People who use plenty of olive oil in their diets may be helping to prevent damage to body cells that can eventually lead to cancer, new research suggests.

In a study…

Researchers have linked chemotherapy with short-term structural changes in cognitive areas of the brain, according to a new study. Published in the January 1, 2007 issue of CANCER,…

The following are based on abstracts presented at the American Association for Cancer Research’s Fifth Annual International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research held November 12 – 15 in Boston.

LOWER CHOLESTEROL…

A foundation created by American billionaire, Daniel K. Ludwig, will this year give six leading US institutions $20 million cash each, plus stock in a New York real estate…

Phase II trials initiated

Prague, Czech Republic: Preliminary trials of a MEK enzyme inhibitor have shown that it is capable of producing long-lasting stable disease…

Researchers at the University of Warwick are examining a way of using bacteria to manufacture a new suite of potential anti-cancer drugs…

The American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology has named Rita Davis-Goldsberry of Newark, Del., as the 2006 Survivor Circle Award Winner and Barbara Knight-Meyers, Ph.D., as the 2006 Distinguished…

Japanese adults with diabetes may have a higher risk of cancer overall and in several specific organs, including the liver, pancreas and kidney, according to results of a large…

A new target for cancer therapy has been identified by Monash University scientists investigating the cell signalling pathways that turn on a gene involved in cancer development.

A…

Data on breast cancer are outlined in reports from the United States and Germany.

Study 1: Increased PTEN expression due to transcriptional activation of…

Arsenic was implicated in the etiology of cancer and warrants further study.

“Arsenic, one of the most significant hazards in the environment affecting millions of people around the world, is associated…

According to recent research from Taiwan published in the journal Hepatology, diabetes can increase the risk of developing hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).

“This study aimed to elucidate the relationship…

Cigarette smoke can transform normal breast cells into cancerous cells by blocking their normal ability to repair themselves. Over time this could lead to the development of breast cancer, scientists from…

The search for safe, effective cancer therapies has led numerous academic and industrial research groups to investigate oncolytic, or cancer-killing viruses. Oncolytic viruses which include the naturally occurring reovirus, infect cancer cells…

Fewer young men in Canada are being diagnosed with cancer while the number for young women is stable, according to the Cancer in Young Adults in Canada…

An experimental anti-cancer regimen combined a diuretic, a Parkinson’s disease medication and a drug ordinarily used to reverse the effect of sedatives. The unusual mixture inhibited the growth of…

Death rates from cancer have continued to drop in the United States, with Hispanics showing lower-than-average rates of most cancers, according to the latest statistics published on Wednesday.

But the rate…

Researchers here have discovered how a specific chemotherapy drug helps a cancer-killing virus. The virus is being tested in animals for the treatment of incurable human brain tumors.

The virus, a…

Millions of Americans are fighting the battle against cancer -  a disease that can result in adverse or fatal health outcomes, high health care costs, and reduced workplace productivity.…

A “significant proportion” of survivors of childhood cancers have suicidal thoughts or have actually attempted suicide many years after treatment, a survey shows. Cancer survivors with pain and physical changes are…

Despite the fact that bowel cancer is the third most common form of the disease in Britain and kills 16,000 people every year, the government watchdog on drugs the National…

Sixteen percent of women who underwent chemotherapy for breast cancer experienced serious adverse effects requiring emergency care or hospitalization, according to a new study supported by the U.S. Department of Health…

Scientists in the United States have developed a test which is able to predict which lung cancer tumours are most likely to recur.

The scientists say that…

African Americans are less likely than whites to question their doctors or raise concerns about their care, which may contribute to the racial disparities seen in U.S. healthcare, researchers reported…

One of the six volunteers who fell seriously ill when a clinical drug trial went wrong is showing early signs of cancer, according to a report on Sunday.

In…