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Postmenopausal women who experience vaginal bleeding should see a doctor promptly. According to the January issue of Mayo Clinic Health Letter, vaginal bleeding is a symptom that occurs early…

There are stark geographical contrasts in the incidence of colon cancer worldwide. The new study analyses the causes of these disparities, starting with Spanish trends between 1951…

A genetic mutation can significantly increases a woman’s risk of developing breast cancer and ovarian cancer. But does that mean everyone should be tested?

A new direct-to-consumer advertising campaign…

2010 marks the 10th anniversary of the only international conference dedicated to the critical issues of young breast cancer survivors and those…

Older patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) might benefit from a drug that reactivates genes that cancer cells turn off, according to research at Washington…

Tea may protect against endometrial cancer, but more research is needed before it’s clear if the antioxidant-rich beverage offers a real benefit, a recent analysis found.

Tea is the…

Researchers at the Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research of the Jewish General Hospital and McGill University in Montreal have discovered a previously…

A tumor’s genetic profile is often useful when diagnosing and deciding on treatment for certain cancers, but inexplicably, genetically similar leukemias in different patients do not…

Elevated levels of three proteins show ovarian cancer is starting to grow years before women are diagnosed, but they do not increase soon enough to be an early indicator of…

Agendia, a world leader in molecular cancer diagnostics, announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared its MammaPrint breast cancer recurrence test for all ages. MammaPrint is the only…

The first detailed search of breast cancer genomes to uncover genomic rearrangements is published today. The team characterised the ways in which the human genome is broken and put back together in…

As seen on “NBC Nightly News” Monday, December 21, the thyroid cancer rate is rising rapidly, especially among women. The American Thyroid Association’s members are working to educate more people about…

In a new study published in the January issue of Radiology, 42 percent of women eligible for breast cancer screening with MRI declined to undergo the procedure.

“Given that MRI…

White and Hispanic individuals are being diagnosed with melanoma more frequently in recent years, whereas Hispanic and black patients continue to have advanced…

Many heart transplant patients develop multiple skin cancers, with increased risk for some skin cancers among patients with other cancers and with increasing age, according…

Boys with the sexual birth defects known as hypospadias and cryptorchidism are at risk for developing testicular germ cell cancer, but their…

The carcinogen aristolochic acid, which was found in many prescribed Chinese herbal products including Guan Mu Tong, is associated with an increased risk of urinary tract…

Up to 25% of cancer patients develop metastases in the brain – often long after successful treatment of the primary tumor. In almost all such cases, the prognosis is…

Scientists from the Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson have discovered a possible way for malignant breast tumors to be identified, without the need for a biopsy.…

In an effort to build the groundwork for future research on health promotion among individuals with colorectal and other cancers, a team of investigators at The Cancer Institute of…

Cancer patients in both the United States and the United Kingdom face challenges in gaining access to expensive treatments, according to research published in the December…

Black women are less likely than white women to receive radiation therapy after a lumpectomy, the standard of care for early stage breast cancer,…

As therapies for breast cancer continue to emerge, the issues of how to best monitor success and gauge prognosis remain important questions.

At the CTRC-AACR Annual San…

In a large review of breast cancer patients with mucinous carcinoma, researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center have identified an association between this…

As scientists and clinicians continue to uncover new information about breast cancer, the landscape of acceptable treatment and management continues to shift.

Leading researchers will…