"cancer"

The Quest: My Two Favorite Tricks for Searching PubMed

The short item I wrote about cancer immunotherapy quickly went viral on Monday and became the most-read article on Scientific American's website.

Brainy Watson Computer to Tackle Cancer and Other Medical Research

After vanquishing humans on Jeopardy!, IBM says its Watson computer is ready to help save human lives. The company on Thursday announced it has created a new business unit specifically to advance Watson and deliver its artificially intelligent wisdom to research organizations, medical institutions and businesses so that they can process big data” for detailed [...]..

Hallmarks of Cancer 5: Sustained Angiogenesis

The Hallmarks of Cancer focus on 10 underlying principles shared by all cancers. You can read the first four Hallmarks of Cancer articles here.

Fruit Flies Aid Efforts to Develop Personalized Cancer Treatments

For years clinicians have puzzled over the observation that people with type 2 diabetes are more likely to develop certain malignancies, such as pancreatic, breast and liver cancers.

The Hallmarks of Cancer 9: Reprogramming Energy Metabolism

The Hallmarks of Cancer are ten underlying principles shared by all cancers. You can read the first eight Hallmarks of Cancer articles here.

The Long Road from Coley Toxins to Cancer Immunotherapies

The quest to enlist the body's immune system in the fight against cancer is progressing slowly, but surely

Intelligence, Cancer, and Eyjafjallaj

This seems to have become unofficial volcano week, here at ScienceBlogs. If you haven’t been following the coverage of the Eyjafjallaj

Cord-Blood Research Sits Poised for Therapeutic Discovery

Whenever one examines any area of scientific inquiry, there are two important things to understand: where the science is today, and where it may lead us in the future.

Can a Supercomputer Suggest the Best Cancer Treatment?

An artificial intelligence system is drastically expanding its reach in Asia

Men with Early Prostate Cancer Can Safely Opt Out of Treatment, Finds Landmark Study

Now at least half of men diagnosed with the disease opt to monitor it instead of choosing surgery or radiation 

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How Cancer Spreads

Tumor cells roam the body by evading the controls that keep normal cells in place. That fact offers clues to fighting cancer

U.S. Cancer Deaths Fell 22% Since 1991

More than 1.5 million Americans avoided death from cancer since 1991 thanks to falling smoking rates and better cancer prevention, detection and treatments

Who Knew? Cancer Has an Off Switch [Video]

A new drug combination jump-starts the body’s ability to fight cancer

IBM Pitched Its Watson Supercomputer as a Revolution in Cancer Care. It's Nowhere Close

Three years after IBM began selling Watson for Oncology to recommend cancer treatments to doctors, it's falling short of the lofty expectations IBM created for it

8 Mobile Apps to Help Manage Your Health [Slide Show]

These accoutrements to a smart phone can help users plan and track workouts, monitor important health indicators such as glucose and blood pressure, and locate nearby physicians and clinical trials...

Do Prostate Cancer Screenings Significantly Reduce Deaths?

New findings reignite controversy about current recommendations

5 Ways Henrietta Lacks Changed Medical Science

The controversial history of her "immortal" cells will be the subject of an HBO movie

Does Herpes Cause Brain Cancer?

A vaccine that targets a common virus may stave off glioma tumor regrowth

What Do Your Tumor Genes Say About Your Prospects? The Quest, Part 7

In the past couple of months, three people have told me that they or someone they love has cancer. Fortunately in each case, the tumors were caught early and some combination of surgery and radiation was all the treatment that was likely to be needed...