Inducing cancer

Contending with Darwin

The man who chipped away at every presumption that defined evolutionary science

Cancer vaccine

Cervical cancer on the rise

Anti body!

Are antioxidants as effective against cancer as believed?

Cancer treatment can cause metastasis; a new nutraceutical drug can contain it: Research

R-Cu made from grape extract, resveratrol, and copper, deactivates chromatin particles, reduces toxicity of chemotherapy drugs

Sarah Ferguson diagnosed with malignant melanoma – here are the latest treatments for it

While melanoma is much more common in people with the duchess’s skin type, it’s important to be aware that anyone can get it

Scientists discover a new way to detect early colon cancer

Colon cancer currently gets detected at a very late stage; the new technique could help detect it at stage I

Arsenic may help kill liver cancer cells

Arsenic Trioxide - a naturally occurring metalloid – may be helpful in inducing cell death and also halt growth of liver cancer cells

Indian scientists closer to a new treatment for blood cancer

The new drug can kill over 70 per cent blood cancer cells in a petri dish in 48 hours at an extremely low concentration

Inducing cell death to fight cancer

Some scientists claim tumours might be formed because cells refuse to die -- and not because they multiply at a high rate.

Roller-coaster riders inside cells

Specialised structures such as chromosomes were thought to float haphazardly in cells. Now, researchers believe tiny motors guide them on …

Caffeine could fight cancer

Research shows that the once-dreaded caffeine can be used in the battle against certain cancers

Mystique of metal therapy

Incredible though it may seem, it is being claimed that cancer and multiple sclerosis, the two deadly diseases that have often eluded cure, can …

New line of defence

A drug which was abandoned because of its toxic effects more than a decade ago is finding new uses in preventing and curing cancer

Cancer cornered

Good news: a drug which attacks cancerous cells but leaves the healthy tissues untouched has been developed; but till now only mice have counted …

A shot in the arm

Humankind may soon to face to face with a miracle if the dozen odd cancer vaccine trials, currently on in the United States, emerge successful

Cancerous route

Better cancer drugs may be on the anvil with researchers finding a cell protein that helps cancer spread

Scientists identify vulnerabilities in over 700 cancer cells that could fuel new treatments

The new medicines could even treat types of cancers that are resistant to available therapies

New method for controlled release makes cancer drugs less toxic to healthy tissues

This is a hydrogel-based treatment method releases drugs slowly increasing its efficiency

What’s the link between oral contraceptive pills and cancer among women?

Ovarian cancer accounts for about 4 per cent of all cancer cases in women and is one of the leading causes of death

Gender inequities worsen impact of cancer in women, finds Lancet Commission

Discrimination affects their rights and opportunities to avoid risk factors, ability to get timely diagnosis & quality care

An implantable device, smaller than a rice grain, can shrink pancreatic tumours

Pancreatic cancer one of the most difficult to treat; device can deliver immunotherapy at low doses for a long time

Why some women are more prone to develop cervical cancer

Researchers found a correlation between the composition of three micro-RNA genes in the DNA and the risk for a person developing cervical cancer

9.6 million people will die of cancer this year

Two reports released on the same day say that cancer is the second biggest killer in India, which will see 8.17 per cent of cancer deaths in the …