Washington, Jan 28 : Scientists have discovered a new approach for treating cancer based on manipulating the immune response to malignant tumours.

And the team at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, led by Professor Kingston Mills, Professor of Experimental Immunology, have also developed a new vaccine to treat cancer at the pre-clinical level.

Washington, Jan 28 : An Indian origin scientist and his team have found that in both cell lines and mouse models, grape seed extract (GSE) kills head and neck squamous cell carcinoma cells, while leaving healthy cells unharmed.

Nearly 12,000 people will die of head and neck cancer in the United States this year and worldwide cases will exceed half a million.

Raipur, Jan 27 - India is not yet prepared to fight cancer despite the nation adding about a million new patients annually, warns a top healthcare expert.

"The number of cancer patients in India is rising alarmingly and from year 2020 onwards, the nation will add more than two million new cancer patients every year," R. K. Chaturvedi, adviser to metals and mining major Vedanta's cancer hospital project, told IANS in an interview.

Washington, Jan 24 - A taste for Latin brew could be a potent and easy way of protecting oneself against the ravages of colon cancer.

These cancer cells, when exposed to bioactive compounds present in a cup of the yerba mate tea, self-destruct -- commit suicide or apoptosis, says a University of Illinois study.

London, Jan 20 : A new research has found a gene, called RHBDF2, which plays an important role in the development of oesophageal cancer.

The researchers studied families who suffer a rare inherited condition making them highly susceptible to the disease and found that a fault in a single gene was responsible.

London, Dec 29 : A UK schoolboy has successfully battled leukaemia with the help of his Manchester United heroes.

Callum Rose was cheered up by a hospital visit from his idols, including Wayne Rooney and Michael Owen.

The players gave 12-year-old the extra motivation to get better and he has now learned to walk again.

Callum lives with his mother Joanne in Salford, Manchester.

Beijing, Dec 27 : Excessive levels of a cancer-causing toxin have been discovered in milk produced by one of China's leading dairy companies.

China's quality watchdog, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine, found high levels of an aflatoxin in milk and milk products after it conducted a random check at Mengniu Dairy.

Toronto, Dec 23 - Drugs that checkmate cancer could also combat pathogens that have become highly resistant to antibiotics - a problem spreading globally.

"Our study found that certain proteins, called kinases, that confer antibiotic resistance are structurally related to proteins important in cancer," says Gerry Wright, professor of biochemistry at McMaster University.

Sydney, Nov 3 : Researchers have hit upon a potential treatment for prostate cancer - starving tumour cells of a vital nutrient that fuels their growth.

The study, conducted with lab grown human cells, reveals targets for drugs that could slow down early and late stage prostate cancer.

London, Oct 24 : Walking for half-an-hour a day could prevent 10,000 cases of cancer deaths a year, a new research has suggested.

A regular stroll could also slash the deadly toll of thousands more deaths from heart disease and other chronic illnesses, the report said.

Agartala/Aizawl, Oct 14 - Incidence of cancer has been rising alarmingly in the hilly northeastern region of India, almost half the cases being attributed to consumption of tobacco products, experts say.

London, Oct 10 : Scientists have uncovered three new genetic faults, which increase the risk of developing deadly skin cancer by 30 per cent.

It has long been known that people with fair skin, blue or green eyes, blond or red hair, a high number of moles, who burn easily and who have a family history of the disease are all at a significantly higher risk of contracting melanoma.

London, Oct 1 : A leading plastic surgeon has warned that a breast enlargement operation, which is simply done with an injection, could increase the risk of cancer.

The concern surrounds ‘boob job jabs’ in which fat and stem cells from the waist, hips, thighs or buttocks are used to plump up the bust without surgery.

Washington, Sept 24 : Recent studies have discovered two new risk indicators for prostate cancer.

The first study, led by Dr David Orsted at the Copenhagen University Hospital, Herlev, found that men diagnosed with benign prostate enlargement have an increased risk of developing and dying from prostate cancer.

New Delhi, Sep 20 : The UN General Assembly has adopted a political declaration on the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases such as diabetes, heart ailments and cancer which together kill some 36 million people annually, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Tuesday.

Washington, Sept 15 : A study has uncovered why African Americans are more likely than Caucasians to be not only diagnosed with head and neck cancer, but also die from the disease.

Researchers at Henry Ford Hospital say the answers may lie in the differences in lifestyle, access to care and tumour genetics.

Washington, Sept 13 : British scientists have successfully delivered a common chemotherapy drug to cancer cells inside tiny microparticles - a scientific breakthrough that offers hope to thousands of women battling ovarian cancer.

Researchers at Queen Mary, University of London, found that the drug reduced ovarian cancer tumours in an animal model by 65 times more than using the standard method.

London, Sept 08 : The number of new cancer cases has soared by a fifth in less than a decade and now stands at 12 million a year, according to new figures.

This is more than four times the annual number of new HIV infections.

New Delhi, Sept 6 : A Chinese teacher's claim that he can cultivate an anticancer tea by using panda faeces as fertilizer has come into question as it has not been proven.

According to the Tianfu Morning Paper, the Sichuan University teacher claimed that panda poo is extremely nutritious and rich in bamboo, which can prevent cancer, China Daily reported.

The teacher said that using the faeces as fertilizer can double the anticancer effect of the tea.

Washington, Sept 1: Scientists have found a new saliva test that can measure the amount of potential carcinogens stuck to a person's DNA, interfering with the action of genes involved in health and disease.

Researchers at the National Chung Cheng University (NCCU), Taiwan, said it could lead to a commercial test to help determine risks for cancer and other diseases.

Washington, August 17: A study by scientists from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, has found that current cigarette smokers have a higher risk of bladder cancer than previously reported, and the risk in women is now comparable to that in men.

London, August 16 : The discovery by scientists at Cancer Research has offered clues for new drugs to prevent cancer spreading.

They have discovered how cancerous cells can “elbow” their way out of tumours, and identified a protein called JAK, which helps cancerous cells generate the force needed to move.

London, August 1 : A poll of more than 2,000 adults has found that people fear cancer more than any other disease.

The survey revealed that 35 per cent of people fear cancer while 25 per cent are mostly worried about developing Alzheimer''s disease.

Just 3 per cent are concerned about heart disease more than other illnesses, while 5 per cent are worried about stroke.

London, July 27 : Research on sea squirt cells has led to a new understanding of cancer growth.

The study found that delicate, threadlike protrusions used by cancer cells when they invade other tissues in the body could also help them escape control mechanisms supposed to eliminate them.

Washington, July 21 : A cancer drug currently in advanced clinical trials was found to alleviate symptoms of schizophrenia in mice, according to a new study.

Schizophrenia is one of the most common serious mental health conditions and affects about 24 million people worldwide.

The illness is a long-term mental health condition that causes a number of psychological symptoms, including hallucinations and delusions as well as behaviour changes.