Electronic trigger reduces delays in evaluation for cancer diagnosis
Electronic triggers designed to search for key data, developed by researchers at Baylor College of…
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Researchers find new code that makes reprogramming of cancer cells possible
Cancer researchers dream of the day they can force tumour cells to morph back to…
Study finds genes associated with improved survival for pancreatic cancer patients
A study by the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) and other major research institutes, found…
Cancer researchers publish landmark “basket study”
Researchers from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) have announced results from the first published…
New blood test for colon cancer improves colonoscopy screening results
Canadian researchers have found a way to screen blood samples for molecular traces that indicate…
Fertility concerns impact breast cancer treatment decisions
Concerns about fertility kept a third of young women with breast cancer from taking tamoxifen,…
Generic heart medication shown to prolong ovarian cancer patients’ survival
In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers demonstrate a benefit in overall survival among epithelial ovarian cancer…
Our obsession with hereditary cancers didn’t start when we discovered the breast cancer gene
Devon Stillwell, Johns Hopkins University. Angelina Jolie received much public attention for her decisions to…
Could aspirin reverse increased cancer risk in overweight people?
John Burn, Newcastle University. The health benefits of aspirin have been appearing in scientific literature…
Light/moderate drinking linked to increased risk of some cancers in women and male smokers
Even light and moderate drinking (up to one drink a day for women and up…