Cancer Articles

Drug interactions can make certain cancer medications less effective, but what if there was a simple solution to a life-shortening problem? It seems a Dutch research team has found exactly that — in the form of Coca Cola.

Thirty-two year-old Austrian-born biomathematician Franziska Michor believes that cancer cells may behave in predictable ways that can be understood with advances in mathematics.

Why do we use military language when we talk about cancer, and is describing cancer as a "battle" or "fight" empowering or demeaning to people with cancer?

A bone marrow transplant is used to treat certain types of cancers in both children and adults. The process is lengthy and not without risks, but in some instances, it can be lifesaving.

Prostate cancer is the commonest non-skin cancer affecting males and every year many men undergo blood tests to rule it out. Now, a new study suggests that the risk of prostate cancer in a man can be adjudged by simply observing his finger length ratios.

For nearly 100 years, medical researchers have been searching in vain for a single cause of cancer. Aside from a strong association of smoking and lung cancer, most cancers cannot be explained in terms of cause and effect.

Cancer is a horrible disease, and the treatment is almost as bad. Private cancer clinics spare their patients from many of the hassles of going to hospitals, but drug and insurance company policies are running many private oncologists out of business.

Overall decreasing cancer rates are good news. But unfortunately, a few types of cancers are on the rise.

Cancer is one of the most dreaded diseases because it is associated with a high mortality rate. However, recent studies show that most cancers are preventable. Healthy lifestyle habits and early detection may help prevent cancer and reduce deaths.

Mesothelioma is an aggressive and uncommon cancer, which is related to asbestos exposure. Although a diagnosis can be overwhelming, learning as much as possible about the disease is the first step to coping.