Researchers may have found the reason why there are poorer outcomes for African-American women with estrogen-receptor positive (ER+) breast cancer compared with European-American patients. According to a research by investigators at Georgetown…
Tag: Cancer
Prostate cancer survivors should walk for 3 hours a week to improve quality of life
Walking is one of the best forms of exercise that is recommended for everyone and now a new Northwestern Medicine study has claimed that if prostate cancer survivors walk for three hours…
Simple blood test can predict future breast cancer; still in early stages
A new blood test, which is basically a metabolic blood profile and still in its early stages – holds the potential of predicting breast cancer in women as early as two to…
Scientists find protein that boosts immune response against cancer cells
In an unexpected discovery during experiments in mice and human cells, a multi-university research has found a protein that promotes the proliferation of cytotoxic T cells, which kills cancer cells and cells…
Tumour-only genetic sequencing misguiding cancer treatment in 50% patients
Researchers have revealed that tumour-only genetic sequencing isn’t revealing the true picture thereby misguiding cancer treatment in almost 50 per cent of patients and to overcome this huge gap comparison to a…
Simple breath test could predict stomach cancer very early, study shows
Researchers have showed through early study results that a simple breath test holds the potential of predicting stomach cancer in very early stages – this they say is possible through a new…
UBC researchers target protein associated with aggressive, hard-to-treat tumours
University of British Columbia have showed through their latest research that it is possible to inhibit a specific protein associated with aggressive, hard-to-treat tumours thereby slowing down their ability to spread to…
Personalised melanoma vaccines show promising results
Research on cancer vaccines has been going on for years now and with a range of successes and disappointments on various fronts, a new research involving personalised melanoma vaccines is proving to…
People over 60 at a greater risk of emergency cancer diagnosis
A new Cancer Research UK-supported study has found that people over the age of 60 are at a higher risk of being diagnosed with lung or bowel cancer as an emergency in…
Research finds possible gene ‘switch’ for ‘triple-negative breast cancers’
Australian researchers have found there are two different types of ‘triple-negative breast cancers’ – the most dangerous of breast cancer types – based on the types of cells they originate from. Researchers…
Research: Three alcoholic drinks a day can cause liver cancer; coffee reduces risk
Researchers have for the first time established that drinking just three alcoholic drinks can cause liver cancer, while having coffee reduced risk of the disease. The findings have been uncovered by World…
Obese women at greater risk of weight-related cancer, new research finds
According to a new research carried out by Cancer Research UK, obesity in women increases the risk of weight-related cancer by as much as 40 per cent. These including bowel, post-menopausal breast,…
Prostate and breast cancer said to be genetically linked
Women who have a family history of prostate cancer among their first-degree relatives are at an increased risk of breast cancer, a new Wayne State University study has found. The study explained…
Geneticists to look for an answer to why do some people never get cancer?
Are there any genes in humans that can protect them against cancer? This is the question that a new research funded by Canadian Cancer Society and to be carried out by geneticists…
At least 160,000 cancer patients left housebound due to lack of social care
A new report by a leading charity has said that at least 160,000 cancer patients are either constantly or often left housebound due to a lack of social care, while over 100,000…