Cancer scientists led by principal investigator Dr. Daniel De Carvalho at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre have combined "liquid biopsy," epigenetic alterations and machine learning to develop a blood test to detect and classify cancer at its earliest stages.

Can extracts of the tubers and leaves of some species of yam be used to beat cancer, diabetes, pain, arthritis, bone loss, and premenopausal syndrome?...

Committed to its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Polaris Bank has said that increased awareness, advocacy and support can reduce the incident of breast cancer in the country. Speaking at the 2018 Breast Cancer Survivors’ End-of-Year Get-Together, in Lagos, Group Managing Director, Polaris Bank, Tokunbo Abiru, reechoed their unwavering commitment to global and national efforts to stem…

There is now 'clear evidence' that cell phone radiation can cause cancers of the heart, brain and adrenal glands, a landmark United States (U.S.) National Institutes of Health (NIH) study warns. A final report, released last week, confirms the preliminary findings that were released in 2016 after scientists were alarmed by early indications that cell…

Isn't it strange that a person can be surrounded by dozens of “friends” and still find him/herself “alone”...within? Lots of us easily lay claim to friendships but very few of us prove them when “push comes to shove.” The very help our friends can comfortably render (to us) but won’t, are actually what total strangers…

People who are over or underweight may be at greater risk of death than previously expected, scientists say. London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom (U.K.), researchers analysed data from around 3.6 million people to make the conclusion. They found having a high Body Mass Index (BMI) - over 25 - is linked…

The findings suggest that having more cells in your body – as tall people do – is the reason for the higher cancer risk.Meanwhile some types of dwarfism appear to greatly reduce the risk. The research suggests that the hormone that stimulates growth....

Worried that blacks are disproportionately affected by cancer globally, the inaugural Global Congress on Oncology Clinical Trials in Blacks is scheduled for November 13 - November 15, 2018 at the Sheraton hotel, Ikeja Lagos. According to previous studies, Black men are 60 per cent more likely to have prostate cancer than Caucasian men, and more…

More reasons have emerged why 80 per cent of Nigerians living with cancer do not survive the disease. Besides late presentation and diagnosis, ignorance and ill-equipped hospitals, most cancer patients cannot afford the high cost of treatment that includes drugs...

Kebbi State Governor, Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, has canvassed the establishment of sophisticated centres in the country for the treatment of cancer. He made the call at the weekend, during the annual five-kilometre Walk Away Cancer session by Medicaid Cancer Foundation (MCF) at the in Abuja. He also tasked scientists and researchers in the country to…

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Scientists have made two major breakthroughs in the quest for cancer cure. A new vaccine has shown early promise for patients. According to data from a phase I clinical trial, treatment with a HER2-targeted therapeutic cancer vaccine provided clinical benefit to several patients with metastatic HER2-positive cancers who had not previously been treated with a…