Cancer Research

Within the first 5 years after the birth of a child, women are considered at an increased risk of developing metastatic breast cancer. Why that happens has been considered a puzzle but the fact…

Ovarian cancer is the most deadly gynecological kind, it claims the lives of more than 50% of women who are diagnosed Ovarian cancer is often diagnosed late and develops a resistance to chemotherapy…

Retinoblastoma is a childhood retinal tumor usually affecting children ages one to two and the most common malignant tumor of the eye in children. Left untreated, retinoblastoma can be fatal or…

Researchers have developed two new anticancer peptide vaccines and two peptide inhibitors as part of a larger peptide immunotherapy effort, according to two studies published in  OncoImmunology…

Head and neck cancer underway. Credit: Akira Kouchiyama, CC BY-SA By Emma King, University of Southampton and Christian Ottensmeier, University of Southampton Immune cells in the blood primarily…

An international research consortium has found that longer telomeres increase the risk of melanoma. Telomeres are a part of the genome that function like the plastic caps of your shoelaces, which…

Men who had moderate baldness affecting both the front and the crown of their head by age 45 were at a 40% increased risk of developing aggressive prostate cancer than men with no baldness, according…

The genetic mutation BRAFV600E secretes a protein that promotes the growth of melanoma tumor cells and modify the network of normal cells around the tumor to support the disease's progression,…

A new generation of chemotherapy drugs that are more effective and less toxic could be on the horizon thanks to a new mechanism to inhibit proteasomes, protein complexes that are a target for cancer…

A mutation  in a gene called KNSTRN, which is involved in helping cells divide their DNA equally during cell division, is caused by ultraviolet light is likely the driving force behind millions…