- NCI reviews the evidence on whether aspirin use reduces cancer risk.
- Noninvasive imaging may help identify aggressive tumors.
- Nature has posted a video on the life of a research paper.
- Misconduct is the main cause of life sciences retractions.
Category Archives: Cancer Research News
Cancer Research News: September 13 – September 26
- According to an American Cancer Society report, cancer is the number one cause of death in the Hispanic community.
- One breast cancer subtype shares many genetic features with a hard-to-treat ovarian cancer.
- Here’s a video of Dr. Harold Varmus addressing the effects of national debt and the federal budget on cancer research.
- The National Cancer Institute has an in-depth interview with Dr. John Stamatoyannopoulos about the recent ENCODE research project.
- Certain genes may cause faster disease progression in obese patients with prostate cancer.
Cancer Research News: August 29 – September 12
- The human genome has twice as many genes than previously thought, says the GENCODE Consortium.
- Ovarian cancer screening can do more harm than good, panel recommends.
- The FDA approved a new prostate cancer drug , Xtandi, which can extend the life of men with advanced prostate cancer.
- A gene from stem cell donors may prevent relapse in leukemia patients.