Extra weight may not be good for your health in general, but heavy men appear more likely to survive a particular form of immune system cancer,…

Use of diagnostic imaging in the United States has doubled since the mid-1990s, raising fears that radiation exposure from technologies such as computed tomography (CT) scans may raise…

Mario Alberico got his education in oncology the hard way. He has lived with cancer and the long-term effects of his treatment for most of his life.

At…

Cancer patients with annual household incomes below $50,000 were less likely to participate in clinical trials than patients with annual incomes of $50,000 or higher,…

Two clinical trials led by Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center researchers in collaboration with other medical centers, testing experimental drugs aimed at restoring the immune system’s ability…

The number of people with cancer is set to surge by more than 75 percent across the world by 2030, with particularly sharp rises in poor countries as…

There are significant gaps in the information women receive about their future fertility following cancer diagnosis, suggests a new paper published today (30 May) in BJOG: An…

Chromosomal deletions in DNA often involve just one of two gene copies inherited from either parent. But scientists haven’t known how a deletion in one gene from one…

Chromosomal deletions in DNA often involve just one of two gene copies inherited from either parent. But scientists haven’t known how a deletion in one gene from one…

Snoring and other types of ‘sleep disordered breathing’, as it is known, can deprive the body of enough oxygen for hours at a time.

Scientists now believe having low blood oxygen…

Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB), commonly known as sleep apnea, is associated with an increased risk of cancer mortality, according to a new study.

While previous studies have associated SDB with…

Folic acid fortification of foods may reduce the incidence of the most common type of kidney cancer and a type of brain tumors in children, finds a new study by…

If taken in high doses, dietary supplements like beta-carotene, selenium and folic acid can be hazardous for health, researchers have warned.

These three supplements – taken up to three times their…

Research from the University of Alberta provides new insight into treatment patterns for people with stage two and three rectal cancer—information that ultimately will help physicians improve care strategies for patients provincewide.

Lead researcher…

In Emanuel Adu’s language, Twi, people call the skin cancer that is invading his cheek and nose “sasabro”. It means a disease that eats away at you.

The 73-year-old…

New research findings show how it may be possible to render cancer tumours harmless without affecting the other cells and tissues in the body. The findings apply to cancers including breast, lung…

In a new survey of cancer patients, many people who’d had problems with their treatment never said anything to the doctor they thought was responsible - and almost none…

Swallowing exercises during radiation and chemotherapy for head and neck cancer help preserve function early on, a small clinical trial showed.

Among 26 patients with head and neck cancer, functional…

Cancer is much more likely in the elderly than the young, and their bodies often are less prepared to fight the disease and the often-toxic side…

Ryan O’Neal, longtime love interest of the late Farrah Fawcett and father of her child, Redmond O’Neal, has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. The actor successfully battled leukemia in the 1990s,…

Researchers at the Hospital de Mar Research Institute (IMIM) have discovered that the protein LOXL2 has a function within the cell nucleus thus far unknown. They have also described…

It’s well-known that clinical trials of cancer treatments often can’t cover their costs. But a new study suggests that government-funded trials could take at least one cue from those backed by…

The best hospitals in the United States don’t do much better than local community hospitals when it comes to caring for dying cancer patients, researchers say.

The study published in the journal…

Parents of children with cancer may be under emotional strain, but they are no more likely than other couples to split up, a new study concludes.

Researchers found that…

A majority of Michigan oncology practices participating in a statewide consortium followed treatment guidelines for common cancers, but had gaps in managing symptoms and end-of-life care,…