How tumor cells control their environment to survive
Why are some cancers harder to fight than others? By analyzing the cells of one of the most difficult cancers to treat, liver cancer,…
Category: What is the status of cancer research?
What cancers are being studied, what we know about them, and what are the latest findings?
This new tiny biomedical device makes diagnosing cancer types easier
A team of scientists has made valves which can operate on tiny channels of fluid the width of 3 human hairs! This paper, published in the…
One way that oxygen can damage our DNA
Guanine, a component of DNA, is revealed to react with oxygen and change how your genes are expressed.
Trying to prevent cancer and heart disease? Skip the Vitamin D.
Vitamin D does not appear to help prevent cancer and heart disease in a 5 year long study of over 25,000 older Americans.
Brain Cancer Treatment Finishes Phase 3 of Clinical Trials
For most types of cancer, survival rates have steadily been improving since the 1970s as medical advancements have been made in both cancer…
Popular over-the-counter sleep aid may help with cancer treatment side effects
An over-the-counter hormone supplement called melatonin, typically made from animal pineal glands or synthesized in a laboratory, was tested…
Viruses may help us in the fight against cancer
Cancer is one of the greatest challenges of our time. A common misconception about cancer is that it is one disease. There are hundreds of…