health - "cancer"

Seeking to improve on nature, scientists used a spice-based compound as a starting point and developed synthetic molecules that, in lab settings, are able to kill cancer cells and stop the cells from spreading.

A new systematic analysis of the relationship between the neoplastic and developmental transcriptome provides an outline of trends in cancer gene expression. The research, published recently in BioMed Central's open access journal Genome Biology, describes how cancers can be divided into three groups distinguished by disparate developmental signatures.

New research indicates that giving patients a continuous low dose of an immune system booster, a method known as metronomic dosing, as part of a therapeutic prostate cancer vaccine strategy is safe and produces similar immune responses and fewer side effects than the more common dosing method, which is not well tolerated by many patients. This study, led by researchers at that National cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of health, was published in the Aug. 15, 2008, issue of Clinical cancer Research.

Actress Christina Applegate gives an exclusive interview to 'Good Morning America' Tuesday, speaking out for the first time since publicly announcing her breast cancer diagnosis earlier this month.

On the cellular level, death signals can actually be life saving -- by killing off abnormally dividing cells before they turn cancerous. Now, Rockefeller University researchers have found a way to amplify these signals by turning a life affirming protein into a killer. The findings not only mark a breakthrough in the field but also open the door to a new line of drugs for cancer therapeutics.

Breast cancer Awareness A breast cancer awareness silent auction for six decorated wire paper dolls will be conducted at the Stamp Salado and Paper Trail craft store Sept.

As I scanned my E-mails this morning, several were from readers asking for my take on the latest breast cancer news showing that the risk of relapse after five years is much lower than a patient might expect.

Recently, PSA or prostate-specific antigen, screening made headlines when a US Preventive Task Force recommended that men over the age 75 discontinue screening for prostate cancer.

UroToday.com - The practice of lymphadenectomy during radical cystectomy for muscle invasive bladder cancer is not standardized. There is a wide variation in the number of nodes retrieved. Recent studies suggest that both the number of nodes removed and the method of submission of lymph node specimens affect the treatment outcome.

A campaign to vaccinate teenage girls against cervical cancer has become a conflict between the rights of children and parents