- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- June 12th, 2014
Chimera Causes Newly Discovered Form of Cancer
Researchers say this form of cancer is more common in women than in men
- 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
- Oddiverse
- By Ancuta Iosub
- March 28th, 2014
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
The 26-year-old woman says she is quite proud of her new eyebrows
- Oddiverse
- By Laura Sinpetru
- January 30th, 2014
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
The girl's mother feared she would be picked to play Rudolf in every school play
- Oddiverse
- By Alexandra Botezatu
- December 6th, 2013
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)
- Oddiverse Blog
- By Raluca Anghel
- September 13th, 2013
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
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- June 6th, 2013
120,000-Year-Old Bone Tumor Found in Neanderthal Rib
Researchers say this is the oldest human tumor to have ever been documented
- Oddiverse Blog
- By Raluca Anghel
- January 22nd, 2013
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
- Oddiverse Blog
- By Raluca Anghel
- October 18th, 2012
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
Researchers have experimented with this new treatment on mice and dogs
- Microbiology/Genetics
- By Smaranda Biliuti
- November 30th, 2010
Sporadic Breast Cancers Begin with Faulty DNA Repair System
- Health
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 12th, 2009
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
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
Scientists discovered that a cancer drug promotes tumor growth