Oncology & Cancer

New report presents a global plan to combat prostate cancer

Annual prostate cancer cases worldwide are projected to double by the year 2040, and annual deaths are projected to increase by 85% to almost 700,000 over the same timeframe—mainly among men in low- and middle-income countries. ...

Oncology & Cancer

New study seeks hereditary causes of childhood cancer

Follow-up and treatment of children with cancer is significantly improved when inherited genetic causes are also investigated, according to a new Swedish study. The results of the research involving some 50 researchers and ...

Oncology & Cancer

Researchers discover protective 'acid wall' formed by cancer cells

Cancer cells release a significantly more concentrated level of acid than previously known, forming an "acid wall" that could deter immune cells from attacking tumors, UT Southwestern Medical Center scientists show in a new ...

Oncology & Cancer

Using cryo-shocked tumor cells to fight lung cancer

A team of medical researchers at Zhejiang University, in China, has developed a way to use cryo-shocked tumor cells to fight lung cancer. In their study, published in the journal Science Advances, the group used fast liquid ...

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