Carcinogens

Breakthrough study fills a 'missing gap,' Baylor University researcher saysCredit: Robert Rogers/Baylor University A team led by a Baylor University researcher has published a breakthrough article that provides a better…

PITTSBURGH, July 10, 2019 - A new study from the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health and UPMC Hillman Cancer Center found that children born to obese mothers were more likely to develop cancer in early childhood.…

Penn study shows Moonshot-funded program is making an impact PHILADELPHIA - A simple set of decision-support tools combined with institutional buy-in can help increase the number of cancer patients who engage in treatment to help them quit…

Studies provide evidence for urgent need to tackle smoking globally, especially in low-to-middle-income countriesCredit: York University News TORONTO, June 20, 2019 - There is no statistical evidence that global cigarette consumption has…

This eBook is authored by Dr. Atta-ur-Rahman, published on June; this book is authored by Atta-ur-Rahman and M. Iqbal Choudhary; published on May 31, 2019 Frontiers in Anti-Cancer Drug Discovery is a book series devoted to publishing…

Bottom Line: Inflammatory and immune-regulatory mechanisms were found to be altered in animal models and in archived prostate cancer tumor samples of responders exposed to dust from the World Trade Center terrorist attacks on Sept. 11,…

Some teenagers harbor catastrophic changes to their genomes that can lead to lung cancer later on in life, even if they never smokeCredit: KAIST Catastrophic rearrangements in the genome occurring as early as childhood and adolescence…

Credit: CNIO Radiotherapy, a common treatment for cancer, is one of the most effective ways to destroy cancer cells and shrink tumours. Around 50% of patients with tumours located in the gastrointestinal cavity (liver, pancreas, colon,…

Special section on adults ages 20 to 49 shows higher cancer incidence and mortality for women than men The latest Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer finds that, for all cancer sites combined, cancer death rates continued…

Surprising finding suggests obesity epidemic may not fully explain increasing rates Early-onset colorectal cancer -cancer occurring before age 50--is rising most rapidly in Western states, where healthy behaviors are prominent, according…