Cancer
- Health & Medicine
Device offers promise of no brain tumor left behind
A new technique might allow surgeons to identify with precision where brain cancer ends and healthy tissue begins.
By Nathan Seppa - Health & Medicine
Nobelist’s Cancer Theory
Excerpt from the July 13, 1963, issue of Science News Letter
By Science News - Health & Medicine
Mars trip would deliver big radiation dose
Curiosity instrument confirms expectation of major exposures.
- Genetics
Genetic mutations may explain a brain cancer’s tenacity
DNA damage may transform adult cells in glioblastoma, making the malignancy harder to kill.
- Health & Medicine
Catching a Cancer
The official figure for the percentage of human cancers caused by viruses is around 20 percent — but most experts concede that number is largely an educated guess
By Laura Beil - Health & Medicine
Breast density signals tamoxifen’s effectiveness
Decreasing breast density signals the drug tamoxifen is working in women at risk of developing breast cancer.
By Nathan Seppa - Health & Medicine
Closest look yet at lung cancer genes
A large study offers clues to the genetics behind lung cancer.