An immune checkpoint molecule, SA-4-1BB developed for cancer immunotherapy also protects against future development of multiple types of cancer when administered by itself, shows a new study. The…

Cellular barcoding has been used to tag, track and pinpoint cells responsible for the spread of breast cancer from the main tumor into the blood and other organs, and also revealed how …

A new analysis,which appeared in the journal Mutation Research, claims To show evidence linking exposure to the common weedkiller glyphosate to non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL), a rare form of cancer,…

A new analysis finds that mammography and improvements in breast cancer treatment have led to a terrific number of women's lives saved since 1989. Screening mammography for the detection of…

Chicken eggs are already used for growing viruses that are used as vaccines, such as the flu jab but science is going one better; chickens that are genetically modified to produce human proteins in…

Death rates from cancer have been falling for 25 years, but the next generation may cause a tick back up. Cancer is the second leading cause of death, behind heart disease. Both have age as risk…

Ana María Mora1, Andrés Gutiérrez2, Marina Ordóñez1, Amparo Mora3, Antonio Ormaza3-4, Germán Junca3-4, Alejandro Giraldo2-3 1 Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia2 Fundación Gillow, Bogotá,…

The protein complex AMPK is thought to suppress cancer, by slowing cellular metabolism, but it can also help some tumors grow. But why? A new study says it has solved the mystery. AMPK acts as a…

Anti-science activists who make money promoting alternatives to medicine have succeeded so well that 47 percent of those aged 18 to 37 think they can cure cancer with food or supplements or ancient…

Would famous Apple CEO Steve Jobs be alive today if he had accepted science the same way he accepted technology? Pancreatic cancer will kill half of patients but he guaranteed his death when he…