Melbourne, May 14 (ANI): A UK charity has called for urgent action to reduce women's exposure to cancer-causing chemicals.

Washington, April 8 (ANI): In a mouse model of human ovarian cancer, a newly engineered T cells showed potent anti-cancer activity against tumours while minimizing reactivity against normal tissues.

Washington, Feb. 22 (ANI): A lifelong diet that is rich in omega-3 fatty acids - found in fish oils - can decrease growth of breast cancer tumours by 30 percent, a new research has revealed.

London, Feb 9 (ANI): Scientists have made a key breakthrough by discovering that the body can destroy cancerous tumours itself.

London, January 28 (ANI): Women with breast cancer have a better chance of surviving breast cancer if they don't have a mastectomy, a major study has found.

London, December 28 (ANI): In an effort to persuade smokers to kick the habit, England is launching a series of graphic anti-smoking adverts showing tumours growing on cigarettes.

Washington, December 12 (ANI): In a new study, researchers have shed more light on how an anti-aging gene suppresses cancer growth.

London, December 10 (ANI): Breast cancer patients may no longer need to go through painful surgery, thanks to a new technique that destroys cancerous tumours by freezing them.

Washington, November 10 (ANI): Resveratrol, a compound found commonly in grape skins and red wine, can make prostate tumour cells more susceptible to radiation treatment, increasing the chances of a full recovery from all types of prostate cancer, including aggressive tumours, a University of Missouri researcher has discovered.

London, Nov. 7 (ANI): Former England player and well-known television commentator Robin Jackman has been diagnosed with cancer and will undergo seven weeks of treatment.

London, October 29 (ANI): Doxorubicin, a 50-year-old chemotherapy drug still in widespread use against a variety of cancers, has long been known to destroy heart tissue, as well as tumours, in some patients.

London, October 25 (ANI): A study including Indian origin researchers have shown that a protein that is necessary for lactation in mammals also acts as a tumour suppressor in breast cancer.

Washington, October 21 (ANI): Researchers including one of an Indian origin have found that the most common and aggressive brain tumour grows by turning normal brain cells into stem cells, which can continuously replicate and regrow a tumour with only a handful of cells left behind.

Washington, October 21 (ANI): Researchers have shed light on why obese patients with cancer often have a poorer prognosis compared with those who are lean.

London, October 19 (ANI): Italy's Supreme Court has ruled that use of mobile phones can cause brain tumours in a landmark case.

London, October 12 (ANI): The humble brassiere, which is the saviour of female joggers everywhere and has the ability to hold men in their thrall, could play a more vital role as a company has unveiled plans for a hi-tech device that can be worn inside the bra to help detect breast cancer.

London, October 8 (ANI): Researchers have come up with a potent new cancer-buster that uses a powerful magnetic pulse to flip a "self destruct" switch inside tumours.

London, August 27 (ANI): People who carry a "G" instead of an "A" at a specific spot in their genetic code have roughly a six-fold higher risk of developing certain types of brain tumours, a new study has found.

Washington, August 22 (ANI): Scientists hope that a powerful new anti-cancer drugs based on green tea could soon be developed after they found that an extract from the beverage could make almost half of tumours vanish.

London, August 18 (ANI): Robin Gibb ignored doctors' advice and his wife's pleas to have scans that could have detected his fatal tumours before they developed - so he could go on a world tour.

Washington, August 9 (ANI): Researchers have identified a switch in cells that may help to kill tumours with heat.

Washington, August 4 (ANI): New research has added to the growing body of evidence suggesting that there's a link between allergies and reduced risk of a serious type of cancer that starts in the brain.

Washington, Aug 3 (ANI): A new study by researchers, including one of Indian origin, has found that the natural plant compound phenethyl isothiocyanate (PEITC) hinders the development of mammary tumours in a mouse model with similarities to human breast cancer progression.

London, August 2 (ANI): Scientists have discovered direct evidence to support a controversial hypothesis about the growth of cancerous tumours that could revolutionise the diagnosis and treatment of cancer.

Washington, July 26 (ANI): Researchers from the British Columbia Cancer Research Center have analysed a panel of lung tumours from a population exposed to arsenic, a natural element in the environment, sometimes found in air, soil and water.