Milestone Study Probes Cancer Origin

Scientists are reporting a significant milestone for cancer research after charting 21 major mutations behind the vast majority of tumours.

The disruptive changes to the genetic code, reported in Nature, accounted for 97% of the 30 most common cancers.

Single Men: Higher Risk of Cancer-Linked Oral HPV?

But overall risk is low, and virus usually clears within a year, study found

Family History of Cancer...

Family History of Cancer May Raise This Risk, Too

Lung Cancer 'Secrets' to be Probed

Scientists across Britain are to map the genes of the tumours of 850 lung cancer patients in a bid to understand more about the deadly disease.

The £14m research at six centres aims to find out how lung cancers become resistant to treatment; they are the most common cause of UK cancer death.

Prostate Cancer Hormone Treatment: Kidney Risk?

Review looked at side effect from androgen deprivation therapy

Hormone therapy for prostate cancer may dramatically increase a man's risk of kidney failure, according to a new study.

Use of androgen deprivation therapy was tied to a 250 percent increase in a man's chances of suffering acute kidney injury, Canadian researchers found in a review of more than 10,000 men receiving treatment for early stage prostate cancer.

DNA Test Helps Doctors Avoid...

DNA Test Helps Doctors Avoid False Positive Cancer Diagnoses

Imagine being told you have cancer – only to learn that your biopsy had been contaminated or mixed-up with someone else’s.

This scenario happens to approximately 3,000 women who undergo breast biopsies every year – or one out of every 100 cases.

Cancer and Alzheimer's 'Mutually Protective'

An unexplained link between cancer and Alzheimer’s disease could prevent elderly patients who suffer with one condition from developing the other, scientists claim.

Elderly people with Alzheimer’s are 50 per cent less likely to develop cancer than others of the same age, while those with cancer are at 35 per cent lower risk of Alzheimer’s, researchers found.

Young Men Less Likely to Survive Melanoma...

Young Men Less Likely to Survive Melanoma Than Women: Study

Look Beyond the Sun for Skin Cancer Culprits

Tanning beds, organ transplants and smoking among additional risk factors

Think "skin cancer" and blame immediately goes to the sun. Justifiably so -- though not totally, skin doctors say.

"Hands down, sun exposure is the biggest risk factor for skin cancer," said Dr. Sherrif Ibrahim, an assistant professor of dermatology at the University of Rochester Medical Center in New York. "And it's a cumulative risk. The more exposure you've gotten, the bigger the risk. The skin doesn't know if you're out one time for an hour or 12 times for 5 minutes at a time. Your skin keeps a running meter."

Naked Mole-rat Gives Cancer Clues

A rodent that never gets cancer could hold the key to preventing or treating malignant tumours, say scientists.

Lab studies show the skin cells of the naked mole-rat are high in a natural sugary substance that stops tumours developing.