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

Small study offers proof of concept and support for wider research

HPVs are responsible for the majority of cervical cancer and a substantial portion of head and neck and anal cancers, but therapy available to date is surgery and non-specific chemotherapy

Understanding the mechanisms that turn sets of genes on or off is a fundamental quest in biology, and one that has clinical importance in diseases like cancer, where gene control goes awry

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

A new study in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics reveals a link between high dietary energy density in food and obesity-related cancer in normal weight individuals

“It is believed that environmental and life-style factors, such as diet, plays a critical role in increasing human breast cancer risk, and so we use animal models to reveal the biological mechanisms responsible for the increase in risk in women and their female progeny,” researcher says

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

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

The findings may help reduce cancer by driving policy to lower pollution in areas with high cancer rates linked to the environment