cancer
April 12, 2013
Forty terminal cancer patients received lethal prescriptions for death with dignity at a cancer center in Seattle in 2009-2011, according to a report published in the April 11...
March 28, 2013
NEW YORK--A huge international effort involving more than 100 institutions and genetic tests on 200,000 people has uncovered dozens of signposts in DNA that can help reveal...
March 26, 2013
Japan's first clinical study to focus on attacking cancer stem cells, which can cause relapses and spread of the disease, will start in early April at the National Cancer...
March 08, 2013
Although studies have shown that most local residents were likely not exposed to cancer-causing doses of radiation from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, the great fear...
February 28, 2013
LONDON--People exposed to the highest doses of radiation during the Fukushima nuclear plant accident in 2011 may have a slightly higher risk of cancer that is so small it...
December 14, 2012
SEOUL, South Korea--A South Korean government agency said Dec. 14 that working at a Samsung Electronics factory caused the breast cancer of a worker who died earlier this year, ...
November 29, 2012
Scientists have found a genetic basis for why painkillers have a stronger effect on some people than others, a discovery that could help physicians prescribe analgesics more...
November 21, 2012
Japanese scientists said they have developed a possible remedy for a major obstacle in developing regenerative therapies that use artificial body cells derived from pluripotent ...
November 20, 2012
The Environment Ministry has begun thyroid gland tests on children in faraway Nagasaki Prefecture as part of efforts to gauge the effects of radiation fallout from last year's...
October 25, 2012
More than eight years ago, famed kabuki actor Ichikawa Danjuro XII was diagnosed with acute premyelocytic leukemia as he was performing a well-known kabuki play.
October 19, 2012
Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. announced Oct. 19 a major step forward in understanding recurrence and metastasis in cancer, as well as how cancer cells become resistant to drugs.
October 12, 2012
KYOTO--Nobel laureate Shinya Yamanaka has said he will begin supplying high-quality induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells to external research institutions from early next year...
September 28, 2012
Critical data is missing for two-thirds of children tested for thyroid problems in Fukushima Prefecture, because their families have failed to declare the children's...
September 14, 2012
Researchers will launch clinical trials, the first of their kind, on a cancer immunotherapy that aims to remove healthy cells that end up shielding a tumor.
September 14, 2012
Medivation Inc. and Astellas Pharma Inc. on Sept. 13 announced the availability of XTANDI (enzalutamide) capsules for patients in the United States with metastatic...
September 05, 2012
OSAKA—Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Co. has applied to license its amrubicin HCI anti-cancer drug in China, the company said Sept. 5.
June 11, 2012
Sony announced on June 11 that it will begin accepting orders for its Cell Sorter SH800 starting this fall, an instrument for cell analysis utilizing Blu-ray Disc technology,...
May 03, 2012
FUKUOKA--Tears spilled from Chie Yasutake’s eyes when she was taken to a hospital, unable to stop her convulsions or end the relentless pain.
April 11, 2012
Fujifilm Corp. said April 10 it has developed the world's first system to help doctors identify lung cancer using artificial intelligence to analyze images of CT scans.
February 14, 2012
Japanese researchers have discovered five genes that may be responsible for the onset of lung cancer, raising hope that drugs to treat the deadly disease could be developed.