HealthMarch 1, 2007
Mapping the Cancer Genome
Pinpointing the genes involved in cancer will help chart a new course across the complex landscape of human malignancies
What's New in Cancer Research?
Cancer is not just one disease; it is many.The latest advances in genetics, immunology and cellular biology are paving the way to better treatments (and perhaps even a few cures) for all of them
EnvironmentDecember 1, 2006
Cancer Clues from Pet Dogs
Studies of pet dogs with cancer can offer unique help in the fight against human malignancies while also improving care for man's best friend
HealthJuly 1, 2006
Stem Cells: The Real Culprits in Cancer?
A dark side of stem cells--their potential to turn malignant--is at the root of a handful of cancers and may be the cause of many more. Eliminating the disease could depend on tracking down and destroying these elusive killer cells
HealthMarch 1, 1982
Oncogenes
They are genes that cause cancer. They were first found in viruses, but their evolutionary history implies that normal vertebrate cells have genes whose abnormal expression can lead to cancerous growth