Cancer in the News
The articles featured below include news about, or mention of, cancer, including cancer research, generally. There is information about cancer prevention, diagnosis, treatment, recovery, survival rates and research into many aspects of cancer and its prevention and treatment. This is page 2 of 26.
Oncology is the medical specialty concerned with the study and practice of treating tumours including cancers. See also oncology books and books about cancer.
Belly fat could prevent cancer killing cells from doing their job
Recent research conducted in Ireland has revealed that carrying excess fat on the waistline could prevent cancer killing cells, a type of white blood cells called T-cells, from performing their fun...
Assisted conception cancer risk ?
UK fertility organization welcomes recent US study indicating no increased risk of cancer to children born as a result of assisted reproduction treatment. This may reassure patients considering wh...
Adult survivors of childhood cancer - depression risk
The majority of adult survivors of childhood cancer do not suffer long-term mental health effects according to a recent study. However, a proportion, of the order of 10-20 percent of survivors may ...
Cervical cancer screening for all women in Uganda
Cervical cancer is a major cause of death from cancer among women in Uganda with over 2,400 women dying from the disease, and over 3,500 diagnosed with it, each year. Cervical cancer screening is t...
Scent device to detect bladder cancer
Cancer researchers have developed and built a device called ODOREADER that contains a sensor that responds to chemicals in gas emitted from urine. This device correctly assigned 100% of cancer pati...
RNA aptamer new hope against Cervical Cancer
Medical researchers have synthesized a molecule, called an RNA aptamer, that latches onto an E7 protein, specifically the HPV16 E7 oncoprotein, that is produced early in the lifecycle of the human ...
Patients want advice about bowel cancer screening
Patients in the UK would appreciate a recommendation from the National Health Service (NHS) concerning whether or not to attend bowel cancer screening - together with information about the known ri...
Predictors of severity of hepatitis C
Chemotherapy after surgery might improve cancer survival
Cancer News: Researchers have discovered a statistically significant survival benefit to chemotherapy use after surgery. However, the number of deaths from periampullary cancer remains high, even a...
Perjeta (pertuzumab) approved to treat HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer in USA
According to the FDA, Perjeta is intended for patients who have not received prior treatment for metastatic breast cancer with an anti-HER2 therapy or chemotherapy. Perjeta is combined with trastuz...
A persistent cough may be a sign of lung cancer
Do you know the possible symptoms of lung cancer ? Did you realise that a cough that does not go away might be a sign of lung cancer ? Did you know that a long-term painful cough might be a sign of...
Abnormal copies of chromosomes in the cells of ependymoma tumours
Recent medical research considering abnormal copies of chromosomes in the cells of ependymoma tumours may lead to a new diagnostic test to allow specialists to identify children at the highest risk...
How plasminogen is converted into an enzyme that removes disease-causing clots
Australian researchers have revealed how the blood clot-busting enzyme plasmin is activated. They have have shown how the protein plasminogen is converted into plasmin, an enzyme that removes disea...
