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Autoimmune disease cells harnessed to fight cancerEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Cells that attack healthy tissue can have devastating consequences, but soon their formidable powers might be used for good (Source: New Scientist - Cancer)
Source: New Scientist - Cancer - October 30, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: journals

Cervical cancer vaccine reminds girls of sexual risksEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
No reason to worry that vaccination will encourage girls to have more sex, suggests a survey of British teenagers (Source: New Scientist - Cancer)
Source: New Scientist - Cancer - October 28, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: journals

Sick American dogs get first shot at cancer drugsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Pet dogs that develop cancer can now receive experimental anti-cancer drugs before they become available for humans (Source: New Scientist - Cancer)
Source: New Scientist - Cancer - October 13, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: journals

Targeted therapies exploit tiny chinks in cancer's armourEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Drugs that turn otherwise insignificant weaknesses into fatal flaws could open a new front in the war on cancer (Source: New Scientist - Cancer)
Source: New Scientist - Cancer - October 7, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: journals

Nobel for insights into ageing and cancerEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Prize goes to discoverers of telomere caps and telomerase – the enzyme that makes them (Source: New Scientist - Cancer)
Source: New Scientist - Cancer - October 5, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: journals

Naked mole rats may help cure cancerEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
They might be bald and ugly, but these rodents never get cancer – and we may have found out why (Source: New Scientist - Cancer)
Source: New Scientist - Cancer - September 22, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: journals

Briefing: Cannabis compounds fight prostate cancerEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
But there's no reason to think that smoking a joint will protect you from cancer, and medical drugs based on the chemicals are still a long way off (Source: New Scientist - Cancer)
Source: New Scientist - Cancer - August 19, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: journals

Cancer cells don't need a map to travelEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A simple cell-tracking device reveals that cancer cells are more self-directed than the rest – which could help them form secondary tumours (Source: New Scientist - Cancer)
Source: New Scientist - Cancer - August 19, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: journals

Ill by mouth: smokeless tobacco risks multiplyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Smokeless "moist snuff" contains 22 cancer-causing chemicals that only burning tobacco was thought to produce (Source: New Scientist - Cancer)
Source: New Scientist - Cancer - August 18, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: journals

Ill by mouth: smokeless tobacco risks multiplyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Smokeless 'moist snuff' contains 22 cancer-causing chemicals that only burning tobacco was thought to produce (Source: New Scientist - Cancer)
Source: New Scientist - Cancer - August 18, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: journals

Drug shows cancer stem cells not invulnerableEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Salinomycin can target and kill the chemotherapy-resistant cells in lab cultures and mice (Source: New Scientist - Cancer)
Source: New Scientist - Cancer - August 14, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: journals

Defenceless rat proves knockout in labEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The creation of a rat with no functioning immune system is opening up the possibility of more realistic testing of cancer treatments, transplantation techniques and other therapies (Source: New Scientist - Cancer)
Source: New Scientist - Cancer - August 12, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: journals

Feeding cancers softens them up for attackEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Boosting the blood supply to tumours makes them more vulnerable to chemo- and radiotherapy and has already shown benefit in humans, say researchers (Source: New Scientist - Cancer)
Source: New Scientist - Cancer - August 1, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: journals

'Trojan' cells take on drug-resistant tumoursEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Just one imitation horse was enough to conquer Troy, but two waves of "Trojan" cellular compartments are needed to destroy drug-resistant tumours in mice (Source: New Scientist - Cancer)
Source: New Scientist - Cancer - July 5, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: journals

'Trojan' cells take on drug-resistant tumoursEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Just one imitation horse was enough to conquer Troy, but two waves of "Trojan" cellular compartments are needed to destroy drug-resistant tumours in mice (full text available to subscribers) (Source: New Scientist - Cancer)
Source: New Scientist - Cancer - July 1, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: journals

Hidden cancer threat to wildlife revealedEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Scientists who have for the first time listed all the animal species that are threatened by cancer say "untold numbers" could be under threat (Source: New Scientist - Cancer)
Source: New Scientist - Cancer - June 26, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: journals

Grey hair may be protecting us from cancerEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Loss of hair colour may be unwelcome to some, but the processes that produce it could be protecting us from damaged DNA (Source: New Scientist - Cancer)
Source: New Scientist - Cancer - June 21, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: journals

Women under-represented in cancer drug trialsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The lack of female subjects could be distorting our view of how well new drugs work and the side effects they produce (Source: New Scientist - Cancer)
Source: New Scientist - Cancer - June 16, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: journals

Botox could stop disease in its tracksEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The neurotoxin, commonly used as a wrinkle smoothing treatment, has been modified so that it could potentially be used to treat asthma and possibly cancer (Source: New Scientist - Cancer)
Source: New Scientist - Cancer - June 9, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: journals

Yeast genes inspire anti-ageing drugsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Genes that protect yeast DNA from oxidising free radicals could one day lead to drugs that prevent cancer and ageing in people. (Source: New Scientist - Cancer)
Source: New Scientist - Cancer - June 7, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: journals

Extra gene fights cancer in Down'sEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
An extra copy of a key gene may explain why people with the syndrome get certain cancers less than the rest of population (Source: New Scientist - Cancer)
Source: New Scientist - Cancer - May 30, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: journals

Cancer's one-way ticket to the brainEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The discovery of a genetic "ticket" that grants cancer cells entry to the brain in mice could lead to drugs that would stop human cancers spreading in the same way (Source: New Scientist - Cancer)
Source: New Scientist - Cancer - May 13, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: journals

Glowing band aid to zap skin cancerEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Plasters embedded with light-emitting diodes could be used to treat skin cancer in combination with light-sensitive drugs (Source: New Scientist - Cancer)
Source: New Scientist - Cancer - May 7, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: journals

Warning over DNA damage from forest firesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Smoke from burning trees may contain potent compounds that can damage human DNA and potentially cause cancer, according to a controversial study (Source: New Scientist - Cancer)
Source: New Scientist - Cancer - May 3, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: journals

Glowing plaster to zap skin cancerEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: New Scientist - Cancer - April 29, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: journals

Reprogramming offers hope of safer stem cellsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Specialised cells can be reprogrammed using proteins rather than genes, which is less likely to cause cancer (Source: New Scientist - Cancer)
Source: New Scientist - Cancer - April 24, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: journals

Morphing liquid could lead to cancer breath testEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A puff of exhaled air could give an early warning of lung disease by morphing a liquid into gel (Source: New Scientist - Cancer)
Source: New Scientist - Cancer - March 28, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: journals

How speeding cancer growth offers hope of cureEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Certain cancer therapies may make tumours grow more aggressively depending on the dose given, new research shows, which paradoxically could help discover a cure (Source: New Scientist - Cancer)
Source: New Scientist - Cancer - March 25, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: journals

Instant 'vaccine' zaps human cancers in miceEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Work in the US means we might one day be able to instantly round up a patient's existing supply of antibodies to fight any disease (Source: New Scientist - Cancer)
Source: New Scientist - Cancer - March 11, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: journals

Shocking cancer treatment may also yield weaponEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Nanosecond electric pulses are being investigated both as tumour killers, and a way to temporarily paralyse humans (Source: New Scientist - Cancer)
Source: New Scientist - Cancer - March 5, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: journals

Ethical stem cells stripped of 'cancer' genesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Using a roving snippet of DNA dubbed piggyBac researchers have found a way lower the risk of cancer from "reprogrammed" human stem cells (Source: New Scientist - Cancer)
Source: New Scientist - Cancer - March 1, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: journals

Lifestyle changes could cut cancers by a thirdEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Many of the most common cancers in developed countries could be prevented by following a few simple rules, says a report (Source: New Scientist - Cancer)
Source: New Scientist - Cancer - February 26, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: journals

Green tea supplements stop cancer drug workingEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Taken in large quantities, one of the components of green tea inactives the anti-cancer drug Velcade (Source: New Scientist - Cancer)
Source: New Scientist - Cancer - February 6, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: journals

'Living doll' made of human cancer cellsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Liver cancer cells and connective proteins have been grown into the shape of human – a technique that could allow drugs to be tested on more complex tissue structures (Source: New Scientist - Cancer)
Source: New Scientist - Cancer - February 5, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: journals

Plant cells churn out anti-cancer compoundEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Scientists in the US have engineered periwinkle cells to produce chemical compounds that could help produce new medicines (Source: New Scientist - Cancer)
Source: New Scientist - Cancer - January 18, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: journals

Boosted immune system could devour brain tumoursEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Work in mice raises hopes that a human cancer patient's immune cells could be coaxed into destroying deadly brain cancers, simply by injecting genes into the tumours (Source: New Scientist - Cancer)
Source: New Scientist - Cancer - January 15, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: journals

Mouse immune system persuaded to devour tumoursEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Could a cancer patient's immune cells be coaxed into gobbling up the deadliest brain cancers? (Source: New Scientist - Cancer)
Source: New Scientist - Cancer - January 14, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: journals

Implant raises cellular army to attack cancerEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A cylinder that is irresistible to immune cells and forces them to recruit colleagues to hunt down tumours has achieved impressive results in mice (Source: New Scientist - Cancer)
Source: New Scientist - Cancer - January 11, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: journals

Nano-bubble protects anti-cancer treatmentEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A polymer nanoparticle that forms a protective bubble around small interfering molecules of RNA could allow the treatment to reach tumours and block their growth (Source: New Scientist - Cancer)
Source: New Scientist - Cancer - December 31, 2008 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: journals

Beer marinade cuts steak cancer riskEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Food scientists have found that fried beef contains fewer carcinogens when marinated in beer or, to a lesser extent, wine (Source: New Scientist - Cancer)
Source: New Scientist - Cancer - December 30, 2008 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: journals

Fertility drugs increase cancer riskEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Drugs designed to induce ovulation increased the risk of uterine cancer in a group of women who were treated over 30 years ago (Source: New Scientist - Cancer)
Source: New Scientist - Cancer - December 10, 2008 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: journals

Fertility drugs increase cancer riskEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Drugs designed to induce ovulation increased the risk of uterine cancer in a group of women who were treated over 30 years ago (full text available to subscribers) (Source: New Scientist - Cancer)
Source: New Scientist - Cancer - December 10, 2008 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: journals

Personalised cancer treatment on the wayEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A genetic signature that predicts whether a variety of cancers will respond to the most common treatments could guide doctors to the best therapy (Source: New Scientist - Cancer)
Source: New Scientist - Cancer - November 19, 2008 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: journals

Gene hunt finds cancer culpritsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Eight genes are now implicated in a deadly form of leukaemia, thanks to a rise in the speed and a drop in the cost of whole-genome sequencing (Source: New Scientist - Cancer)
Source: New Scientist - Cancer - November 11, 2008 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: journals

Purple tomatoes could ward off cancerEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Tomatoes engineered to be chock-full of purple pigments could have the same cancer-protecting properties as fruits such as blueberries (Source: New Scientist - Cancer)
Source: New Scientist - Cancer - October 27, 2008 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: journals

Doctor estimates McCain's cancer death riskEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A physician has estimated that Senator John McCain has a 6% risk of dying of melanoma recurrence each year (Source: New Scientist - Cancer)
Source: New Scientist - Cancer - October 24, 2008 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: journals