MONDAY, Feb. 24, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Women who carry a BRCA1 gene mutation and have their ovaries removed by age 35 appear to dramatically reduce their odds of developing ovarian cancer and dying, a...
ReadMONDAY, Feb. 24, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Thyroid cancer that develops after treatment for another type of cancer is more deadly than primary thyroid cancer, according to a new study. The findings highlight the importance...
ReadFRIDAY, Feb. 21, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Targeted radiation therapy benefits people with advanced tonsil cancer, a new study suggests. Such a treatment would effectively fight the disease while limiting the body's exposure to harmful...
ReadTHURSDAY, Feb. 20, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Obesity seems to increase the likelihood for developing precancerous growths called colorectal polyps, according to new research that offers fresh insight into colon cancer risk. Specifically, the study...
ReadTHURSDAY, Feb. 20, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Patients with recurrent mouth and throat cancers are more likely to survive if the tumors are caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV) and not smoking, according to new...
ReadWEDNESDAY, Feb. 19, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Just a few years after its introduction, a human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine has reduced the risk of precancerous cervical lesions among young women in Denmark, a new study...
ReadMONDAY, Feb. 17, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- If you really want to motivate teens to use sunscreen, you might try appealing to their vanity. A new study suggests that telling teens about the negative effects...
ReadFRIDAY, Feb. 14, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Survival rates for white and Asian patients with advanced colon cancer have improved significantly, but the benefits haven't extended to blacks and Hispanics, according to an American Cancer...
ReadWEDNESDAY, Feb. 12, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Veteran TV journalist Tom Brokaw's revelation that he is battling a type of cancer that attacks white blood cells in bone marrow has triggered an outpouring of sympathy...
ReadTUESDAY, Feb. 11, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- The value of yearly mammograms is under fire once again, with a long-running Canadian study contending that annual screening in women aged 40 to 59 does not lower...
ReadTHURSDAY, Feb. 6, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Taking aspirin every day might lower a woman's risk of developing ovarian cancer by one-fifth, a new study suggests. Researchers from the U.S. National Cancer Institute analyzed data...
ReadTUESDAY, Feb. 4, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Oncologists need to carefully document a new patient's family history of cancer to assess the genetic risk, but assessing close relatives is enough, new recommendations suggest. Gathering information...
ReadMONDAY, Feb. 3, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Each day, your immune system spots and destroys cells that could easily go on to become cancerous, a new study reveals. In this study, the cells up for...
ReadFRIDAY, Jan. 31, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Many primary care doctors feel they're not prepared to deal with adult survivors of childhood cancer, a new study finds. Researchers surveyed internists -- primary care doctors for...
ReadBy Andrew M. Seaman NEW YORK Thu Jan 30, 2014 (Reuters Health) - Participating in yoga classes after treatment for breast cancer was linked to reduced fatigue and inflammation and increased vitality among women in...
ReadTHURSDAY, Jan. 30, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Two types of breast tissue abnormality may have the same potential of progressing to breast cancer, contrary to current belief, according to a new study. One abnormal tissue...
ReadWEDNESDAY, Jan. 29, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Smokers and other people at high risk for lung cancer could make matters worse if they take antioxidant supplements, a new study of rodents suggests. Antioxidants appear to...
ReadTUESDAY, Jan. 28, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- A simple breath test might reveal if a person has early-stage lung cancer, according to a new study. Researchers tested the exhaled breath of people with suspicious lung...
ReadMONDAY, Jan. 27, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Doctors have a vital role in increasing the number of girls and young women who get a vaccine that helps protect them against cervical cancer, according to a...
ReadMONDAY, Jan. 27, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Jefri Franks says one of the things that helped her 12-year-old daughter Heather cope with the challenges of having cancer was music therapy -- in particular, making a...
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