Childhood Cancer Causes
The causes of most childhood cancers are not known. About 5 percent of all cancers in children are caused by an inherited mutation (a genetic mutation that can be passed from parents to their...
View ArticleChildhood Cancers Research
NCI supports a broad range of research to better understand the causes, biology, and patterns of childhood cancers and to identify the best ways to successfully treat children with cancer. In the...
View ArticleHow to reduce nausea from chemotherapy
by Victoria Ward Nausea is a prevalent chemotherapy symptom, and sometimes the mere thought of chemotherapy can produce anxiety and anticipatory sickness. This is especially true for women, people...
View ArticleNew Ultrasound Treatment for Prostate Cancer?
A novel MRI-guided procedure that uses therapeutic ultrasound effectively treats prostate cancer with minimal side effects, according to a new study presented today at the annual meeting of the...
View ArticleChip-based optical sensor detects cancer biomarker in urine
For the first time, researchers have used a chip-based sensor with an integrated laser to detect very low levels of a cancer protein biomarker in a urine sample. The new technology is more sensitive...
View ArticleMetabolic adaptation ensures survival of colon cancer cells
Colon cancer cells deficient in p53, one of the most important control proteins in cell growth, activate a particular metabolic pathway to adapt to the lack of oxygen and nutrients inside the tumor....
View ArticleNew findings hint at therapies for African Americans with lung cancer
The discovery of a higher mutation rate of two genes in tissue samples from African Americans with lung adenocarcinoma suggests that these patients may be particularly likely to benefit from drugs that...
View ArticleMitochondria: a first line of defense in sensing DNA stress
Mitochondria, tiny structures present in most cells, are known for their energy-generating machinery. Now, Salk researchers have discovered a new function of mitochondria: they set off molecular alarms...
View ArticleStudy links sustained weight loss to reduced breast cancer risk
A large new study finds that women who lost weight after age 50 and kept it off had a lower risk of breast cancer than women whose weight remained stable, helping answer a vexing question in cancer...
View ArticleRadiation breaks connections in the brain
One of the potentially life-altering side effects that patients experience after cranial radiotherapy for brain cancer is cognitive impairment. Researchers now believe that they have pinpointed why...
View ArticleDozens of non-oncology drugs can kill cancer cells
Researchers tested approximately 4,518 drug compounds on 578 human cancer cell lines and found nearly 50 that have previously unrecognized anti-cancer activity. These drugs have been used to treat...
View ArticleCancer side effects: Sweet nanoparticles trick kidney
In the past decade nanomedicine has contributed to better detection and treatment of cancer. Nanoparticles are several 100 times smaller than the smallest grain of sand and can therefore easily travel...
View ArticleCancer mutations occur decades before diagnosis
Researchers at EMBL’s European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) and the Francis Crick Institute have analysed the whole genomes of over 2600 tumours from 38 different cancer types to determine the...
View ArticleCancer-causing culprits will be caught by their DNA fingerprints
Causes of cancer are being catalogued by a huge international study revealing the genetic fingerprints of DNA-damaging processes that drive cancer development. Researchers from the Wellcome Sanger...
View ArticleNew front opened in fight against common cancer driver
Walter and Eliza Hall Institute researchers have revealed a new vulnerability in lymphomas that are driven by one of the most common cancer-causing changes in cells. The team revealed that the protein...
View ArticleHow cancers can resist drugs
With drug resistance a major challenge in the fight against cancer, a discovery by University of California, Irvine biologists could offer new approaches to overcoming the obstacle. Their research...
View ArticleStuck at home? Try Yoga
written by: Sheila Johnson Do you love that feeling after yoga or meditation but struggle with fitting these practices into your budget and schedule? Time and expense can be two of the most common...
View ArticleMedian incubation period for COVID-19
A University of Massachusetts Amherst biostatistician who directs the UMass-based Flu Forecasting Center of Excellence was invited by the White House Coronavirus Task Force to participate Wednesday...
View ArticleCleveland Clinic provides COVID-19 resource
We are very proud to say that Vessel Work lives near one of the best hospitals in the world. The Cleveland Clinic now provides a great resource for questions and answers about COVID-19. Please share...
View ArticleGet your walk on
In a new study, higher daily step counts were associated with lower mortality risk from all causes. The research team, which included investigators from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the...
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