Spread of cancer

US researchers identify new way to slow down cancer development

On a closer look, the researchers found out how Tudor-SN is important in the "preparatory" phase of the cell cycle, the period when the cell gets ready to divide, according to the study.

May 30, 2017, 00:46 AM IST

Shocking! Cancer may be contagious, says study

The basis for this shocking revelation, is a study carried out on mussels, cockles and clams, collected off the coasts of Canada and Spain, that had been infected with tumours which originated in another individual.

Jun 23, 2016, 21:00 PM IST

How secret cancer allies help disease spread

Increasing evidence suggests that fibroblasts near growing tumors are actively assisting cancer cells in spreading locally and metastasizing elsewhere.

Dec 14, 2015, 09:20 AM IST

Beware! Antioxidants can cause cancer to spread faster

Antioxidants protect healthy cells from free radicals that can turn them into malignancies but may also protect a tumour once it has developed, the findings showed.

Oct 09, 2015, 13:09 PM IST