New research shows that inactivity boosts cancer risk.  And, there is now more evidence that obesity is linked to colon cancer.

A new computational pathologist, developed by researchers from Stanford, can more accurately evaluate images of cancerous tissues.

Scientists are hopeful about a new vaccine that targets ovarian and breast cancer.  It has shown promise in early studies and may bring us one step closer to stopping the deadly diseases.

A synthetic peptide that inhibits blood supply, a strategy employed in many cancer drugs, is found to kill fat cells and improve metabolic function in trials involving monkeys.

And, in prostate cancer news:A new prostate cancer drug shows promisein a new study.  And adding radiotherapy increases prostate cancer survival rates.

Lung cancer is the biggest killer among cancers in the U.S., but it gets relatively little research funding and attention. That should change, a survivor says.

"The Downside of Doctors Who Feel Your Pain"

Boxing legend Joe Frazier dies at 67 of liver cancer.