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Can hepatitis B virus cause liver cancer?

Certain genetic mutations in the hepatitis B virus (HBV) may help predict which patients with HBV infections are at increased risk of developing liver cancer, according to a large study conducted in Shanghai. Read More

Scientists decode lung cancer's spread

A new study reveals the genetic foundation of what causes lung cancer to quickly spread. Read More

PET aids in cancer treatment

Molecular imaging methodology could promote development of new targeted therapies for certain types of breast, ovarian, prostate, and lung cancers that may be aggravated by the HER2 protein, which is often associated with very aggressive cancer. Read More

New therapy eliminates deadly leukemia stem cells

A recent study describes a novel therapeutic approach which significantly advances the fight against the deadly human acute myeloid leukemia (AML), a notoriously treatment-resistant blood cancer. Read More

Gene therapy for brain cancer

Researchers have identified a protein released by dying brain tumor cells that provides an effective way to gauge the effectiveness of a novel gene therapy treatment for brain cancer. Read More

Study: Obesity linked to pancreatic cancer

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- People who are overweight or obese as young adults have an increased risk of developing pancreatic cancer, and being obese at an older age is associated with a lower overall survival rate for patients with pancreatic cancer, according to a new study. Pancreatic canc... Read More

Study: Weight loss surgery may reduce cancer risk in women

(Ivanhoe Newswire)-- Obese women could lower their risk of cancer with bariatric (weight loss) surgery, according to a new study. Many kinds of cancer are linked with obesity and a high body mass index (BMI). Obesity is the second most preventable cause of cancer, next to smoking. Fourte... Read More

Study: Cancer more common in schizophrenia patients

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A new study finds people with schizophrenia die from cancer four times as often as people in the general population. Schizophrenia is associated with an increased incidence of premature death, in part due to a high rate of suicide among individuals with the disease. However,... Read More

Prostate cancer study results far exceed expectations

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Two Mayo Clinic patients whose aggressive prostate cancer tumors had grown well beyond the prostate into the abdominal areas and had been considered inoperable are now cancer free thanks in part to an experimental drug therapy. The men were participating in a clinic... Read More

Secrets of childhood cancer

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Two new studies from The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia advance the search for genetic events that result in neuroblastoma, a puzzling, often deadly type of childhood cancer. Originating in the peripheral nervous system, neuroblastoma is the most common solid c... Read More

Green Tea: The next cancer therapy?

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- According to a recent study, men with prostate cancer who consumed the active compounds in green tea demonstrated a significant reduction in serum markers predictive of prostate cancer progression. "The investigational agent used in the trial, Polyphenon E, may have... Read More

Study: Leukemia treatment carries risk of breast cancers

The Stat5a gene, known to spur the growth of some types of leukemia, may also play a significant role in the development of some breast cancers, according to researchers from Georgetown University Medical Center. Read More

Optimistic healing

Studies show having a positive attitude could make you less likely to suffer heart attacks, strokes and pain from conditions like arthritis. But what if you've already gotten the devastating diagnosis? Can an upbeat outlook make a difference? Read More

Optimistic healing - Research summary

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