(17-March-2005/AP) The war on cancer has some fortified soldiers. Some of the nation's biggest drug companies are investing an increasing amount of resources toward finding treatments for the disease.

(16-March-2005/BBC) Acrylamide, a chemical found in baked and fried foods, does not increase the risk of developing breast cancer as had been feared, scientists claim.

(15-March-2005/BBCnews) Scientists have found a way to block the development of cancer by putting tumour cells into a permanent coma.

(11-March-2005/ BBCnews) US authorities have ruled two eczema creams should carry warnings that they may increase the risk of cancer.

(7 March 2005)Detecting skin cancer early saves lives, but is a job for specialists. A new European system based on confocal imaging promises to improve detection and diagnosis rates by 20 per cent and to speed up the whole process considerably.

(6 March 2005)Inserting heated chemotherapy drugs into the abdomen is a good way to treat cancer that has spread, say experts.

Scientists have found a way to detect early signs of testicular cancer before it has started to spread.

People with advanced cancers who try experimental treatments are helped more than previously thought, according to the most comprehensive look at government-sponsored tests over a decade

A protein from the poison helps deliver radioactive molecules to cancer cells.

Because early detection saves lives. But more than just saving one person's life, the collection of hundreds of thousands of digital images and data means the opportunity for saving many lives.

Women 65 and older should consider treatment, researchers say