U.S. scientists have developed a technique that allows placing a “window” in the body of laboratory mice to observe one of the most mysterious and deadly processes that occur in cancer patients: metastasis.

The scientists placed a “cover slip” glass on the mouse mammary gland.

As reported in the journal Nature Methods, researchers at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York managed to keep alive for 21 days at a mouse that placed a tiny piece of glass in the chest. Read the rest of this entry »

Cancer research is entering a new era in which ever more effective drugs against the disease, says an investigation.

New drugs attack more precisely to the cells and have less serious effects.

The report by British charity Cancer Research UK says that the best knowledge we have today of cancer means that 18% of new drugs that are developed will become standard therapy. Read the rest of this entry »

A new microchip that could revolutionize the way diseases are diagnosed was developed by scientists in the United States.

The microchip can detect up to 12 proteins that indicate the presence of disease.

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Melanoma is the type of aggressive skin cancer.

People with skin cancer are more likely to suffer other types of cancer, British researchers said.

The scientists found that patients treated for a melanoma-type skin cancer have more aggressive, more than twice as likely to develop another type of cancer as the rest of the population. Read the rest of this entry »

Certain types of viruses derived from measles vaccine could be an effective treatment for patients with prostate cancer in advanced stage.

The treatment uses virus derived from the measles.

That is the claim of a new study, published in the journal The Prostate, conducted by U.S. researchers. Read the rest of this entry »

Men who have more sex during their 20s and 30s may have an increased risk of prostate cancer, said an investigation.

Those who were more sexually active during his 20 years had higher risk of cancer.

The study, conducted at the University of Nottingham, England, appears to be higher if men masturbate frequently.

But the risk, the study also found, begins to decrease with age, particularly those 50 years.

Scientists believe that higher levels of sex hormones could lead both to greater sexual instinct and the development of cancer. Read the rest of this entry »

Scientists say they have uncovered the previously unknown link that lets you know how cells protect themselves against cancer.

Experts say they found how cells activate or deactivate a gene called p53 that can prevent tumor development.

Scientists say the finding has important implications for diagnosis and treatment of cancer. Read the rest of this entry »

The study was conducted with tadpoles whose pigment cells are similar to those of humans.

Tadpoles could hold the key to the development of effective treatments for skin cancer, British researchers say.

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Frequent consumption and / or long-term marijuana could significantly increase testicular cancer, says new research.
Those who smoke marijuana regularly have up to 70% higher risk of disease.

The study, conducted in the United States, found that men who use drugs regularly or for long, are 70% higher risk of developing the disease.

And the risk, researchers say, is particularly high, nearly double among those who use marijuana at least once a week and / or have had a long-term exposure to drugs, beginning in adolescence. Read the rest of this entry »

Scientists have discovered why people with Down syndrome rarely suffer from cancer.

People with Down syndrome rarely undergo certain types of cancer.

The extra copy of chromosome 21 that causes the disease also appears to have extra copies of genes that protect against cancer. Read the rest of this entry »