Cancer News

Exactly what triggers cancer cells to spread throughout the body remains a mystery. However, a study of the brain of a patient with brain cancer offer some clues.

A new study from China was published last week by Yubei Huang and his team. The study helps prove the link between abortion and breast cancer.

A peptide fragment derived from cow's milk has exhibited potent anticancer capability against human stomach cancer cell cultures. The research was undertaken at the University of Taiwan.

A new study has shown how a reduction in DNA content in certain cells leads human breast cancer cells to take on aggressive, metastatic properties.

Inscentinel, a UK firm that specializes in researching insects, performed some research that concluded that honey bees may be able to be trained to detect certain early-stage cancers in people.

The long-standing diabetes drug metformin has been found to have properties against different types of cancer: uterine, liver, pancreatic, colon, lung, ovarian and breast.

Tipton - An appeal for more Asian bone marrow donors in the UK has resulted in a huge increase to the donor register and one little boy looking at a life-saving operation.

A marrow transplant for child with leukemia not only helped tackle the cancer, it also cured an allergy that the child had to peanuts.

Inflammation appears to play a role in the development of colorectal cancer, and this inflammation is triggered by certain gut bacteria, which some people possess and others do not.

New York - When "Good Morning America" anchor Robin Roberts reassured Amy Robach that if the live on air mammogram saved one life, it would be worth it, Robach didn't realize at the time that the life Roberts referred to would be her own.