Starving tumors from inside may pose risks: study
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A study in mice suggests a new way of starving tumors of their blood supply may cause heart attacks and strokes, raising concerns about this type of cancer therapy, U.S. researchers said on Thursday.
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Researchers find a strong association between body mass index and a variety of cancers.
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Stomach cancer may not originate from the organ itself, but from bone marrow cells, researchers find.
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Instead of using surgery, chemotherapy, or radiation, researchers from the National Institutes of Health are finding so-far limited but inspiring success in a new approach for fighting cancer, using the immune system to attack the tumors the way it would a cold or flu.
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A study published today in the American Gastroenterological Associationâs journal Gastroenterology concludes that patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus who require long-term insulin therapy are at a significantly increased risk for colorectal cancer.
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US researchers have found that people who pay for whole-body X-ray scans in the hope of finding tumors at their earliest stages may be raising their overall risk of cancer, reported China Radio International Tuesday.
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A drug that starves tumors of their blood supply can help patients live longer, without adding to some of the worst effects of chemotherapy, researchers reported on Thursday.
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STOCKHOLM - Oct. 15, 2004 â-en or more years of mobile phone use increases the risk of a rare type of non-cancerous tumor according to a new study.
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(WebMD) People with type 2 diabetes who require insulin injections to control their disease may be at increased risk for colorectal cancer, according to findings from a newly published study.
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Obese women with breast cancer are more likely to die from the disease than those of a normal weight, researchers said today. US researchers looked at information
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NEW YORK  - Weight-loss surgery for severe  obesity may carry the risk of damage to the network of nerves  that runs throughout the body, researchers reported Thursday.
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Among breast cancer survivors,  adopting a low-fat diet high in vegetables, fruit and fiber  does not prevent the cancer from returning or prolong survival,  according to a paper in the Journal of the American Medical  Association.
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Even if they remained obese, women who survived breast cancer cut their risk of dying from a recurrence of the disease if they had a diet rich in fruits and vegetables and exercised moderately, a study found on Friday.
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Obese woman suffering from early-stage breast cancer are more likely to die from the disease compared to women of normal weight, according to researchers at the Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia.
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NEW YORK  - A syndrome that increases the risk of some skin cancers may be a subset of a syndrome that increases the risk of colon cancer, report researchers from The Ohio State University, Columbus.
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A number of genetic mutations could collectively raise bowel cancer risk, researchers find.
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NEW YORK  - In findings that could make  broccoli and Brussels sprouts easier to swallow, early research  suggests a chemical found in the vegetables may impede the  spread of breast cancer cells.