health - "cancer"

Scientists say they have taken a big step towards blocking a chemical vital to the growth of many cancers.

Scottish schoolgirls are to become the first in the UK to be vaccinated against cervical cancer.

Researchers at The Wistar Institute have deciphered the structure of the active region of telomerase, an enzyme that plays a major role in the development of nearly all human cancers. The landmark achievement opens the door to the creation of new, broadly effective cancer drugs, as well as anti-aging therapies.Researchers have attempted for more than a decade to find drugs that shut down telomerase - widely considered the No. 1 target for the development of new cancer treatments - but have been hampered in large part by a lack of knowledge of the enzyme's structure.read more

Women who drink a lot of coffee may have less risk of developing cancer of the uterus, a Japanese study said Monday.

Most women know the established risk factors for breast cancer such as older age and a family history of the disease, but new research suggests that some less obvious risks are determined early, during a ...

Researchers have broken the code of an enzyme that plays a key role in the growth of most cancers, opening a path that potentially leads to a new class of anti-cancer drugs, according to a study released Sunday.

The response to insulin-like growth factor 1 in breast cancer cells predicts an aggressive tumor that is less likely to respond to treatment, said researchers at Baylor College of medicine in a report that ...

Vaccine monograph unveiled A series of papers presenting the best global thinking on cervical cancer prevention with vaccination and screening, as well as fresh regional and national research and insights to guide governments and donors in building plans, was unveiled Thursday at the World cancer Congress of the International Union Against cancer in Geneva.

GENEVA (Reuters) - cancer specialists set a plan on Sunday to stem the rise in deaths from cancer by 2020 and ensure that all patients suffering in the late stages of the disease can access painkillers.

Sudden Cardiac Death (SCD) is a major contributor to mortality in industrialized nations, affecting around 500,000 individuals annually in the Western World, and causing more deaths than AIDS, lung and breast cancer and stroke together.