LiveScience Topics: Cancer

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  Warning: Homegrown Tobacco Still Deadly

  Tobacco seeds sales have sharply risen this year as smokers try growing their own.

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  Scientists Move Cells with Joystick

  Researchers have invented a device that allows cells to be remote controlled.

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  Brain Scans Often Unnecessary

  Study finds that fMRI can do more harm than good.

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  Quest to Seek and Destroy Cancer Cells

  Fighting the war on cancer at the nano-level, researchers hope to dramatically change how cancer is being treated. They are trying to create nanoparticles that travel the bloodstream, latch onto cancers in their earliest stages and destroy them.

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  Tasmanian Devils Being Wiped Out By Social Ties

  A single Tasmanian devil could spread an infectious cancer to all members of its social network.

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  Thanks, Fido! Cancer Drugs Tested on Pets

  Pets with cancer can help scientists develop novel therapies against the disease

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  Key to Affordable Health Care Revealed

  A breakthrough therapy lowers the risk of developing the most common and deadly chronic diseases.

• A Space Rock Hunter Picks Top 10 Asteroid Facts

  Learn why asteroids are a whole lot more than space debris.

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  Let's Talk About Rectal Cancer, Shall We?

  There is a new attitude that protecting your life is more important than protecting your sensibilities.

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  Confirmed: Tanning Beds Cause Cancer

  Group raises warning of tanning beds from "probably carcinogenic to humans" to "carcinogenic to humans."

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  40 Years After Moon Landing: Why Can't We Cure Cancer?

  Cancer is the top killer worldwide. But strides have been made.

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  Breast Cancer Treated Too Often

  One out of three breast cancer patients may be getting more treatment than they need, a new study finds.

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  Worms in Space to Study Microgravity

  A worm experiment in space could yield clues on protecting future astronauts on long missions.

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  Coldest Known Object in Space Is Very Unnatural

  ESA’s Planck spacecraft has cooled to its operational temperature, making it coldest object in space.

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  Nanoparticles Explored for Preventing Cell Damage

  Engineers explore using nanoparticles both as a preventative and a treatment for disease.

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  Cancer Kills Wild Animals Too

  Wild animals die of cancer at about the same rate that humans do, a new study finds.

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  'Unlimited Potential' Seen in Biomedical Engineering

  Biomedical engineer Niren Murthy helps design cutting-edge chemicals for the detection and treatment of diseases.

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  Exploding Stars: Is Earth at Risk?

  When stars go pop, a murderous torrent of energy is released. Life on Earth may have been partly extinguished by just such a violent outburst.

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  'April's Mom' Hoax Played on Faith

  A pregnant young woman spent months blogging about her compelling personal journey of anguish.

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  Marijuana Damages DNA and May Cause Cancer

  Study indicates marijuana damages genetic material in ways that could increase the risk of cancer.

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  Is Cancer the Price for Our Big Brains?

  Human's large brain size could be one reason why we are more prone than chimps to cancer