Cancer Research

Can a contraceptive drug really prevent and cure cervical cancer?

Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer as well as the fourth leading cause of cancer deaths in women worldwide.

Researchers claim they have developed a 99% accurate blood test to detect 12 different types of cancer

Earlier this year GRAIL inc. announced that their researchers have developed a blood test to detect 12 different types of cancer in the early stages.

Three things you probably didn’t know about cancer

One of the reasons why medical researchers haven’t been able to find a cure for cancer yet is the unpredictability of the disease.

Using e-cigarettes to quit smoking shows 95 percent more success: Study of 19,000 smokers

The study involved almost 19,000 people in England who had tried to quit smoking in the preceding 12 months

Microgravity, stem cells and cancer: IIT Madras takes a new approach to finding a treatment for cancer

A research team at IIT Madras has been successful in isolating cancer stem cells by growing colorectal cancer cells in a microgravity environment.

Mauritian medicinal herbs halt cancer cell growth in promising new research

So, the future of global medicine depends on the saving of the planet's biodiversity too, looks like.

AI tool plows through past discoveries to aid cancer researchers find info quicker

It is the first literature-based discovery system aimed at supporting cancer research, study says.

Google develops an augmented reality powered microscope for real-time cancer detection which can save millions of lives

Google described a prototype Augmented Reality Microscope (ARM) platform that can help accelerate and democratise the adoption of deep learning tools for pathologists around the world.

Women in Science: What Sonam Mehrotra's studies on DNA replication and damage mean for cancer research

This week, in our #WomenInScience series, we're profiling the work of ACTREC's cancer biologist Sonam Mehrotra

Scientists have developed quantum dots to improve visualization of tumour for early diagnosis

The quantum dots are delivered intravenously and some of them leave the bloodstream and cross membranes, entering cancer cells.