15-03-20 In 1996, a trio of scientists won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry for their discovery of Buckminsterfullerene -- soccer-ball-shaped spheres of 60 joined carbon atoms that exhibit special physical properties. Now, 20 years later, scientists have figure...

15-03-17 Researchers reveal how cells protect themselves from a protein that is a key driver of cancer. The study appears in The Journal of Cell Biology. Mutations that activate a protein called Ras drive excessive cell proliferation associated with cancer,...

15-01-28 A new analysis has found that many women with breast cancer lack knowledge about their illness, with minority patients less likely than white patients to know and report accurate information about their tumors' characteristics. Published early onlin...

15-01-22 Family of Yao Beina, the Chinese singer who died of breast cancer last Friday, have hinted that they may release her unpublished works. 姚贝娜的家人暗示，他们可能会发布姚的遗作。姚贝娜于上周五因乳癌离世。 File photo taken on Aug. 27, 2014 shows sing...

15-01-11 Most types of cancer can be put down to bad luck rather than risk factors such as smoking, a study has suggested. 研究显示，大多数类型的癌症可以归结为运气不好，而非吸烟等风险因素所致。 A US team were trying to explain why some tissues were millions...

14-12-18 A Yale University lab has crafted the first synthetic molecules that have both the targeting and response functions of antibodies. The new molecules -- synthetic antibody mimics (SyAMs) -- attach themselves simultaneously to disease cells and diseas...

14-12-17 Although currently available diagnostic screening systems for breast cancer like X-ray computed tomography (CT) and mammography are effective at detecting early signs of tumors, they are far from perfect, subjecting patients to ionizing radiation an...

14-12-08 In a new study, published in Science, researchers at Uppsala University demonstrate an association between smoking and loss of the Y chromosome in blood cells. The researchers have previously shown that loss of the Y chromosome is linked to cancer....

14-12-04 There is no consensus regarding the optimal treatment of patients with liver tumors. This contributes to the pessimistic attitude that many have regarding the treatment of liver cancer. Aggressive treatment strategies can cure or significantly prolo...

14-12-03 Most patients with triple-negative breast cancer should undergo genetic testing for mutations in known breast cancer predisposition genes, including BRCA1 and BRCA2, a Mayo Clinic-led study has found. The findings come from the largest analysis to d...