Cancer Research

Cell Phones, Brain Cancer, Evidence

It's not hard to find scare stories about cell phones and brain cancer. On the other hand, numerous randomized, double-blind studies have debunked extreme claims of negative health effects of EMF exposure. So what should you believe? Is the cell phone ...

Article - Michael White - Sep 20 2011 - 10:21am

The Danger of Assumptions!

In all science, error precedes the truth, and it is better it should go first than last.  ~Hugh Walpole ...

Blog Post - flower 5 - Feb 1 2010 - 4:54pm

Researchers Sequence Genome Of Glioblastoma Cell Line

Writing in PLoS Genetics, UCLA Researchers say they have performed the first complete genomic sequencing of a brain cancer cell line, a discovery that may lead to personalized treatments based on the unique biological signature of an individual's canc ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 29 2010 - 12:53pm

Smokers More Likely To Vaccinate Their Daughters Against HPV

According to survey results on correlates of HPV vaccine use, a parent's existing health habits or behaviors, like cigarette smoking, may influence the likelihood that they will have their daughters vaccinated against HPV. Researchers who conducted th ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 8 2010 - 1:54pm

Soda Consumption Causes Pancreatic Cancer?

A new report in C ancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention suggests that individuals who consume two or more sodas per week face an increased risk of developing pancreatic cancer by nearly twofold compared to individuals who do not consume soft drinks ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 8 2010 - 3:59pm

Bullet-Shaped Virus Could Help Treat Cancer

Vesicular stomatitis virus, or VSV, has shown the potential to serve as an anti-cancer agent, exercising high selectivity in killing cancer cells while sparing healthy cells, and as a potent vaccine against HIV. But in order for the necessary genetic modif ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 9 2010 - 12:42pm

Researchers Seek To Exploit Self-Cannibalizing Cancer Cells

A team of scientists from Princeton University and The Cancer Institute of New Jersey are attempting to unravel the secret lives of cancer cells that go dormant and self-cannibalize to survive periods of stress, a process called autophagy. The work may hel ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 8 2010 - 7:02pm

Rhubarb May, Or May Not, Fight Cancer

Rhubarb May, Or May Not, Fight Cancer Current news reports about cancer-fighting chemicals in rhubarb may lead some people to think that eating a lot of rhubarb is a good idea.  Bad move!  Rhubarb is widely renowned as a laxative! Researchers have found t ...

Blog Post - Patrick Lockerby - Feb 13 2010 - 11:15pm

Dolphins May Be Ideal Model For Studying Cervical Cancer

A recent study of marine mammals by University of Florida aquatic animal health experts has revealed that dolphins may be the ideal model for studying cervical cancer in humans. "We discovered that dolphins get multiple infections of apillomaviruses, ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 19 2010 - 11:55am

Mathematical Model Gives New Hope To Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia Patients

Doctors can now understand better chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML), including how it responds to therapy, thanks to a new mathematical model for the disease developed by scientists in Portugal, Belgium and the United States. The work, to be published in th ...

Article - Catarina Amorim - Feb 21 2010 - 3:48am