Cancer Research

Herpes Virus Linked To Childhood Leukemia

Newborns with the common virus in the herpes family known as congenital cytomegalovirus have an increased risk of developing acute lymphocytic leukemia, according to a new analysis. The authors say the risk is even greater in Hispanic children, who are alr ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 15 2016 - 12:11pm

Leukemia Treatment Adherence- Both Kids And Their Parents Over-report

Young patients with acute lymphocytic leukemia, the most common type of pediatric cancer, are likely to report that they adhered to their anti-cancer medication better than they really did. And so do their parents. Studies show that over 95 percent of pres ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 2 2017 - 1:52pm

Does Cheese Increase Breast Cancer Risk? Does Yogurt Lower It?

A new observational study claims that cheese increases breast cancer risk, while yogurt can lower it. Since both are dairy, that means they would be suggesting a dairy process causes or prevents cancer. The case control study has numerous confounders that ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 1 2017 - 10:23pm

Sorry Environmentalists, DNA Causes 66% Of Cancers

If you read the claims of environmental groups, trace levels of chemicals are the source of most cancers, even if they are well below harmful levels, due to vague claims of "bioaccumulation." If you read the recent claims of the EPA, air pollutio ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 26 2017 - 8:30am

Long Telomeres Linked To Higher Cancer Risk

Telomeres, repeated sequences of DNA that shorten every time a cell divides, have been linked to an increased cancer risk. The length of the telomere “caps” of DNA that protect the tips of chromosomes may provide an avenue for future therapy. The researche ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 4 2017 - 5:30am

Glutamine Deprivation As Therapy For Cancer? Not So Fast

Since cancer tumors are thought to depend on  large amounts of glutamine to achieve rapid growth, some have speculated that glutamine deprivation is a therapeutic approach. A new study casts doubt on that.  Numerous studies have indicated that tumore canno ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 14 2017 - 9:59am

20 Percent Of Diagnosed Cancers Are Rare- And That's Good News

Though well-known cancers like breast and prostate cancer are still the most common, America has gotten really good at diagnosing rare cancers, according to a new study.  This is a significant achievement, because rare cancers can be challenging to diagnos ...

Article - News Staff - May 19 2017 - 1:12pm

In Early Stage Breast Cancer, Even Small Tumors Can Be Aggressive

Even small tumors can be aggressive, according to a study in patients with early stage breast cancer presented at the ESMO 2017 Congress in Madrid.  They found that nearly one in four small tumors were aggressive and patients benefited from chemotherapy. ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 5 2017 - 12:28pm

Cause Of Fibrolamellar Hepatocellular Carcinoma In The Liver Identified

Fibrolamellar hepatocellular carcinoma, a form of liver cancer mainly found among children and young people, currently has surgery as the only treatment available. But even then less than 40 percent of patients will survive beyond five years. It might hel ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 12 2017 - 3:19pm

What Killed Dinosaurs May Kill Cancer Cells Too

The world’s second densest metal can be used to kill cancer cells by filling them with a deadly version of oxygen, without harming healthy tissue, according to a new paper. The metal, iridium, was in the asteroid with the strongest link to the extinction o ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 3 2017 - 11:32am