Scientists discover major genetic cause of colorectal cancer August 14, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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About one-third of colorectal cancers are inherited, but the genetic cause of most of these cancers is unknown. The genes linked to colorectal cancer account for less than 5 percent of all cases. | |
Moisturisers cause skin cancer in mice: study August 14, 2008 | User rating: 3.1 / 5 after 13 vote(s)
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Moisturisers used by millions of people induced skin cancer in experiments on mice, a study released Thursday said, as experts expressed strong doubts over any possible risk to humans from creams. | |
Scientists use old enemy to K.O. cancer August 12, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 24 vote(s)
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Chemists are pulling cancer onto a sucker punch by getting infected cells to drop their guard – according to research published today. They are using the metal ruthenium as a catalyst to a cancer-busting reaction which calls ... | |
Key to Treating Cancer May Be Finding its Original Cell August 11, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Cancer biologists are turning their attention to the normal cells that give rise to cancers, to learn more about how tumor growth might be stopped at the earliest opportunity. | |
Australian scientists in potential leukaemia breakthrough August 11, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Australian scientists said Monday they had mapped a blood cell structure which could hold the key to improved drug treatments for diseases such as leukaemia, asthma and rheumatoid arthritis. | |
First step towards switching off breast cancer and leukaemia August 08, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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Australian scientists have identified a way to 'switch off' a molecule, a key player in the molecular processes that trigger breast cancer and certain forms of leukaemia. | |
PSA screening may be biased against obese men, leading to more aggressive cancers August 08, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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Testing men for elevated levels of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) in the blood -- the gold standard screening test for prostate cancer -- may be biased against obese men, whose PSA levels tend to be deceptively low. And ... | |
Researchers unveil vital key to cancer August 06, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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University of Manchester scientists have uncovered the 3-D structure of Mps1 -- a protein that regulates the number of chromosomes during cell division and thus has an essential role in the prevention of cancer -- which will ... | |
Researchers find gene therapy that kills pancreatic cancer cells August 05, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 15 vote(s)
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Researchers at the Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center and the VCU Institute of Molecular Medicine have published findings that implicate a new chemoprevention gene therapy (CGT) for preventing and treating ... | |
 Unravelling breast cancer susceptibility August 01, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at St Andrews University's Bute Medical School are investigating a vital link between radiation sensitivity and breast cancer susceptibility. | |
New treatment for advanced prostate cancer July 29, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 16 vote(s)
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Researchers at the University of Adelaide have developed a novel approach to treating advanced prostate cancer that could be more effective with fewer side effects. | |
How molecules out of balance lead to human multiple myeloma and other cancers July 29, 2008 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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An international team of scientists has identified processes that are heavily implicated in human multiple myeloma and other B cell cancers, moving us closer to developing quick tests and readouts that could help in the tailored ... | |
A new biomarker for early cancer detection? Research reveals that 'microRNA' may fit the bill July 28, 2008 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Scientists at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center have discovered that microRNAs – molecular workhorses that regulate gene expression – are released by cancer cells and circulate in the blood, which gives them the potential ... | |
Does too much sun cause melanoma? July 23, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 20 vote(s)
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We are continuously bombarded with messages about the dangers of too much sun and the increased risk of melanoma (the less common and deadliest form of skin cancer), but are these dangers real, or is staying out of the sun ... | |
Teamwork cuts out unnecessary biopsies, researchers find July 22, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Unnecessary biopsies could be a thing of the past for patients undergoing treatment for head and neck cancer. New Saint Louis University research found that when nuclear medicine clinicians and treating physicians work together ... | |
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