Researchers at the John Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Centre have developed a test that may be able to detect cancer cells in its early stages. The highly sensitive examinations used tiny crystals called quantum dots to look for DNA attachments that are usually the first signs of cancer, and could be used to identify those who [...]

Colon cancer is a disease that up until a few years ago was rarely discussed in public circles but it is in fact the third leading cause of cancer death in males and the fourth in women. Recently there has been a push to get more information out to the public about the prevention, symptoms [...]

According to a 2008 study that was first presented at the 50th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology in Boston, for men who are diagnosed with locally advanced prostate cancer adding radiation treatment to anti androgen hormone therapy reduces the risk of death from the disease by 50%. The lead [...]