McMaster University researchers have provided evidence of new cancerous cells they have termed cancer regenerating cells, which are responsible for
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Variation in cancer-causing KRAS mutations greater than thought
The effects of KRAS mutations underlying many different types of cancer are more diverse than previously thought, according to a
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Ovarian cancer: Quick steps to widespread disease: Blocking glycogen, a key energy source, could slow or prevent tumor spread
In nearly 80 percent of women with ovarian cancer, the disease has already spread to the omentum before it was
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Cancer may lurk behind major internal bleeding in cardiovascular disease patients
Patients with cardiovascular disease who develop major internal bleeding are much more likely to be diagnosed with cancer, a large
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New drug could prevent debilitating side effect of cancer treatment
About 50,000 people in the U.S. are diagnosed annually with head, neck, nasal and oral cancers. Most are treated with
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‘Undruggable’ cancers slowed by targeting growth signals: Efficacy of novel approach in human lung, skin, colon and pancreatic cancers in laboratory experiments prompts rapid move toward clinical trial
As many as 50 percent of human cancer cases — across a wide variety of tissues — involve defects in
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Viewing cancer treatment as a game to find strategies that improve patient outcomes: Clinical adoption of adaptive treatment plans will improve physician strategy and advance the standard of care for cancer patients
Game theory can be utilized to identify potential flaws in current cancer treatment approaches and suggest new strategies to improve
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Financial checkup should be part of health screenings for childhood cancer survivors
Adult survivors of childhood cancer should be screened for financial problems that might cause them to delay or skip medical
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Engineered cancer cells can fight primary and metastatic cancer: CRISPR-enhanced, reverse-engineered cancer cells with a ‘kill switch’ can home in on and destroy tumors
What if cancer cells could be re-engineered to turn against their own kind? A new study led by researchers at
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Drug’s impact on amino acid transporter may offer non-small cell lung cancer patients new hope
An amino acid transporter named xCT may affect the growth and progression of non-small cell lung cancer, a discovery that
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