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Barcelona, Spain: Using a concentrated, highly targeted dose of radiation to the breast has equally good results as irradiating the whole area, with no…

The warnings about skin cancer from too much sun don’t seem to be getting through.

Half of U.S. adults under 30 said they have had a sunburn at least once in the…

People who eat plenty of fish may have a lower risk of colon and rectal cancers, a new report suggests.

The finding comes from an analysis of 41 past…

Physical activity is associated with reduced breast and colon cancer mortality, but there is insufficient evidence on the association for other cancer types, according to…

Researchers from the University of Adelaide are hoping to better understand why the mutated genes for breast and ovarian cancer are not passed on more frequently from one generation of…

Poor women and African Americans with ovarian cancer are less likely to receive the highest standards of care, leading to worse outcomes than among white and…

While active monitoring of serum prostate specific antigen (PSA) levels in men over 50 has greatly improved early detection of prostate cancer, prediction of clinical…

An over-the-counter natural remedy derived from honeybee hives arrests the growth of prostate cancer cells and tumors in mice, according to a new paper from researchers at the University…

Excellent treatment results testify to high quality of care at Heidelberg University Hospital’s Breast Center / First publication of prospectively collected data in Germany

How successful is the interdisciplinary treatment…

Prostate cancer cells that defy treatment and display heightened tumor-generating capacity can be identified by levels of prostate specific antigen (PSA) expressed in the tumor cells, a research…

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death throughout the world. Standard treatment methods do not usually result in long-term recovery. In addition to the proliferation of the tumour cells,…

Breast cancer in young women is a biologically unique disease that requires customized management strategies, researchers report at the 4th IMPAKT Breast Cancer Conference, in Brussels, Belgium.

The reported…

An investigation published December 16th in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute reveals that over the last several years in the U.S., accelerated partial breast irradiation using…

Many women who were not ideal candidates for accelerated partial breast irradiation based on treatment guidelines regularly receive the treatment, according to a population-based study.

Between 2000 and 2007, 2.6% of…

Use of brachytherapy to treat breast cancer continues to increase despite unresolved questions about long-term outcomes, according to data presented here.

From 2001 through 2006, breast brachytherapy accounted for 5% of all…

An increasing number of women are treating their breast cancer with brachytherapy, a type of radiation therapy that delivers a smaller, more targeted dose of radiation.

But a new…

Women who got seed radiation as part of their breast cancer treatment were more likely to have an infection or breast pain than those who were treated with whole-breast irradiation,…

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…

Women diagnosed with melanoma are more likely to survive the skin cancer than men and less likely to have it recur, according to a new study.

The researchers suggest that…

New research suggests that starting breast cancer screening at age 40 might be worthwhile for some women who have a higher-than-average risk of the disease, for example…

People’s Pharmacy answers reader queries about sexual side effects from a prostrate drug; alternatives for hot flashes; and saline nasal sprays as an alternative for congestion.

Q: I am suffering with…

Aggressive pancreatic tumours may be treatable with a new class of drugs, according to Cancer Research UK

Less than one in five people with this form of cancer are still…

Despite recommendations not to screen men age 75 and older for prostate cancer, most elderly men still get tested, according to a new survey.

“I think there is a…

Researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have shown that advanced pancreatic cancers in mice can’t survive without continued expression of a mutant oncogene that “rewires” key metabolic pathways to fuel…

Robot-assisted surgery is now both more common and far more successful than radical “open” surgery to treat prostate cancer in the United States, according to a new Henry…