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Three new studies published on Wednesday added to growing scientific evidence suggesting that taking a daily dose of aspirin can help prevent, and possibly treat, cancer.

Regular aspirin use leads to significant reductions in the risk of cancer, metastasis, and cancer mortality, according to one of the largest-ever analyses of published data.

Overall, aspirin users had a…

Scientists at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) have discovered a literal ‘break through’ in pancreatic cancer.

A unique…

A study by University of Kentucky researchers showed that in Appalachia, colorectal cancer screening rates were higher in the population with multiple morbidities or…

A test that measures the number of copies of the HER2 gene in breast tumor tissue has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration, the agency…

More than one in four women who were later diagnosed with breast cancer had a combined state anxiety and depressive symptoms, and this helped predict quality of life, state…

New guidelines from the National Comprehensive Cancer Network recognize adolescent and young adult cancer patients as a distinct group with needs that are not being met by routine…

Triple-negative breast cancer is a subtype of breast cancer that is clinically negative for expression of estrogen and progesterone receptors (ER/PR) and HER2 protein. It is characterized by its unique molecular…

Pancreas cancer tumors spread quickly and are notoriously resistant to treatment, making them among the deadliest of malignancies. Their resistance to chemotherapy stems in part from a unique biological barrier…

UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center has one of the first oncology practices in the nation to be recognized by the Quality Oncology Practice Initiative (QOPI®) Certification Program,…

Breast Cancer originates from breast tissue, most commonly from the inner lining of milk ducts. While the disease can become deadly, it can be treated if detected…

Breastfeeding for at least a year can cut the chances of developing breast cancer by a third in women with a strong family history of the…

Common cancer treatments nowadays include not just radiation, surgery, and infusion chemotherapy treatments, but also pills that patients take every day for weeks, months, or even…

In the past decade, results from large prospective cohort studies and the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) randomized placebo-controlled hormone therapy trials have substantially changed thoughts…

The American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) and the Campaign to End Obesity (CEO) are joining forces to highlight the potentially deadly link between higher Body Mass Index (BMI)…

The American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology (ASCCP), The American Cancer Society (ACS), and the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) have released new guidelines for the prevention and…

Dietary cadmium, a toxic metal widely dispersed in the environment and found in many farm fertilizers, may lead to an increased risk of breast cancer, according to a…

Updated results from a long-term study concludes that regular prostate cancer screening cuts the risk of death from prostate cancer.

But there was no overall difference in death rates…

Circumcision before a male’s first sexual intercourse may help protect against prostate cancer, U.S. researchers suggested.

Lead author Dr. Jonathan L. Wright, an affiliate investigator in the Hutchinson Center’s Public Health Sciences…

Women with early stage breast cancer who receive the usual care available in medical centers experience physical, emotional, and social adjustment over…

What is colorectal cancer?
Colorectal cancer is cancer of the colon or rectum. Most types of colorectal cancer begin with polyps (grape-shaped growths on the lining of the colon and rectum). Removing…

Cancer is one of the major causes of death in Western countries, and colorectal cancer ranks as one of the most deadly types of cancer. In Canada for males aged 40-59 the…

Obesity has long been associated with increased risks of developing cancer. Diets high in sugar and fat have also been thought to be cancer-promoting. But there haven’t been…

Epidemiologists have long warned that, in addition to causing obesity, eating too much fat and sugar puts a person at greater risk for colon cancer. Now, researchers at…

Researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center’s James P. Wilmot Cancer Center have made significant strides in the study of a primary cancer of the liver– Intrahepatic…