Medicine & TechnologyA team of scientists found that an olfactory receptor gene responsible for the sense of smell helps with the metastasis of breast cancer to the brain and other parts of the body.
Throat cancer is a puzzling type of disease that could easily manifest to anyone. Before hoarseness of voice appears, there are 3 early symptoms that could be detected to know if a person has a developing laryngeal cancer.
A new study bears importance as the work promises a cure using which patients with cancer will be saved from adverse effects caused by chemotherapy and radiation therapy.
An 81-year-old woman who was recently diagnosed with mesothelioma is currently seeking information if her illness may have been possible that she encountered asbestos while washing her husband's clothes decades back.
Clair Gunn, 39, sought medical care after receiving a misdiagnosis for three years. She was initially told she had irritable bowel syndrome or IBS, but according to her most recent diagnosis, she has a terminal illness — colon cancer.
The HPV vaccine program for cervical cancer was introduced in England in 2008, which showed a substantial reduction in cases by around 87% to those who received it at ages 12-13.
A new blood test called Galleri has the ability to detect 50 types of cancer in which experts call a game-changer in cancer screening that could potentially lead to reductions in the human and economic toll of the disease.
Two new studies have shown that anti-PD-1 immunotherapy is safe and effective for patients with squamous cell carcinoma and that high immunoscores lead to better outcomes.
Some oropharyngeal cancer is linked to human papillomavirus (HPV), wherein 3,500 new cases in women and 16,200 cases in men are diagnosed each year. The new therapeutic technology of Mayo Clinic could treat patients with HPV-associated oral cancer with fewer side effects than the current standard treatment.
Daniel Jackson, 43, suffered from a watery, irritated eye for two months and scans showed that he has a tumor growing in his sinuses. His right eye has been removed and now campaigns for disfigurement charities.
Findings of a clinical trial recently showed how a compound produced by caterpillar fungus can be a contributor to the efficacy of an anti-cancer drug.