TUESDAY, May 27, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Some cancers in the United States are tied to poverty, while others are more common among the wealthy, researchers report. In the poorest areas of the country, the...
ReadTUESDAY, May 27, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- TV and magazine ads for U.S. cancer centers are heavy on emotional appeal, but light on the facts that patients need to know, a new study finds. In...
ReadMONDAY, May 26, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- The Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial start of summer, and that means it's time to remind you about sun safety to reduce your risk of skin cancer....
ReadTUESDAY, May 20, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Testing lung cancer patients' tumors for various gene mutations may help doctors choose the best treatment, and possibly extend people's lives, a new study suggests. Experts said the...
ReadTUESDAY, May 20, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers report that a new blood test could help doctors find pancreatic cancer at an earlier stage, potentially improving a patient's chances of survival. A set of four...
ReadBy Rachael Rettner, Senior Writer, Live Science May 19, 2014 Pancreatic cancer is projected to become the second most common cause of cancer-related death in the United States in 2030, overtaking deaths from breast and...
ReadSATURDAY, May 17, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Whether it's worthwhile for men to examine themselves for testicular cancer seems to depend on whom you ask. An independent panel of U.S. experts recommends against examining your...
ReadFRIDAY, May 16, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Black women are nearly twice as likely as white women to be diagnosed with a hard-to-treat breast cancer known as triple-negative breast cancer, a new study says. That...
ReadFRIDAY, May 16, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Breast-feeding, birth control pills and having fallopian tubes tied may help reduce ovarian cancer risk in women with BRCA gene mutations, a new review suggests. Women with BRCA...
ReadWEDNESDAY, May 14, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Prescription drugs are playing an increasingly larger role in U.S. life, with nearly half of all Americans taking one or more medications. Among adults, the most common prescription...
ReadTUESDAY, May 13, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. women still see breast cancer as a bigger killer than lung cancer, despite the fact that lung cancer kills more Americans each year -- women and men...
ReadMONDAY, May 12, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- A new study finds that cervical cancer rates in the United States are much higher than previously reported, especially among women in their 60s and black women. Previous...
ReadSUNDAY, May 11, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- One in five Americans will develop skin cancer at some point in their lives, making it the most common type of cancer in the nation. However, skin cancer...
ReadFRIDAY, May 9, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Regular doctor visits may reduce the risk of dying from melanoma skin cancer, according to a new study. Researchers at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit analyzed the cases...
ReadTHURSDAY, May 8, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Just over two years ago, Melinda Bachini decided she was done with chemotherapy to treat her cholangiocarcinoma -- a rare cancer of the bile duct that runs from...
ReadWEDNESDAY, May 7, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Increased screening for liver tumors in people with cirrhosis -- scarring of the liver -- could help boost liver cancer survival rates, according to researchers. A review of...
ReadMONDAY, May 5, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Two sets of guidelines for treating patients with an aggressive form of breast cancer have been released by the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO). According to ASCO,...
ReadTHURSDAY, May 1, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Low blood levels of vitamin D may be linked to more aggressive and advanced cases of prostate cancer in men, a new study suggests. And black men with...
ReadWEDNESDAY, April 30 (HealthDay News) -- Radiation therapy may beat surgery for treatment of affected lymph nodes in some breast cancer patients, resulting in fewer postoperative problems, according to a new study. Researchers compared the...
ReadWEDNESDAY, April 30, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- A tumor-freezing technique might offer a reasonable alternative to surgery for some women with early stage breast cancer, a preliminary study suggests. The research, to be reported Wednesday...
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