WASHINGTON, Nov. 27, 2008 (Reuters) — Distinctive genetic changes occur in the cancer cells that trigger relapse in patients with the most common type of childhood cancer, according to a study that may offer new hope for beating the disease. ... > full story
LONDON, Nov. 25, 2008 (Reuters) — Researchers who tracked breast cancer rates in Norwegian women proposed the controversial notion on Monday that some tumors found with mammograms might otherwise naturally disappear on their own if left undetected. ... > full story
CHICAGO, Nov. 17, 2008 (Reuters) — Tiny sacs released from tumor cells and circulating in the blood carry genetic information about the tumor, offering a new way to track and treat the cancer, U.S. researchers said on Sunday. ... > full story
LONDON, Nov. 14, 2008 (Reuters) — Nearly one in five cancer drugs entering development now reach the market, a remarkably good success rate given the high level of failures in other disease areas, British researchers said on Friday . ... > full story
CHICAGO, Nov. 13, 2008 (Reuters) — A small fragment of genetic material may mean the difference between an easily treated local tumor and an aggressive cancer that spreads throughout the body, U.S. researchers said on Thursday. ... > full story
TAIPEI, Nov. 7, 2008 (Reuters) — A Taiwan woman has given birth to healthy twins using the 13-year-old frozen sperm of a former testicular cancer patient, local media said on Saturday, setting a record for the island. ... > full story
CHICAGO, Nov. 6, 2008 (Reuters) — In a puzzling twist, women who have a history of migraine headaches are far less likely to develop breast cancer than other women, U.S. researchers said on Thursday. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 5, 2008 (Reuters) — Scientists for the first time have decoded the entire genome of a cancer patient, identifying a series of genes never before linked to the type of white blood cell cancer that ultimately killed the woman. ... > full story
LONDON, Nov. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — An international research team has identified two genetic variations that appear to increase a person's risk of developing lung cancer by up to 60 percent, they reported on Sunday. ... > full story
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Physical activity may cut risk of premenopausal breast cancer May 14, 2008 (AuntMinnie.com) — The amount of activity needed to a achieve a 23% reduction in risk was roughly equivalent to 3.25 hours of running or 13 hours of walking per week ...
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