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Newer Contraceptive Pills Linked to Reduced Ovarian Cancer Risk in Young Women

September 28, 2018

Findings suggest long-lasting protection and provide reassurance for women

Certain Iron Supplements May Influence the Development of Colon Cancer

April 12, 2018

The researchers studied ferric citrate and ferric EDTA, which have both previously been shown to worsen tumor formation in mi...

Toxins Produced by E-Cigarettes Vary by Flavor

April 11, 2018

Researchers found that many of the chemicals used to flavor e-cigarettes increased the production of free radicals, whil...

Improved Capture of Cancer Cells in Blood Could Help Track Disease

March 16, 2018

If tumor cells could be accurately counted, they could provide an additional way to track treatment or screen for the di...

Study Shows That Environmental Exposures Such as Air Pollution Are More Determinant of Respiratory Health than Inherited Genetics

March 8, 2018

These findings represent a groundbreaking use of big data to uncover the environmental factors that are behind diseases and i...

Here’s How Viruses Inactivate the Immune System, Causing Cancer

March 5, 2018

This new understanding may help to increase the effectiveness of immune-based therapies against cancer

New Understanding of Why Cancer Cells Move

December 29, 2017

Research provides a better understanding of how cancer spreads and may create new opportunities for cancer drug development....

Scientists Track Ovarian Cancers to Site of Origin: Fallopian Tubes

October 24, 2017

Small study offers proof of concept and support for wider research

By Decoding How HPV Causes Cancer, Researchers Find a New Potential Treatment Strategy

October 3, 2017

HPVs are responsible for the majority of cervical cancer and a substantial portion of head and neck and anal cancers, but the...

Key Factor Identified in Gene Silencing

September 1, 2017

Understanding the mechanisms that turn sets of genes on or off is a fundamental quest in biology, and one that has clinical i...

Study: Most Melanomas Don't Arise from Existing Moles

August 30, 2017

Additional research indicates that less than half of sunscreen buyers look for broad-spectrum protection

Energy Dense Foods May Increase Cancer Risk Regardless of Obesity Status

August 18, 2017

A new study in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics reveals a link between high dietary energy density in fo...

Animal Study Finds High-Fat Diet in Pregnancy Increases Breast Cancer Risk Over Generations

July 6, 2017

“It is believed that environmental and life-style factors, such as diet, plays a critical role in increasing human brea...

Cancer Cells May Streamline Their Genomes in Order to Proliferate More Easily

June 26, 2017

Findings suggest that ribosomal DNA copy number could be used to predict which cancers will be sensitive to DNA-damaging...

Shape and Size of DNA Lesions Caused by Toxic Agents Affects Repair of DNA

June 15, 2017

SDSC’s ‘Gordon’ helps describe complex process that’s fundamental to cancer initiation

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