Medicine & TechnologyResearchers have recently approximated the number of cancer cases that need surgery globally every year, forecasting the number to increase from "9.1 million to 13.8 million".
Experts say some patients have significant responses to immunotherapy that last for years. In some circumstances, so many years that it has been thought that these patients may have been treated for their disease.
Different health conditions can result from eating too many potato chips. 5 of them include cancer, high blood pressure, depression, weight gain, and stroke.
Cancer cells have adapted hibernation, an ancient evolutionary survival mechanism, in which they transform into sluggish, slow dividing cells to evade the harsh chemotherapy.
Researchers recently found that the two children in Japan who have lung cancer may have acquired tumor cells from their mothers during or shortly before birth.
Processed foods are linked to a higher risk of heart disease and early death. These foods are made with additives and preservatives for flavor and freshness.
Cancer could start almost anywhere in the human body, which is made up of trillions of cells. Evolution may be to blame for the high risk of cancers in humans.