An Ontario-led research group has discovered a novel cancer-driving mutation in the vast non-coding regions of the human cancer genome, also known as the "dark matter" of human cancer DNA.
Oct 9, 2019
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Critical questions about progress in the fight against cancer cannot be answered simply by looking at rates of cancer incidence, a special report published in the New England Journal of Medicine finds. H. Gilbert Welch, MD, ...
Oct 2, 2019
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The makeup of the bacterial community that lives in the gut has been identified as a risk factor for bowel cancer.
Sep 10, 2019
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A new clinical guideline from the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) provides recommendations on the use of radiation therapy to treat patients diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, including when radiation treatments ...
Sep 4, 2019
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Limiting ovarian cancer surgery to high-volume hospitals could improve survival but may also reduce access for many rural and underserved patients, a new study from researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians ...
Jun 20, 2019
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Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer in the United States. If you could visibly see signs of skin cancer on your body, would you be more likely to visit the doctor? A group of professors from BYU and the University ...
Jun 5, 2019
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Oral cancer is known for its high mortality rate in developing countries, but an international team of scientists hope its latest discovery will change that.
Apr 16, 2019
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A new study reveals that rising rates of liver cancer deaths in the United States have largely been confined to individuals who have received less education, especially among men. Published early online in Cancer, a peer-reviewed ...
Apr 8, 2019
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Prostate cancer incidence and mortality rates are decreasing or stabilizing in most parts of the world, with the United States recording the biggest drop in incidence, according to results presented at the AACR Annual Meeting ...
Apr 2, 2019
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(HealthDay)—Becoming physically active in middle age may provide comparable health benefits to long-term participation in leisure-time physical activity (LTPA), according to a study published online March 8 in JAMA Network ...
Mar 11, 2019
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