'Ultra-processed' foods may increase risk A large study suggests that increasing consumption of ultra-processed foods — such as soda and sugary drinks, instant noodles, packaged sn...
Have scientists found an anti-cancer vaccine? Researchers from Stanford University used stem cells to create a vaccine that has proven effective against breast, lung, and skin cancer ...
Boosting cancer-killing cells through oxygen starvation New research has suggested that an immunotherapy type that cultures patients' killer T cells in a laboratory before fine-tuning thei...
Could targeting this gene stop melanoma from spreading? New research has uncovered a gene responsible for creating a protein that may help melanoma to grow and spread. Targeting this protein ma...
Deadly skin cancer could be halted with arthritis drug Melanoma may be one of the least common skin cancers, but it is still the most deadly. New hope might be on the horizon for people with t...
Oxygen-starved cancer cells programmed to evade therapy after spreading By manipulating the environment surrounding cells in primary tumors, scientists have discovered for the first time the conditions that p...
Novel cell death technique may be better than chemo Chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and immunotherapy are typically used to treat cancer, but they do not work for all patients with the disease....
What do you think antibiotics may increase the risk of bowel cancer? According to a recent study published in the journal Gut, long-term use of antibiotics during adulthood increases the likelihood of devel...
what the dialysis patients being over-screened for colon cancer? A new analysis reveals a relatively high rate of colon cancer screening among US patients on dialysis, even though they rarely stand to bene...
What is Coagulation? How does our blood clot? Coagulation is a complex process by which the blood forms clots to block and then heal a lesion/wound/cut and stop the bleeding. It i...
What is Hemophilia? Hemophilia is a group of inherited blood disorders in which the blood does not clot properly. Hemophilia is the standard international s...
Everything you need to know about menopause Menopause is the process through which a woman ceases to be fertile or menstruate. It is a normal part of life and is not considered a di...
Everything you need to know about estrogen Estrogens are a group of sex hormones that promote the development and maintenance of female characteristics in the human body. They pl...
How is breast cancer related to the axillary lymph nodes? The lymphatic system is one of the body's chief infection fighters. This system contains lymph, which is a type of fluid, and lymph ...
New compound boosts treatment for aggressive breast cancer Although breast cancer survival rates are overall very high, some forms of cancer are more difficult to treat than others. However, a new...