October 11, 2016 Financial difficulties can significantly impact a cancer patient's quality of life during treatment and may even increase their risk of death, according to the results of a pooled analysis presented at the...
ReadOctober 7, 2016 Researchers have discovered that a protein found naturally in cells that provides some protection from viruses is responsible for creating mutations that drive resistance to tamoxifen treatment in breast cancer. Because the...
ReadTHURSDAY, Oct. 6, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Treatment with tamoxifen or another class of drugs called aromatase inhibitors does cut breast cancer patients' risk of developing cancer in their other breast, a new study finds....
ReadTUESDAY, Oct. 4, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Breast reconstruction immediately after breast removal surgery due to cancer may help reduce a patient's mental distress, a new study suggests. This approach isn't always an option. However,...
ReadTUESDAY, Oct. 4, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Although breast cancer is the second most common type of cancer among American women, there are three steps women can take to reduce their risk, a nutritionist says....
ReadFRIDAY, Sept. 30, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- The language doctors use when recommending the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine can influence whether parents will have their children immunized, a new study finds. HPV causes most cases...
ReadWEDNESDAY, Sept. 28, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Nonsmokers can be exposed to secondhand cigarette smoke without realizing it, and be unaware that they are at increased risk for lung cancer and heart disease, a new...
Read(HealthDay News) -- If your family doesn't eat enough vegetables, there are ways to sneak them into almost any meal. The American Heart Association suggests: Shred veggies such as beets, parsnips and zucchini, adding them...
ReadTUESDAY, Sept. 27, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Sometimes following up on a gut feeling can make the difference between life and death, especially for people with colon cancer, researchers report. People who pay attention to...
ReadTUESDAY, Sept. 27, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Among federal employees who review new cancer-drug applications for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, about half who leave to work elsewhere end up working for the industry...
ReadMONDAY, Sept. 26, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Cutting-edge radiation therapy seems to provide a significant survival advantage for older people with early stage lung cancer who aren't strong enough for surgery, a pair of new...
ReadMONDAY, Sept. 26, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Black cancer survivors are more likely than whites to wind up in debt or forego treatment due to cost, a new study finds. "More than 1.6 million adults...
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ReadSUNDAY, Sept. 25, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- After the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was implemented in 2014, more Hispanic women received breast cancer treatment and enrolled in clinical trials at a California cancer center, a...
ReadTHURSDAY, Sept. 22, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- For most women, taking the breast cancer drug tamoxifen doesn't increase their risk of uterine cancer, a new study suggests. For women who don't already have precancerous abnormalities...
ReadWEDNESDAY, Sept. 21, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- An experimental therapy that revs up the immune system's cancer-fighting ability may help treat some leukemia patients who face a grim prognosis, a small study suggests. The treatment...
ReadWEDNESDAY, Sept. 21, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- New guidelines issued by three leading cancer organizations suggest that more breast cancer patients should consider radiation therapy after a mastectomy. Overall, the guidelines say there's enough evidence...
ReadWEDNESDAY, Sept. 21, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- People who have an organ transplant may be more likely to develop skin cancer, new research suggests. The finding applies to all transplant patients, even those who are...
ReadSept. 21, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- A leading cancer group says more Americans are benefiting from immunotherapy -- a relatively new treatment approach that helps the immune system target and destroy cancer cells. "The promise...
ReadWed., Sept. 21, 2016 - The Cutting Edge Devjyot Ghoshal Mallikarjun Sundaram spent much of his childhood traipsing across Tamil Nadu, pulled along by his father’s job in the excise department. Money was tight, so...
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