After the early detection of breast cancer, many women have benefited from extended survival following treatment. There is therefore a […]
Posts Tagged ‘Bone’
An Icon Bids Adieu
In 1985, Dr Jay Stein and his good friend David Ellenbogen teamed up to co-found Hologic with 12 employees and the intention […]
The Emergence of CRISPR
One of the most remarkable scientific breakthroughs since the mapping of the human genome has been CRISPR, an acronym that […]
Cancer in the Crosshairs
Research Contracts & Innovation (RCI) is the department at the University of Cape Town (UCT) that’s responsible for signing research […]
Vitamin D Reduces Breast Cancer Risk
Technically speaking, vitamin D is not actually a vitamin – it is a steroidal hormone – that controls the levels of calcium […]
An Old Drug Grabs New Attention
The drug thalidomide, given to pregnant women in the late 1950s, was responsible for serious birth defects that led to its […]
Obesity and Breast Cancer Risk
Obesity – a condition in which a person has an unhealthy amount of body fat – is often measured using […]
Late Spread Supports Early Diagnosis
Scientists from the Sanger Institute in Cambridge, UK and their international collaborators have just published a paper in Cancer Cell entitled “Genomic evolution of […]
On a Long Hike with No End in Sight
Every four years since 1950, the International Mathematical Union (IMU) has awarded the Fields Medal to provide recognition and support for […]
How Old is Cancer?
Five years ago we reviewed an award-winning book entitled The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer in which Siddhartha Mukherjee […]