Washington, Feb 4: The health benefits of green tea have come under scanner following a new research which has found that the "healthy" drink could reduce the effectiveness of one kind of chemotherapy treatment.

Earlier studies have shown the connection between junk food and various diseases. Recent study has shown that chips, which fall in junk food category, can help in fighting certain types of cancers like cancer of the esophagus, cancer of the stomach and breast cancer as well.

Washington, Feb 2: Researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine have identified a protein that plays an important role in pancreatic cancer growth.

Washington, February 2: Scientists at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center have announced that they have been successful in equipping hollow gold nanospheres with a targeting peptide in such a manner that they find melanoma cells, penetrate them deeply, and then cook the tumour when bathed with near-infrared light.

Melbourne, Feb 2: Overweight and obese kids are at an increased risk of developing cancer in later life, according to experts.

Professor Ian Olver, Chief Executive of Cancer Council Australia, points out that overweight and obese kids often become the next generation of overweight and obese adults who, in turn, have a "significantly increased" risk of developing cancer.

Merzig, Germany  - Cervical cancer checks are ideally performed just after a woman has menstruated, according to a state branch of the German Professional Association of Gynaecologists.

The first 14 days after menstruation are ideal as it is easier to have the cells from the cervix and the mouth of the uterus examined, said a representative Armin Malter.

London, Feb 1: It has long been shunned as a junk food, but now, a new study has claimed that the humble chip can actually battle cancer.

Chips are rich in vitamin C, which boffins consider could fight the deadly disease.

It is thought the vitamin tackles dangerous free radicals, which are associated with cancer growth, reports the Daily Star.

London, Jan 31: People who regularly eat soup could be raising their risk of stomach cancer, warns a new study.

According to Dr Rachel Thompson, science programme manager for the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF), servings of some well-known brands contained half the recommended daily limit of salt intake.

Washington, Jan 27 : French researchers have identified a gene variant that may increase the risk of developing brain cancer at a young age.

The study has been published in the January 27, 2009, print issue of Neurology.

The study involved 254 people with brain tumors and 238 people with no cancers. All those with tumors had glioblastoma multiforme, the most common type of brain cancer.

Washington, Jan 23 : A new study from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine has shed light on how chemotherapy drugs slow cancer growth.

Chemotherapeutics such as doxorubicin (Adriamycin), daunorubicin, epirubicin, idarubicin have been used for four decades to treat many types of cancer, including leukemia, lymphoma, sarcomas and carcinomas.