US conference on cancer to focus on latest research
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The American Society of Oncology holds its annual conference this weekend to chart progress on the latest advances in preventing and treating cancer amid calls for more US funding for research.
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FRIDAY, Dec. 8 (HealthDay News) -- There were important advances in the detection and treatment of cancer this year -- more people than ever are now surviving the disease -- but cuts in government cancer research dollars could slow progress in the fight.
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A new technology that counts cancer cells in the blood helps predict the success of breast cancer treatments more quickly and more reliably than established methods, researchers reported on Wednesday.
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Scientists have discovered a new  cancer-causing gene that they believe could be a molecular  master switch for the disease.
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New data, from the landmark ATAC (âArimidex&#39;, Tamoxifen, Alone or in Combination) trial, is presented today at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, USA.
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The latest scientific news is about fighting aging, heart disease, and cancer.
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TUESDAY, Nov. 16 (HealthDayNews) -- New information about the activity of a hormone-sensitive cell receptor could improve the treatment of prostate cancer, according to a study in the November issue of Cancer Cell.
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Researchers at Indiana University, Ohio State University and the University of Missouri have begun a five-year, $8 million project that will help doctors better understand the damage caused by breast and ovarian cancers.
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HOUSTON - Stress response proteins present on the outside of cancer cells offer a promising target for a novel drug &quot;guidance system,&quot; say researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.
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The discovery of cancer stem cells is just one result of the increasing scientific attention being paid to a once-unheralded corner of biology: the apparently deep connections between cancer and stem cells.
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Climate change, renewable energy and space exploration will be high on the agenda when scientists from around the world gather for the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science this week.
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Doctors need to develop a more  organized team approach to prostate cancer, with a clear  outline on how to screen for the disease and to treat it, a  panel of cancer experts said on Wednesday.
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The U.S. National Cancer Institute  announced a new five-year plan on Monday to develop the use of  tiny tools to fight cancer, saying nanotechnology just might  provide the edge needed to defeat the disease.
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In the clearest signal yet of nanotechnology&#39;s ascendancy in the realm of medicine, the National Cancer Institute will announce a major nano-research program today.
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A small population of stem cells  drives tumor growth in colon cancer, researchers said on Monday  in a discovery that could lead to a new approach to tackle the  deadly disease.
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Cancer drug shows exceptional promise as it moves toward FDA review.
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Europe-wide coordination is needed to tackle cancer more effectively, a group of leading experts say.