Metformin May Protect Against Lung Cancer

GenWay Sponsors the 2nd Annual San Diego Breath of Hope Lung Cancer Walk

San Diego, CA (PRWEB) April 26, 2010 -- GenWay Biotech, Inc. is proud to announce its participation in and sponsorship of the second annual San Diego Breath of Hope Lung Cancer 5K Walk. GenWay will...

Lung cancer rising among nonsmokers

Showbiz reporter Masaru Nashimoto died from lung cancer on Aug. 21, even though he was a nonsmoker. Cancer is the No. 1 cause of death in Japan, and of all the different types of cancer, lung cancer claims the most lives every year.

Genetic Connection Between Endometriosis And Ovarian Cancer Found

A new cancer gene mutation - ARID1A - has been found which links endometriosis to two types of ovarian cancer, researchers report in an article published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). After examining 600 ovarian cancer samples, scientists from the Ovarian Cancer Research Program of British Columbia (OvCaRe) concluded that the genetic mutation, ARID1A and loss of function is ...

Two gene mutations mark deadly ovarian cancer

Researchers have identified two new genetic mutations that cause a significant number of the hardest-to-treat kinds of ovarian cancer, and say they point to a new "on-off" switch for tumors.