovations and new knowledge are now emerging from the laboratories of universities, medical centers and pharmaceutical companies...
November 2, 2005
Since smoking became popular in America in the 1930s, lung cancer rates have continued to climb. Today, it is still the leading cause of...
November 2, 2005
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly one-fourth of Americans are smokers. That’s more than 60 million people who...
November 1, 2005
There are a number of things people are told to do to prevent cancer – eat well, exercise, don’t smoke. However, despite these obvious preventive...
November 1, 2005
Long term use of L-thyroxin, the principal hormone secreted by the thyroid gland, reduces the risk of colorectal cancer by 50 percent, according to a...
November 1, 2005
Promising new ways to prevent cancer emerge regularly from the laboratories of research institutions around the world. With every deposit to the...
November 1, 2005
Three studies presented at the 2005 American Association for Cancer Research Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research meeting in Baltimore discuss...
October 31, 2005
In the high-tech 21st century, the most rudimentary natural products continue to reveal exciting ant-cancer properties to scientists, offering people...
October 31, 2005
Though scientists have long suspected that diet and obesity play a significant role in cancer risk, the latest results are suggesting the problem may...
October 31, 2005
Men with a high intake of dietary calcium are at greater risk of developing prostate cancer, according to a study presented today during the American...
October 31, 2005
Updated data from a study on a promising new vaccine against a pre-cancerous cervical virus shows superior efficacy in preventing cervical...
October 27, 2005
PHILADELPHIA – Scott M. Lippman, M.D., chairman of the Department of Clinical Cancer Prevention and Ellen F. Knisely Distinguished Chair at The...
October 25, 2005
Leading cancer researchers will convene at the 4th Annual Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research meeting of the American Association for Cancer...
October 14, 2005
US Senator Arlen Specter (R- Pa) will be honored with the AACR Public Service Award for his tireless efforts to strengthen the nation’s biomedical...