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Developing new drugs takes a long time. Not only can it take years for scientists to devise a potential treatment in the lab, but it must undergo rigorous testing before it can be rolled out to the public, extending the drug’s total timeline to over a decade. This process is …

Life sciences startups need a whole lot more cash than most and that’s certainly true for GRAIL, a cancer detection startup trying to figure out a way to find the “emperor of all maladies” much earlier through blood testing technology. The startup, which spun out of genomics company Illumina announced …

Capsaicin, a compound found in peppers of the genus Capsicum, inhibits the growth of breast cancer cells, according to a team of researchers in Germany. Capsaicin is found in Capsicum peppers. Image credit: Hans Braxmeier. The team’s experiments were carried out with the SUM149PT cell culture, a model system for …

A new study published in the journal Molecular Cell reports that arecoline, an active compound found in areca nuts, has anti-cancer properties. A ripe areca nut. Image credit: Banni Pulikottil / CC BY 2.5. Areca nuts are seed of the areca palm (Areca catechu), which grows in Asia, parts of …

It can be difficult to get enough calories to stay strong during cancer treatment. If you need to concentrate on keeping your weight up, here are some healthy, high-calorie foods. Individuals who undergo cancer treatment often suffer from weakness and fatigue therefore, it is important for them to include foods …

Researchers from Washington State University have come up with a diagnostic rig that can use a smartphone, a prism, and an ELISA plate to detect cancer. In the controlled settings of their lab, with the high-purity reagents they had to work with, the researchers were able to detect the cancer …

A five-year-old boy with terminal cancer has been sent more than 11,000 Christmas cards from well-wishers. Bradley Lowery, from Blackhall Colliery near Hartlepool, was diagnosed with neuroblastoma in 2013. More than £700,000 was raised for him to have antibody treatment in New York, with Everton pledging £200,000. The Christmas card …

Image copyright Matt Greenwood Image caption Matt Greenwood underwent two unsuccessful cycles of chemotherapy and had his leg amputated following the cancer diagnosis A 21-year-old student with bone cancer whose friends raised more than £56,000 for him to complete his bucket list has died. Matt Greenwood was given nine months …

By Dr Kanwaljit Chahl , General Surgery Ovarian cancer is characterized by malignant growths in the ovaries. Usually most of these growths occur in the epithelium (outer lining) lining of the ovary. The initial stages of this cancer do not exhibit any defined symptom: The symptoms of ovarian cancer are: 1. You …

By Dr Indu Taneja , Gynaecology Endometrial cancer is a type of cancer that originates in the uterus. The cancer begins in the lining (endometrium) or the cells of the uterus. This cancer is detected early as it causes abnormal vaginal bleeding and thus warrants an immediate visit to the doctor. Among …