The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said Saturday it was taking 3.22 million tablets of the blood pressure drug Cosar off shelves due to the potential presence of a cancer-causing ingredient.

Biopharmaceutical company Epizyme Inc (EPZM) announced on Thursday the admission of the first patient in a Phase 1/2 clinical trial of EPZ-6438 (E7438) for the treatment of non-Hodgkin lymphoma patients who have a cancer-causing (oncogenic) point mutation in EZH2.

The research showed that sulforaphane is a highly adaptable, highly effective agent when it comes to inhibiting cancer-causing pathways (such as the AP-1 protein), while activating chemoprotective genes (such as the Nrf2 gene).

Several individuals and groups, including Natural Resources Defense Council and Public Citizen brought an action in federal court to enjoin the EPA from allowing even a small amount of cancer-causing pesticides in food.

This came after the Center for Environmental Health (CEH), an institution based in Oakland, came out with a report: 'A Smoking Gun: Cancer Causing Chemicals in E-Cigarettes,' which found formaldehyde exposures up to 473 times and acetaldehyde exposures up to 254 times the California's safety levels, exposing users to significant amounts of these cancer-causing gases.

Summary: HONG KONG, Jun 18, SPA -- A study has found that eggs from free-range chickens in industrialised Taiwan contain almost six times more cancer-causing dioxins than eggs from caged chickens, according to Reuters.

The commission approved measures for reducing cancer-causing agents as well as bacteria such as salmonella and listeria.

Researchers from Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah report they have discovered a method to identify cancer-causing rearrangements of genetic material called chromosomal translocations quickly, accurately, and inexpensively.

Routine testing has found a cancer-causing toxin linked to mildewed cattle feed in baby formula in China.

Yes, there are vaccines that can prevent cancers, but they prevent only those that are caused by cancer-causing viruses.