Cancer Articles

Researchers in Hong Kong and the United States have announced discovery of a protein that blocks the effects of insulin and other hormones on cancerous tumors, causing them to spread.

For many years the expectation was that one in nine women in the UK and the USA would be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime. Now the British charity Cancer Research has announced that the rate of breast cancer is on the rise in Britain.

Penile cancer is on the rise, according to a British study. Would you recognize its symptoms — and would you go to the doctor, or be too embarrassed?

Hundreds of articles on the Internet report that marijuana can beat brain cancer. But are the reports honest or just hype?

UK scientists have announced discovery of a "rogue gene" that is responsible for the metastasis of cancerous tumors from one part of the body to another. The right drug, could stop the action of the gene and the spread of cancer.

During the first week of 2011 dozens of websites warned us all that the United States FDA was about to ban the use of intravenous Vitamin C.

Breast cancer and ovarian cancer claim the lives of numerous women every year. According to two new studies, not smoking and taking low doses of Aspirin every day could reduce your risk.

Most Americans know that a pink ribbon stands for breast cancer. But what about testicular (orchid), uterine (peach), pancreatic (purple), lung (white), and head and heck (ivory or burgundy) cancer ribbons? Maybe it's time for a rainbow colation.

New generation of targeted cancer drugs renewed the hope for developing the cure for disease. However, new research reveals that cancer constantly evolves forming new mutated versions. Targeted drugs only eliminate a part of these cells.

Even though the doctors prescribe experimental drugs in the hope that they will be better than the conventional therapies, they are often found to be more harmful