Chimera Causes Newly Discovered Form of Cancer

Chimera Causes Newly Discovered Form of Cancer

Researchers say this form of cancer is more common in women than in men

Scientists Identify Signals Cancers Use to Recruit Host Cells

Scientists Identify Signals Cancers Use to Recruit Host Cells

It might be possible to stop the spread of cancer by blocking these signals

Woman with Rare Form of Skin Cancer Has 85% of Her Forehead Removed

Woman with Rare Form of Skin Cancer Has 85% of Her Forehead Removed

Pip Caliskan was diagnosed with dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP)

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • February 21st, 2014
Woman Badly Disfigured by Facial Tumor Undergoes Facial Transplant Surgery

Woman Badly Disfigured by Facial Tumor Undergoes Facial Transplant Surgery

The 26-year-old woman says she is quite proud of her new eyebrows

World's Tallest Woman Undergoes Life-Changing Surgery

World's Tallest Woman Undergoes Life-Changing Surgery

Siddiqa Parveen is said to measure about 7 feet and 8 inches (over 2.33 meters) in height

  • Oddiverse
  • By Alexandra Botezatu
  • December 19th, 2013
Rudolf-like Red Tumor Removed from Little Girl's Nose

Rudolf-like Red Tumor Removed from Little Girl's Nose

The girl's mother feared she would be picked to play Rudolf in every school play

Huge Tumor Removed from Woman's Womb in Spanish Hospital

Huge Tumor Removed from Woman's Womb in Spanish Hospital

The benign mass was 17-inches (41 cm) long and weighted almost 55 pounds (25 kg)

Doctors Mistake Peanut Stuck in Toddler's Throat for Tumor, Warn Parents of Cancer

Doctors Mistake Peanut Stuck in Toddler's Throat for Tumor, Warn Parents of Cancer

The nut had been stuck there for months, it had tissue growing on top of it

120,000-Year-Old Bone Tumor Found in Neanderthal Rib

120,000-Year-Old Bone Tumor Found in Neanderthal Rib

Researchers say this is the oldest human tumor to have ever been documented

Archaeologists Uncover 1,600-Year-Old Tumor with Teeth Attached

Archaeologists Uncover 1,600-Year-Old Tumor with Teeth Attached

The tumor was found inside the body of a woman in her 30s, in Spain

Giant Facial Tumor Eats Away Half of Woman' Face, Exposes Her Brain

Giant Facial Tumor Eats Away Half of Woman' Face, Exposes Her Brain

The tumor has been growing on the 29-year-old woman's face since she was a child

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 16th, 2012
Radioactive Gold Nanoparticles Can Be Used to Treat Prostate Cancer, Studies Indicate

Radioactive Gold Nanoparticles Can Be Used to Treat Prostate Cancer, Studies Indicate

Researchers have experimented with this new treatment on mice and dogs

  • Health
  • By Smaranda Biliuti
  • November 11th, 2010
Fighting the World's Deadliest Cancer

Fighting the World's Deadliest Cancer

  • Health
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 12th, 2009
Implant Cures 90 Percent of Cancer Cases in Mice

Implant Cures 90 Percent of Cancer Cases in Mice

The new therapy has tremendous potential

  • Health
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 8th, 2008
Substance Makes Cancer Cells Give Away a Light Trail

Substance Makes Cancer Cells Give Away a Light Trail

This means that the spread of the disease can now be traced

  • Health
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 10th, 2008
VGEF Inhibitors Actually Promote Vein Growth

VGEF Inhibitors Actually Promote Vein Growth

Scientists discovered that a cancer drug promotes tumor growth

 
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