Cancer Research

Breakthrough: Targeted Therapy For Stomach Cancer Now Possible?

Gastric cancer- stomach cancer- does not respond well to existing treatments and is currently the third leading cause of cancer death in the world, after lung and liver cancer. Researchers have discovered that certain drugs, currently used to treat breast ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 29 2015 - 7:55am

Different Types Of Ovarian Cancer Have Different Causes

Having more children or having her fallopian tubes cut changes risk of different types of ovarian cancer to different levels, according to new research presented at the 2015 National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI) Cancer Conference. Data was collected f ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 6 2015 - 8:00am

Vitamin C Stresses And Kills Mutant Cancer Cells

Colorectal cancer cells with certain mutations "handle" vitamin C differently than other cells, and this difference ultimately kills them, finds a new study. The idea that vitamin C could be an effective therapy for human cancer holds great appe ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 7 2015 - 6:22am

The Affordability Controversy Of Breast Cancer Treatment

New and better drugs to treat diseases such as advanced breast cancer will have little effect on improving patient outcomes if a country does not have good healthcare structures in place, Professor Richard Sullivan told the Advanced Breast Cancer Third In ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 12 2015 - 9:30am

100 Million Mutations May Shield Tumors From Treatment

Genetic sequencing of a single tumor reveals far greater genetic diversity among cancer cells than anticipated. Researchers from the University of Chicago and the Beijing Institute of Genomics estimate that the tumor, about 3.5 centimeters in diameter, co ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 10 2015 - 7:30am

Environment Of Tumors Impacts Metastasis

If a tumor is like a seed, the soil around it plays a significant role in its growth, according to a study which finds that the microenvironment of a tumor cell has significant impact on cancer metastasis. This discovery by Siyuan Zhang at the University ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 17 2015 - 10:49am

Why Some Colorectal Cancers Recur After Treatment

Cetuximab, marketed as Erbitux, is one of the key therapies for metastatic colorectal cancer, yet the cancer still returns in some patients, shortening overall survival. A new study may help explain why. Key proteins, known as epidermal growth factor rece ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 17 2015 - 6:30am

Aspirin's Role In Cancer Prevention

Aspirin has been linked to a decreased risk of colorectal cancer but the risk of side effects, including in some cases severe gastrointestinal bleeding, make it necessary to better understand the mechanisms by which aspirin acts before recommending it as ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 20 2015 - 7:30am

Cancer Risk Myth Debunked- Environmental Factors Not So Much

Various groups selling 'miracle' prevention techniques, and various United Nations groups (such as IARC) insist that cancer is a lifestyle disease, and if you just pay them, they will either give you something to prevent it or get something bann ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 12 2015 - 12:00pm

Largest Ever Ovarian Cancer Trial First Evidence That Screening Saves Lives

One of the popular myths that lazy journalists like to "debunk" this time of year is that early cancer detection saves lives. That's because there is no way to really prove someone didn't die, any more than it is possible for a politic ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 17 2015 - 8:56am