A drug that binds to iron and that has been FDA-approved for treating other conditions has shown promise in treating ovarian cancer in mouse models. Researchers are now designing human trials for the ...

Jenny Garner, 41, learned she had low iron when she went to donate blood — it turned out to be a sign of colon cancer Courtesy of Jenny Garner / SWNS Jenny Garner's low iron was flagged when she went ...

MANCHESTER— Iron deficiency in patients with heart failure is associated with a significant risk for hospitalisation or death due to non-cardiovascular causes, notably gastrointestinal bleeding or ...

A key deficiency may be an early warning sign of colorectal cancer in young people. Colorectal cancer has long been associated with older adults, especially people over 65. However, rates have been ...

A team from POSTECH and ImmunoBiome has made a potential breakthrough in the fight against cancer. Their research, published in the May issue of Nature Immunology, explores a dietary-derived bacterial ...

Scientists have discovered how iron in lysosomes can induce ferroptosis, offering a new route to target treatment-resistant cancer cells and stop metastasis. Ferroptosis has been gathering an ...

Researchers have discovered the mechanism linking the overconsumption of red meat with colorectal cancer, as well as identifying a means of interfering with the mechanism as a new treatment strategy ...

Women today are facing some big health challenges while managing responsibilities all alone. Regular health check-ups, awareness and timely screening can help in early detection of these conditions.

August 4, 2010 — An iron-regulating protein known as ferroportin might play an important role in the clinical behavior of breast cancer, according to new biological experiments and analyses of ...