Cancer cells can hibernate like bears during chemotherapy, a team of doctors has discovered. The cancer cells can act as a living organism, slowing down their activities to survive until the drugs are >>
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A drug for diarrhea can kill aggressive cancer cells
New research suggests that a drug used to slow down an upset digestive tract may actually be useful in the treatment of cancer. The medication, called loperamide, is often used to treat diarrhea >>
And the best dad award goes to this guy, who dances to cheer up his son at the hospital
One Texas dad was recently captured on video performing a hilarious dance routine outside his son’s hospital window to cheer him up while he’s inside receiving cancer treatment. The young boy has been >>
This dinosaur lived with cancer, then died in a flood
Researchers have discovered a dinosaur bone that shows evidence of an aggressive bone tumor. The disease would have made the dinosaur’s life hard, but it didn’t kill the animal. The creature is believed >>
New type of blood test may help diagnose cancer before symptoms appear
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University helped develop a blood test that can detect cancers before the patient becomes symptomatic. The test, which is still in development will not be ready for widespread use >>
New AI-powered blood test could reveal lung cancer without a CT scan
A blood test that uses machine learning to hunt for cancer DNA could reveal lung cancer in patients who otherwise would never have been tested. The system is accurate in roughly two-thirds of >>
Groundbreaking blood test could detect over 20 types of cancer
Modern medical innovations have given doctors the power to screen for a variety of cancers, and that’s great, but screening for multiple types of cancers at the same time, and with a single >>
FDA warns of cancer-causing impurity in popular heartburn drug Zantac
Heartburn, and its even uglier cousin, acid reflux, can leave a person feeling incredibly uncomfortable, which is why drugs meant to treat such conditions are so popular. But, given the choice, most people >>
