Cancers News and Articles

Identifying Breast Cancer in Overweight Women Increasing the ability to identify sentinel nodes-the very first lymph nodes that trap cancer cells draining away from a breast lesion site-has a major impact in the therapy and outcome of patients with breast cancer, possibly eliminating the need for... Read more…

Major Player in Cell Growth When cells go about the business of dividing, they can get sidelined. Maybe there aren't enough nutrients. Maybe there aren't the right signals to resume multiplying. Either way, cells go quiet. Read more…

Two Brains: Connected? The nerve cells of the brain are inter-connected to a complex network. All brain activities are the result of the "firing" of nerve cells, when they send electrical pulses - like a Morse code - to other cells of the brain. Read more…

Secret Of 1918 Influenza Virus In a study of non-human primates infected with the influenza virus that killed 50 million people in 1918, an international team of researchers has found a critical clue to how the virus killed so quickly and efficiently. Read more…

Getting Rid Of Lead Hazards The length of time it can take to rid homes of lead hazards is "unacceptable" as per scientists from Wake Forest University School of Medicine and his colleagues in this month's American Journal of Public Health. Read more…

Stem Cells to Repair Damaged Hearts Rush University Medical Center is one of the first medical centers in the country, and currently the only site in Illinois, participating in a novel clinical trial to determine if a subject's own stem cells can treat a form of severe coronary artery disease. Read more…

Helium Helps Patients Breathe Easier It makes for bobbing balloons and squeaky voices, but now helium is also helping people with severe respiratory problems breathe easier. Read more…

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Space Technology And Medical CommunityThe Ambulatory Raynaud's Monitor A small group of APL researchers, in collaboration with physicians from the Johns Hopkins Scleroderma Center in Baltimore, developed and recently completed initial trials for a miniature device to help physicians characterize... Read more…

Nearly 90 percent of Georgia women are taking action to prevent cervical cancer, according to the latest report from the Georgia Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), the state’s primary source of information on major health risk behaviors. Read more…

When it comes to breast-cancer operations, a new study suggests that experience may be crucial: fewer patients die at hospitals that perform more surgeries. So you should go to a hospital that performs the most surgeries, right? Not necessarily. Read more…

An approved drug for fighting obesity is helping scientists at Wake Forest University School of Medicine uncover clues about how to stop the growth of cancerous tumors. Read more…

Cheap package holidays have made a sizzling summer break a reality for millions. But how many of us think about the dangers of exposing our bodies to the glare of the sun? Read more…

By Linnea Chap, M.D., board certified Medical Oncologist at Saint John's Health Center. It's exciting to realize just how far our research and treatment of breast cancer have progressed in ten years. Read more…

The Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Health, today announced that Canada's New Government would contribute $150,000 for the training of cancer specialists in Tanzania. Read more…