Scientists in Berlin have pioneered a new "carbon ion therapy" which will fire carbon ions at 73% of the speed of light for the extremely precise treatment of inoperable tumors. »»»
CHICAGO -- Signaling the reversal of a long decline in the use of mastectomy for breast cancer patients, a new study indicates more women are opting for the operation in part because more patients... »»»
Women deficient in vitamin D at the time of a breast cancer diagnosis are more likely to die or see the tumor spread, a Canadian study published in the United States has shown. »»»
Researchers have discovered a protein which can reduce the malignancy of breast cancer tumors and also predict whether the cancer will metastasize, according to a study published Monday. »»»
The American Cancer Society and other health groups are recommending two tests they had not previously endorsed to prevent or detect colorectal cancer. »»»
FORT WASHINGTON, Pa. -- The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) announces several new updates to the NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology(TM) Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma (NHL). »»»
LONDON and SAN DIEGO, CA -- Antisoma plc announces that new preclinical data on its anti-nucleolin aptamer drug AS1411 are presented today at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)... »»»
Researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center have a lead role in a new public/private partnership to create the first systematic surveillance program of men with prostate cancer to look for... »»»
HOUSTON -- Oncolin Therapeutics, Inc., announces that its new Super Cell Blocker, ONC-127, has been effective in treating animals that have been implanted with human tumors in their brains. »»»
REYKJAVIK, Iceland -- Scientists in Iceland said they have found a fourth set of genetic variants linked to an increased risk of estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer. »»»
The adequacy of laparoscopic-assisted colectomy (LAC) for colon cancer has been heavily scrutinized, causing most surgeons to await survival data before undertaking laparoscopic resection for... »»»
SAN DIEGO -- Researchers from the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute in Detroit today presented findings showing that adding curcumin or resveratrol to conventional chemotherapy could be effective... »»»