Zapped

Blasting tumours with particle beams. That's what European scientists are trying to do

Bad fats

A study distinguishes the "bad" fats from their more harmless cousins

Checking breast cancer

More Vitamin C

Double trouble

The chronically depressed are more likely to develop cancer

Bombing cancer cells

Threat in the woods

Vindicated!

Take it not easy

A view to a kill

Accurate descriptions of cell demise offer treatments for diseases such as cancer

Brainstorming

Brain tumours can be caused by a virus that affects many children

Gendicine's hire

It is a gene therapy for cancer

Cul-de-sap

African milk bush causes cancer

Missing link

Combination of chemicals may trigger cancer, says research

The study selected 85 chemicals not considered carcinogenic to humans and found 50 supported key cancer-related mechanisms at exposures found in …

Novel Therapy

Bimal K Banik is President’s Endowed Professor and professor of chemistry at College of Science and Mathematics, University of Texas-Pan …

Taxol-producing fungus found in Montana woods

A new species of fungus, which can produce taxol, the drug used to treat ovarian cancer, promises to be a boon for women all over the world.

Spring brings sad tidings on ozone hole

Fresh data on dipping levels of atmospheric ozone add up to a grim scenario that can have serious implications for life on earth.

Hampering growth

A drug which functions in a unique fashion is being used to cure small-cell lung cancer in the UK. Researchers are looking for further uses of …

Blocking cancer

Latest research in Britain finds a drug, a synthetic peptide, which forces tumour cells to wither and die

Fireworks follow SMOKE

Tobacco companies will foot the medical bills of smokers who have cancer under an agreement with the US state of Florida. This spells bad times …

Pepped up by peptides

A follow-up to an earlier report on how experts are targeting blood vessels that nurture cancers

Two nations, one disease

In the remote regions of China, American and Chinese doctors fight against several diseases, including the Big killer: cancer

Advantage tamoxifen

A drug that has been around for years is now being considered as a possible weapon against breast cancer

Tea: a health drink?

Recent research indicates that drinking tea can prevent cancer and heart diseases. However, not everyone is buying this idea