Medicine can now prevent a host of diseases with a mere shot of vaccine. Polio and smallpox are almost non-existent, and mumps and chicken…

Cancer immunologists here have discovered how a protein on the surface of antibody-making immune cells boosts the amount of antibody the cells make.

The protein, called CD86, is present on B lymphocytes, or…

A new “smart” cancer drug will be available to patients in Britain today which works by deploying two chemical ‘bullets’ that attack specific molecular targets, starving tumours of nutrients…

Cancer researchers have discovered that a recently identified protein critical for repairing damaged genes uses an unusual mechanism to keep its repairs accurate.

The protein, called DNA polymerase lambda,…

Gleevec, the pill that transformed the treatment of a difficult type of leukemia by targeting the underlying defect, may cause serious heart damage, researchers cautioned on Sunday.

They found evidence…

While it is established that nicotine by itself is not carcinogenic, researchers have now shown that nicotine promotes cell proliferation and the progression of tumors already initiated by tobacco carcinogens.

In…

Recent advances in treatment mean it is possible to start talking about curing some types of cancer, the world’s biggest maker of cancer drugs said on Thursday.

Swiss-based…

One study, a meta-analysis of 59 trials, found little evidence that diet is associated with survival or prognosis. The other study suggests that neither use of garlic nor vitamin supplements delays…

Exercising can help cancer patients feel better mentally and physically, a new analysis of data from published research shows.

But it remains unclear what type of exercise is most effective…

Tobacco use now kills 5 million people a year and if people continue to smoke the way they do now, their habit will kill half a billion who are alive today,…

An estimated 1.3 million new cases of cancer were diagnosed last year, according to the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. Most of those cases required…

The University Hospital at the University of Navarra is the only centre throughout the entire Spanish state for the treatment of liver tumours by means of radioembolisation and the one with the greatest…

For over 100 years, biologists have speculated that cancer growth shares common features with embryonic development. Researchers at Children’s Hospital Boston now provide solid evidence for this idea, showing through…

A government adviser in the UK has refused to put his name to a report which says the hormones used in cattle are safe for human consumption.

The report by the…

For over 100 years, biologists have speculated that cancer growth shares common features with embryonic development. Researchers at Children’s Hospital Boston now provide solid evidence for this idea, showing through…

Scientists at an Israeli university have found a promising new way to stop the growth and spread of cancer cells while carrying out research to boost the size of peaches…

Like tobacco smoking, marijuana smoking has been implicated as a causative factor in tumors of the head and neck and of the lung.

The marijuana…

Contrary to earlier suspicions, epilepsy is not associated with an increased risk of cancer, researchers report.

“Epilepsy and long-term use of anti-epileptic drugs have been suggested to be associated…

New imaging technology that combines the power of CAT scans with the finesse of a PET scan can catch cancer and other diseases earlier, potentially boosting survival rates and cutting costs,…

A new study published in the journal Respiration shows good overall diagnostic accuracy of technetium-99m (99mTc)-depreotide single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) in separating malignant from benign solitary pulmonary…

Some women with a family history of breast cancer are opting to have surgery rather than wait up to two years for test results that would confirm whether they…

There have been conflicting reports in the literature regarding the association of other malignancies with renal cell carcinoma (RCC).

In this study by…

The increasing use of chemotherapy and intensive hospital treatment for cancer patients in their last two weeks of life continued at least into the…

Nearly two decades ago, researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and other institutions began searching for the underlying causes of cervical cancer.

That scientific quest led to today’s approval by the…

An experimental drug called Reolysin may give hope to patients suffering from advanced cancers, according to research presented at this year’s meeting of the American Society…