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Most of the time cancer seems to creep up gradually over time; cells become premalignant, then increasingly abnormal before they become cancerous. But sometimes cancers seem to pop up as if out…

Work published today shows that brain cells need to create links early on in their existence, when they are physically close together, to ensure successful connections across the brain…

Remarkable new research overthrows the conventional view that cancer always develops in a steady, stepwise progression. It shows that in some cancers, the genome can be shattered into hundreds of fragments in…

Women with advanced breast cancer who were treated with Roche’s Avastin were more likely to develop heart failure than other women, according to an analysis released on Tuesday that…

Children and teens often get diagnostic tests that expose them to radiation, increasing the risk of cancer later in life, U.S. researchers said on Monday.

“In just a three-year span,…

Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), or non-invasive breast cancer, is typically treated with either breast-conserving surgery—with or without follow-up radiation—or mastectomy. The treatment choice depends on clinical…

Researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center (WFUBMC) have discovered what may become a new weapon in the fight against breast cancer. For the first time,…

Many young people who’ve just learned that they have cancer also are told that the therapies that may save their lives could rob them of their ability ever…

Both bone scanning and CT are heavily used to assess response to systemic treatment for bone metastases, but they have substantial limitations. On bone scanning, uptake usually decreases after chemotherapy/hormone therapy…

Pre-treatment detection of metastases

The technetium bone scan is a widely available and sensitive method for diagnosing the initial spread of cancer to bone,  particularly for osteoblastic metastases.

However,  it…

Regardless of the type of treatment administered, serial measurements of PSA and DRE are the standard tools used to monitor for tumor recurrence. When recurrence is suspected due to a rising PSA…

In patients who choose radical prostatectomy, MRI can provide invaluable information for surgical planning. By demonstrating the location, size, and extent of the cancer MRI helps the surgeon to avoid leaving…

The goal in cancer care is evidence-based rather than empirical treatment selection. When the biopsy results are positive for prostate cancer, a wide variety of options for treatment may be considered,…

Introduction
The role of imaging in the management of prostate cancer has long been controversial, and imaging continues to be both overused and underused.…

The incidence of testicular cancer has increased in recent decades: In the past five decades,  the incidence has more than doubled.  This increase in occurrence suggests that the environment plays an important…

In the United States, testicular cancer occurs more frequently in white men than in African American men-some reports say the rate is up to 5 times higher. It is also…

In addition to a family history of testicular cancer, there are two other known risk factors:  cryptorchidism (undescended testicle)  and a personal history of testicular cancer.

Up to 5 percent…

Gloversville is one of the “Glove Cities”  of Fulton County,  New York, so named for their prominent role in leather glove manufacturing and leather tanning in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. …

Consistent exercise is associated with a lower risk of dying from colon cancer, according to a new study led by researchers at the Siteman Cancer Center at…

More research is suggesting that heavy smokers may benefit from screening for lung cancer, to detect tumors in their earliest stages.

A new study finds that regular smokers who…

Menopausal women who take a certain type of soy supplement long-term aren’t at increased risk for breast cancer or any other ill effects, a new two-year study suggests.

But the…

Scientists at IRB Barcelona have discovered that some brain tumours in larvae of the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster use the genetic programme of germline cells to grow.…

Scientists at IRB Barcelona have discovered that some brain tumours in larvae of the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster use the genetic programme of germline cells to grow.…

A study fast-tracked for online publication Dec. 22 in the New England Journal of Medicine has identified an important gene deletion in up to one…

The vast majority of parents who tested positive for a genetic mutation that increases the risk of melanoma (the most serious form of skin cancer) support genetic testing…