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Zika virus could potentially treat cancer, another early study hints
The Zika virus can target and eradicate human neuroblastoma tumors in a mouse model, a study shows. But how soon could such a treatment be used in people?
'Bionic breast' could restore sensation for cancer survivors
Scientists are developing a new device that could help breast cancer patients who experience a loss of sensation after having a mastectomy.
Healthy tissue may predict lung cancer return better than tumors
A new study suggests that the gene activity in healthy tissue surrounding tumors could better predict whether a patient's lung cancer might return after surgery.
Millions more people need lung cancer screening, ACS says
New guidelines from the American Cancer Society suggest millions more people should get yearly lung cancer screenings than were previously recommended to.
Cancer screening may not extend lives, new study suggests. But experts say it's flawed.
A new analysis of screening tests for four types of cancer suggests that only one actually increases life span, on average. But what do scientists think?
What happens to cancer cells after they're killed by treatments?
Cancer treatments aim to kill tumor cells, and the immune system is tasked with getting rid of the resulting corpses.
DNA's 'topography' influences where cancer-causing mutations appear
The topographical features of DNA in the body may dictate where and when cancer-causing mutations appear in its code.
CRISPR used to 'reprogram' cancer cells into healthy muscle in the lab
In a new study, stopping skeletal-muscle cancer cells from making a specific protein forced them to turn into healthy muscle cells.
