Chemotherapy is highly effective against cancer when the cancer hasn’t found ways to subvert the treatment. The challenge is that cancer is cunning and can mutate to become resistant to the drugs, ...

A common trace element may influence liver cancer risks, researchers from Germany reported. Specifically, the study found that low levels of a mineral known as selenium had as much as 10 times the ...

Endogenous retroviral elements (ERVs)—the ancient viral DNA sequences that lurk in our genome—have lost the ability to produce viral particles, but they can still cause mischief. For example, they can ...

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, so I thought it would be helpful to take a look at a Five Element perspective of breast cancer. The Five Elements are Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal and ...

In healthy cells, transposable elements (TEs) are typically inactivated by methylation. But in cancer cells, these elements can become demethylated, enabling them to be expressed (1). Some ...

Ancient embedded elements in our DNA from generations past can activate a powerful immune response to kill cancer cells like an infection. The work builds on Princess Margaret Senior Scientist Dr De ...

Impact of Prediagnosis Risk of Major Depressive Disorder and Health-Related Quality of Life on Treatment Choice for Stage II-III Rectal Cancer We found a total of 452 publications, of which 46 were ...

On this episode Suraj from SneakerRoom stops by to give an exclusive look into this years 2019 SneakerRoom Nike Breast Cancer Awareness collaboration. We have the Nike Element Reach 87 in 3 incredible ...

Having a strong connection with their care team can be crucial for the well-being of LGBTQ+ patients with cancer, as a colorectal cancer survivor and surgeon from City of Hope told CURE®. Strong, ...

When Frank Dreckman walked into his doctor's office to schedule a colonoscopy in 2007, he was in the best shape of his life. He decided to go at the urging of his wife and almost rejected the annual ...

Radon is lurking at high levels in about 40% of Minnesota homes. It's the second-leading cause of lung cancer, killing about 21,000 Americans every year. But you likely won't find out it's a problem ...