Cancer Research

Genetic Variations Make A Difference In Cervical Cancer Incidence

Women with certain gene variations appear to be protected against cervical cancer, according to a study led by scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University and reported in Clinical Cancer Research. Knowing whether or not women h ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 13 2009 - 1:55pm

Early Detection Of Second Breast Cancers Halves Women's Risk Of Death

A group of international researchers has found the first reliable evidence that early detection of subsequent breast tumours in women who have already had the disease can halve the women's chances of death from breast cancer. According to the researc ...

Article - News Releases - May 4 2013 - 3:53pm

News From The War On Cancer...Linking The Pieces

As part of the Darwin Bicentennial Lecture Series at Appalachian State University, Dr. ...

Article - Michael Windelspecht - Mar 20 2009 - 9:47am

Acetaldehyde And Alcohol- More Than Just A Hangover, Maybe Cancer Too

A new study published today in the journal Addiction shows that drinking alcohol is the greatest risk factor for acetaldehyde-related cancer. Heavy drinkers may be at increased risk due to exposure from multiple sources. ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 20 2009 - 5:31pm

Gold Nanoparticles 'Cook' Cancer Cells

Researchers are describing a long-awaited advance toward applying the marvels of nanotechnology in the battle against cancer. They have developed the first hollow gold nanospheres — smaller than the finest flecks of dust — that search out and "cook&qu ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 22 2009 - 1:27pm

Omega-3 Fatty Acid Can Kill Cancer Cells, Says Study

Docosahexanoic acid (DHA), an omega-3 fatty acid found in fish oils, has been shown to reduce the size of tumours and enhance the positive effects of the chemotherapy drug cisplatin, while limiting its harmful side effects. The rat experiments described in ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 5 2009 - 11:12am

Can Exercise Reduce The Risk Of Breast Cancer?

A new University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine study will examine whether women at higher risk of breast cancer can use exercise to meaningfully reduce their risk of getting the disease.  Starting from a premise that reducing estrogen in the body redu ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 5 2009 - 11:22am

Discovered- A New Molecular Mechanism Linking Viral Infection To Cancer Susceptibility

Portuguese scientists discovered a new molecular mechanism that allows gamma herpes viruses to chronically infect patients and helps to explain why these patients present an abnormally high incidence of the lymphocyte (or white blood cell) cancer lymphoma, ...

Article - Catarina Amorim - Apr 8 2009 - 2:41pm

Breast Cancer In The Brain- A Genetic Clue

New research led by investigators at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) identifies three genes that specifically mediate the metastasis, or spread, of breast cancer to the brain and illuminates the mechanisms by which this spread occurs. The st ...

Article - News Staff - May 6 2009 - 1:09pm

New Clues On Link Between Helicobacter Pylori And Stomach Cancer

Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection is considered one of the most important risk factors for stomach (or gastric) cancer with as much as 65% of all cases linked back to the bacteria, although exactly how this occurs is not fully clear. ...

Article - Catarina Amorim - May 8 2009 - 5:26pm