A small, daily dose of Viagra may reduce colorectal cancer risk
A small, daily dose of Viagra significantly reduces colorectal cancer risk in an animal model that is genetically predetermined to have the third leading cause of cancer death …
Researchers invent new technology for cancer immunotherapy
Johns Hopkins researchers have invented a new class of cancer immunotherapy drugs that are more effective at harnessing the power of the immune system to fight cancer. …
Familial breast cancer not only inherited genetically, finds new study
Mutations in known breast cancer genes such as BRCA1 and BRCA2 are identified in only approximately 20 per cent of women who are offered genetic testing for familial breast cancer. …
‘Liquid biopsy’ can help predict outcomes in metastatic triple-negative breast cancer
A clinically relevant “liquid biopsy” test can be used to profile cancer genomes from blood and predict survival outcomes for patients with metastatic triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) …
Cutting off cervical cancer’s fuel supply stymies tumors
Cancer therapies have improved — in some cases dramatically — over the past two decades, but treatment for cervical cancer has remained largely unchanged. …
Huntington’s disease provides new cancer weapon
Scientists have harnessed small interfering RNAs based on huntingtin trinucleotide repeats as a novel approach to cancer treatment. …
Researchers inhibit cancer metastases via epigenetics-based approach
In one of the first successes of its kind, researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and six other institutions have inhibited the spreading of cancer cells from one part of the body to another. …
HPV may lurk in your throat
Human papilloma virus (HPV), the culprit behind cervical cancer and some forms of head and neck cancer may hide in small pockets on the surface of tonsils in people not known to carry the virus. …
Stealth virus for cancer therapy
Viruses have their own genetic material and can infect human cells in a very specific manner. They will then reproduce as directed by their own genes but using the resources of the host cell. …
Choose omega-3 fatty acids from fish over flax for cancer prevention
Omega-3 fatty acids from fish pack a stronger punch than flaxseed and other oils when it comes to cancer prevention. …
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