Families of children with cancer support research using tissue samples left over after operations, a new study has found.
Contrary to reports of a public crisis of confidence in tissue-based research, a team led by the University of Leicester found that all 20 children and 59 parents
A new study reveals that mobile phones (cell phones) may eventually be responsible for more human deaths than smoking or asbestos. Dr. Vini Khurana, an award-winning cancer expert (14 awards) from Australia, has published some grim study results. Khurana added that government and mobile phone
Colon cancer screening is a tough sell. It’s icky, uncomfortable and the thought of a colonoscopy, especially the prep, can be intimidating, to say the least.
But here’s what clinches the sale: Colon cancer can be largely prevented through proper screening.
Researchers,
Eating processed meat every day may increase for developing bowel cancer.
Scientists from World Cancer Research Fund reported that 1.8oz (50g) of processed meat daily can increase the risk for developing bowel cancer by a fifth. Research suggests that while processing meat some substances
A veterinary neurologist on faculty in the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine(http://www.vetmed.vt.edu/) at Virginia Tech has been awarded funding from the Wake Forest University Translational Science Institute to study innovative approaches for treating brain tumors in
Results of a Cleveland Clinic study suggest that more cancers have a hereditary link than previously thought and that lack of genetic diversity can predispose individuals to certain cancers.
The findings challenge current scientific data that>cancers, Dr. Eng said. This would provide
Singh, M.D., surgeon and director of the liver and pancreatic cancer surgery program, was questioned about: "Being a cancer specialist as a surgeon with a background in cancer research, what do you see as the prognosis for cancer patients?"
I view the future in a positive way.
The Business Intelligence firm La Merie S.L. reported that for the first time erythropoietins have been superseded by the major cancer antibodies Rituxan, Herceptin, Avastin and Erbitux as the number one top selling class of biologics with the highest growth rate of 48 % and combined 2007 sales
The Scandinavian-based drug development company Lytix Biopharma announced its intention to take its lead anti-cancer molecule LTX-315 through to clinical trials. This decision follows the selection of Lytix’s first lead antimicrobial compound towards end of 2007.
According to Lytix
For a long time, scientists believed that the immune system acted to fight cancer development. However, recent findings demonstrate that the immune system also acts to promote cancer progression. At the International conference “Invasion and Metastasis” held at the Max Delbrück