- Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- December 27th, 2014
Researchers Figure Out How Lung Cancer Spreads Through the Body
Now that they know how lung cancer spreads, scientists expect they will soon find a way to put a leash on this process
- Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- December 18th, 2014
Scientists Gain New Insight into How Cancer Spreads Through the Body
Understanding how cancer spreads in the body means knowing how to block or at least slow metastasis, specialists say
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- May 23rd, 2014
Scientists Identify Signals Cancers Use to Recruit Host Cells
It might be possible to stop the spread of cancer by blocking these signals
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 18th, 2013
New Protein Target for Treating Cancer Discovered
This molecule usually stops tumor cells from migrating in the body
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 2nd, 2013
Nanoparticles Could Be Used to Target Micrometastases in Aggressive Cancers
This technique could help treat cancers that are resistant to regular therapies
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 24th, 2013
Gene Switched On by Stress Speeds Up the Spread of Cancer
Researchers say silencing this gene might help keep tumors from growing
- Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- October 29th, 2012
Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Can Be Tackled by Mushrooms, Herbs
New study offers hope to those suffering from this aggressive disease
- Health
- By Tudor Vieru
- September 28th, 2012
Nanotechnology Used to Detect Cancer Tumor Locations
Innovative approach could help doctors save countless lives
- Health
- By Tudor Vieru
- August 1st, 2012
Immune System Cells Can Be Activated in Melanoma Tumors
This activation can significantly alter clinical outcomes for patients
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- July 18th, 2012
Cancer Metastasis Facilitated by Stress
This is especially true in the case of breast cancer
- Health
- By Tudor Vieru
- May 21st, 2012
How Chemotherapy Boosts Bone Cancer Growth
Worrying discovery made by scientists in the United States
- Microbiology/Genetics
- By Tudor Vieru
- May 12th, 2012
Test Assesses Metastatic Risk of Eye Cancers
The tool can determine whether the tumors will spread
- Health
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 15th, 2012
Earliest Stages of Metastasis Explained in New Study
RPI investigators make a potentially-significant discovery
- Health
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 23rd, 2012
Metastatic Melanoma Survival Rates Doubled by New Drug
The chemical was only recently approved for human use
- Health
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 18th, 2012
Certain Cancer Cells Keep Tumor Spread in Check
The discovery may lead to a reevaluation of current therapies
- Health
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 14th, 2011
Efficiency of New Breast Cancer Drug Shows in Days
Previously, oncologists had to wait up to several months for the results
- Health
- By Tudor Vieru
- October 21st, 2011
Improving the Outcome of Prostate Cancer Is Possible
Scientists look for ways of starving tumors to death