June 01, 2010

Donated computer time can help conquer cancer

The World Community Grid (WCG) is currently using donated computer time to better understand how to treat cancer using protein X-ray crystallography and by finding novel drugs to treat childhood cancers.

Overdiagnosis in cancer needs to be addressed

A review published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute found that current cancer screening methods and other procedures contribute to substantial overdiagnosis.