special feature: cancer research

Nanoparticle Blocks Aggressive Breast Cancer

Researchers have taken a drug therapy proven for blood cancers but ineffective against solid tumors, packaged it with nanotechnology and got it to combat an aggressive type of breast cancer prevalent in young women

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Test Predicts if Prostate Cancer Will Return

Ultrasensitive PSA test gives first accurate answer after prostate cancer surgery

Caregivers of Brain Cancer Patients Play a Key Role

Loved ones can fill in gaping blanks about brain cancer patients’ well-being

Research Sheds Light on Workings of Anti-Cancer Drug

Crystal structure shows how drug disables harmful copper in cells

New Chemo Cocktail Blocks Breast Cancer Like a Fence

Drug aimed at preventing spread of breast cancer to organs

Stealthy Gene Network Makes Brain Tumors Flourish

Researchers discover kingpin genes spur growth in most lethal tumor

New Technique Could Save Cancer Patients' Fertility

New technique to preserve fertility option for women whose cancer treatments destroy their ability to reproduce