December 15, 2006
Researchers at Ohio State University have discovered that two microRNA (miRNA) molecules help control the oncogene responsible for a dangerous form...
December 15, 2006
Expression of two different proteins taken from primary tumor biopsies is highly associated with spread of breast cancer to nearby lymph nodes,...
December 11, 2006
A new study has found that close to half of 154 smokers who had surgery to remove early stage lung cancer picked up a cigarette again within 12...
December 11, 2006
Heavy smokers who have reduced their number of daily cigarettes still experience significantly greater exposure to toxins per cigarette than light...
December 11, 2006
n a study of more than 36,000 women, researchers observed that smokers can reduce their risk of developing lung cancer by being physically active....
November 29, 2006
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November 20, 2006
Researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and their colleagues today introduced a new...
November 17, 2006
Cigarette smoking and concurrent infection with high levels of the virus associated with cervical cancer can increase cancer risk by as much as 27...
November 15, 2006
British researchers have developed a vaccine that stimulates colorectal cancer patients' immune systems to fight cancerous cells. In a clinical trial...
November 14, 2006
With cancer, researchers don't believe "you are what you eat" -- that disease is always a direct result of what is, or what isn't, on your...
November 14, 2006
Personal choices, such as smoking and consumption of fatty foods, have long been linked to increased cancer risk. During recent years, scientists...
November 13, 2006
Scientists are using genetic studies and natural chemicals, such as plant-derived triterpenoids, to further our knowledge on how genetic and early...
November 13, 2006
The immune system is fickle, and easily influenced by more than just viruses and bacteria. It can be swayed by the seemingly unexpected, such as by...
November 12, 2006
Human papillomaviruses (HPV) are the most common sexually transmitted infections in the United States, and certain "high risk" types have...
November 12, 2006
A diagnosis of breast cancer has taken on a new meaning in the past 10 years, as research has produced a host of new therapies and detection...
November 12, 2006
The science of cancer prevention has advanced to the point where researchers now say they can detect "cancer genes" in the breath of...
November 10, 2006
American researchers have found that giving a combination of imantanib (Glivec) and a drug that induces cell death (apoptosis) was better at...
November 10, 2006
Scientists have found a way of using a protein made by prostate cancer to target and kill the cancer cells themselves. In preliminary studies the new...
November 9, 2006
Researchers investigating ways of prompting the immune system to recognise and kill tumour cells have found that a drug containing parts of the...
November 9, 2006
Prague, Czech Republic: Preliminary results from a phase II clinical trial have provided the first evidence that treating people with kidney cancer...