Computer programs that mimic human intelligence could be the next new method of colon cancer detection, say researchers. Researchers from the University of Maryland Greenebaum Cancer Center have devised a method that uses “artificial...
It’s the fourth leading cancer killer among American women, but unlike breast and cervical cancer, there is no test designed to catch ovarian cancer before it spreads. So what is a woman’s best defense?...
Most women who undergo surgery and treatment from breast cancer recover from the acute effects of their treatment and have a quality of life comparable to that of other women their age, a California...
New research suggests more cases of esophageal cancer may be attributed to gastroesophageal reflux disease than doctors previously thought. Investigators who studied the link between GERD and different types of esophageal cancers found a...
Brain tumors remain one of the toughest cancers to cure. The number of patients with brain cancer is on the rise, and for those with the most aggressive form, glioblastoma multiforme, the outlook is...
Each year about 30,000 Americans will be diagnosed with renal cell carcinoma, the most common type of kidney cancer. Nearly 60 percent will die from it. Now doctors at UCLA Jonsson Cancer Center have...
Ovarian cancer is often deadly. Women may have few symptoms, and more than 50 percent of patients are first told they have cancer when the disease is already at an advanced stage. Researchers in...
It’s not a cancer cure, but there is some good news for breast cancer patients who opt for mastectomy or reconstructive surgery. Here’s information from a clinical study presented at the annual meeting of...
It’s being called the Pap smear for the breast. A new medical procedure that tests the cells in the breast for breast cancer, much like a pap smear tests cells for cervical cancer. This...
As many as 24,000 new cases of metastatic kidney cancer are diagnosed each year. Most with little chance of recovery. But now researchers at the UCLA School of Medicine, have developed a treatment that...
A new study reveals black raspberries may be instrumental in the battle against colon cancer, the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States. In a recent study, researchers compared the antioxidant...
Multiple myeloma is one of the fastest growing cancers in the United States. Cancer of the bone marrow strikes nearly 14,000 Americans every year, and there’s no cure. However, there may be a way...
I came across this book as I was recovering from a bout with cancer and looking for some literature of shared experience. Pickings are slim, needless to say, but this book stands out like...
Lung cancer is the number one cancer killer for women. Every year, 140,000 women die from tobacco-related diseases. One woman has a powerful message against smoking. When cancer survivor and ex-cigarette model Janet Sackman...
More than 2 million people are diagnosed with skin cancer each year. About 90 percent of melanomas are triggered by exposure to the ultraviolet radiation from the sun, as are about 65 percent of...
Catching it early is the first step. Thanks to better treatments and antismoking campaigns, the incidence and mortality rates of cancer have been dropping steadily over the past 20 years. More than 200,000 women...
IS THERE SUCH a thing as a prostate cancer diet? Not exactly, but there’s a long list of nutrients that have been linked to decreasing the risk and/or the progression of cancer, although more...
The American Cancer Society estimates diet is linked to about one-third of all cancers. They say eating more fruits and vegetables can help. Recent research suggests produce may also play a protective role in...
There’s no doubt that the sun is taking its toll on people. One in six Americans will suffer from skin cancer and every year that number rises by 4 percent according to the American...
Using breast cancer risk as an example, a new survey tested what women would do if offered a hypothetical pill that would cut their risk of breast cancer in half. Researchers form the University...
New research shows long-term childhood brain tumor (CBT) survivors are at risk for serious medical problems later in life such as endocrine and cardiovascular diseases even years after successful brain tumor treatment. In a...
What is the function of the liver? Dr. Marino: The liver is actually the largest organ that is inside our abdomen, and it is so large that it basically occupies the right upper portion...
British researchers took a lesson from the common firefly in an investigational treatment for cancer. Using a firefly gene, researchers produced bioluminescent light to treat modified cancer cells in the laboratory. The goal was...
Doctors may have found a new weapon in the battle against prostate cancer: the tomato. Researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago found lower DNA damage and lower PSA levels among a group...
Prostate cancer is the number two cancer killer of men in this country. Treatment options range from surgery to “watchful waiting.” Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute in Tampa, Fla., are studying...
Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers in American men, second only to skin cancer. Each year, about 200,000 men are diagnosed with the disease and 31,000 die. While regular screening has...
Too much animal products and not enough vegetables and sunlight may increase a woman’s risk for breast cancer. A new study suggests diet may be the number one risk factor for breast cancer. William...
A toxin found in certain foods may be linked to the development of testicular cancer in young men. Gary G. Schwartz, Ph.D., from Wake Forest University believes exposure to the toxin called ochratoxin A...
Daily use of aspirin or another of the class of pain relievers known as NSAIDs could help prevent prostate cancer in older men, say Mayo Clinic researchers. Their study found less than half as...
Most people know too much sun can cause skin cancer. However, did you know too little sun may be just as dangerous? A new study shows a lack of ultraviolet B radiation from the...