Cancer

Hops, the plant that adds flavor, color and bitterness to beer, also produces a primary compound that thwarts cancer cells, and two important derivatives...

Previous studies have revealed a link between hot tea drinking and risk of esophageal cancer, but until now, no study has examined this association...

For the first time, scientists have identified compounds found in coffee which may inhibit the growth of prostate cancer. This is a pilot study,...

Consumption of allium vegetables — which include garlic, leeks, and onions — was linked with a reduced risk of in colorectal cancer in a study...

Regular use of a common type of medication, such as aspirin and ibuprofen, significantly improves survival for a third or more patients with head...

An interdisciplinary team of Virginia Tech faculty members has created a drug delivery system that could radically expand cancer treatment options. The conventional cancer treatment...

Scientists have equipped a virus that kills carcinoma cells with a protein so it can also target and kill adjacent cells, in what they...

Vitamin C may “tell” faulty stem cells in the bone marrow to mature and die normally, instead of multiplying to cause blood cancers. This...

Clinical trials have found that regularly infusing brain and lung cancer patients with 800 to 1000 times the daily recommended amount of vitamin C...

Daily tomato consumption appeared to cut the development of skin cancer tumors by half in a new study into nutritional interventions to reduce the incidence of skin cancers....

Austrailian researchers at the University of Adelaide have shown how a complex mix of plant compounds derived from ancient clinical practice in China –...

For many people, there's nothing more satisfying than a hot, spicy meal. But some research has suggested that capsaicin, the compound that gives chili...