Anewbloodtestforcancerhasshownpromisetowarddetectingeightdifferentkindsoftumorsbeforetheyhavespreadelsewhereinthebody,offeringhopeofearlydetection,researcherssa
YoungwomenwiththeBRCAgenemutationthatpromptedactressAngelinaJolie'spre-emptiveandmuch-publiciseddoublemastectomyarenotmorelikelytodieafterabreastcancerdiagnosis
Womenwhoworkonnightshiftscouldhaveanincreasedriskofdevelopingmultiplecommoncancers,especiallybreastcancer,researchersfromChinasaidMonday.MaXuelei,anoncologistat
ResearchershaveusedmicetoshowhowalcoholdamagestheDNAofstemcellsresponsibleforproducingnewblood.Thismayexplainwhydrinkingincreasestheriskofcancer,accordingtoastu
ResearchersfromWashingtonUniversityinSt.Louisfoundthat,whilerapidlydividingyetaberrantstemcellsareamajorsourceofcancer,maturecellsalsoplayakeyroleininitiatingca
Abloodtestfiveyearsafterbreastcancertreatmenthelpedidentifysomewomenwhoweremorelikelytorelapse,longbeforealumporothersignsappeared,apreliminarystudyfound.Itwast
DuShifei,29,smilesassheswipesthroughphotosofhernewbornsononhertablet,justlikeanymother.YetsheliesonahospitalbedinWestChinaHospitalinSichuanProvince,withtubesplu
Coffeemaynotonlygiveyouamorningboost;italsomayhavesignificanthealthbenefits.SosaysareviewbyBritishscientistsofmorethan200studiesoncoffeeconsumptionandhealth,pub
NovemberisInternationalLungCancerAwarenessMonth,thetimetoraiseawarenessforoneoftheleadingcauseofdeathworldwide.Theartificialsimulationimageofhumanlung.According
Biotechcompaniesarecompetingtodevelopmedicinesusing“bugsasdrugs”tofightcancer,buildingonthelatestscientificfindingsthatpatientswithhighlevelsofgoodgutbacteriaar
Metalfromtheasteroidthatcausedtheextinctionofthedinosaurscanbeusedtotargetanddestroycancercells,accordingareportpublishedbytheUniversityofWarwick.Thereportsaidr
RocheHoldingAGwonU.S.approvaltomarketitsskincancerdrugZelborafforcertainpatientswithErdheim-ChesterDisease,araretypeofbloodcancer,andtomarketitsdrugAlecensaasaf
ChinahasannouncedanagreementwiththeWorldHealthOrganization(WHO)tocollaborateonthefightagainstcancer,theleadingcauseofdeathinthecountry.TheNationalCancerCenter(N
Aninternationalteamofresearchershasdevelopedanewdiagnosticandprognosismethodforearlydetectionofhepatocellularcarcinoma(HCC),basedonasimplebloodsamplecontainingc
U.S.Sen.JohnMcCainsaysdoctorshavegivenhima"verypoorprognosis"ashebattlesbraincancer.McCainunderwentsurgeryinJulyforabraintumorthatwaslaterfoundtobeaformofgliobl
It'sdifficulttospotcancercells--justoneinabillionbloodcellsarecancerous.Howdoyouisolatethemtoknowthetroublesomeoneisfacingandeventuallytreatit?Bydrawingthekindo
USregulatorsonWednesdayapprovedthefirstgenetherapyagainstcancer--atreatmentthatusesapatient'sownimmunecellstofightleukemia--openinganewerainthefightagainstoneof