In a breakthrough study, researchers have revealed that prostate cancer is of five different types and each of these has a specific genetic fingerprint. Scientists are hopeful that this finding will enable…
Tag: Cancer
CERN building miniature linear accelerator for hospitals
CERN is developing a new particle accelerator dubbed miniature linear accelerator (mini-Linac) that is just two metres long and some of the potential uses of this miniature accelerator include deployment in hospitals…
Prenatal testing for fetal chromosome defects may detect some maternal cancers
Researchers have revealed that non-invasive prenatal testing used to detect fetal chromosome abnormalities may also detect some maternal cancer and other underlying conditions. The study, published in the Journal of the American…
Skin cancer detection may become non-invasive
Detection of Skin and other forms of cancer may become non-invasive thanks to a new method developed by researchers thereby possibly replacing the currently used methods. Previous studies have already established Raman…
Education linked with life expectancy in new study
A multi-university study has linked education and life expectancy stating that number of deaths can be associated to difference in education and has suggested that lacking education may be as deadly as…
Novel therapy sees viruses kill cancer cells; clinical trials announced
In a development that puts us very close to a possible therapy for cancer, researchers have devised a novel way of killing cancer cells using two viruses. The same team, in their…
Mammography isn’t much beneficial after all
The goal of cancer screening is principally to reduce mortality from the disease and the same is the case with mammography; however, British researchers have found that benefits of mamographic screening are…
Screening mammography doesn’t reduce breast cancer deaths
Researchers have revealed through a new study that screening mammography is effectively an over-diagnosis and that there are no proofs that such a step has helped bring down the number of cancer…
Over 20,000 women in UK diagnosed with lung cancer annually
A leading cancer charity in the UK has revealed that the number of cases of lung cancer in women per year have surpassed the 20,000 mark for the first time since the…
We are exposed to a cocktail of fifty cancer-triggering chemicals daily: Experts
Cancer is know to have quite a few triggers and one of the most important triggers is chemicals. Even if we ant to avoid exposure to chemicals, it isn’t possible as experts…
Experts call for elimination of sugary drinks from diet
Experts have called for elimination of sugary drinks from diet after a comprehensive review of over 60 dietary surveys from 51 countries spanning 30 years found that sugary drinks lead to a…
Commonly used chemicals may trigger cancer; taskforce calls for more research
We come across a range of chemicals through our activities daily – most of them thought to be harmless – but a new global taskforce of 174 scientists from leading research centres…
Researchers take the fight against cancer to molecular level
The fight against cancer is one that we haven’t won yet, but it seems that an expert at the University of Alberta, Canada believes that he has the key to take on…
NICE updates guidance to help diagnose cancer earlier
National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has issued updated guidance which it claims will enable GPs to use the symptom–based approach to help them diagnose cancer earlier potentially saving thousands…
Researchers in Taiwan find association between Parkinson’s disease and cancer
A new research in Taiwan has shown that there is possible association between Parkinson’s disease (PD) and 16 types of cancers – a study that was an effort towards explaining the association…