Cervical and lung cancer are more common in poor people while rates of breast cancer and melanoma are higher in the wealthy. A detailed analysis of the incidence of these four different kinds of cancer, carried out on more than 300,000 English cancer patients and published in BMC Cancer, describes the effects of socioeconomic group, region and age.
Scientists from China have isolated CD44+CD24+ subpopulation cells which have properties of tumor stem cells. Because cancer stem cells are thought to be responsible for tumor initiation, it may be a very promising target for new drug developments.
A new analysis indicates an association between a gene involved in vitamin D metabolism and skin cancer.
There may be no such thing as a 'safe' tan based on ultraviolet radiation, according to a series of papers published in the journal Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research.
Nanoparticles filled with a drug that targets two genes that trigger melanoma could offer a potential cure for this deadly disease, according to cancer researchers. The treatment, administered through an ultrasound device, demonstrates a safer and more effective way of targeting cancer-causing genes in cancer cells without harming normal tissue.
People who carry a particular genetic variant are at significantly increased risk of developing malignant melanoma, new research shows.
Cancer prevention researchers have discovered a protein marker that allows them to isolate cancer stem cells from regular cancer cells. By targeting this marker, scientists are developing new drugs to kill the stem cells and stop cancer from returning.
