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People with a history of skin cancer may want to cut back on the amount of fat they eat to reduce their risk of a second skin cancer, based on…

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and breast experts from The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center agree that getting breast implants does not increase…

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) or primary liver cancer forms in the epithelial tissue of the liver and is most commonly caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV) or…

A targeted chemotherapy for the treatment of skin cancer is one step closer, after a team of University of Alberta researchers successfully synthesized a natural substance that shows exceptional potential to…

More than a quarter of cancer survivors who still smoke have not been advised to quit smoking by their health care providers in the…

Cutting down on processed meats and red meat cooked at high temperatures as well as high-fat diary products may help reduce a woman’s risk of risk of developing breast cancer,…

Lower-income women appear less likely to survive breast cancer than their more-affluent counterparts, and later diagnosis may largely explain why, a new study suggests.

Using data on more…

Well-educated women and those who live alone are emotionally the hardest hit by breast cancer, according to the findings of a new Australian study announced during October’s Breast Cancer Awareness…

Mother Nature has provided the lizard with a unique ability to regrow body tissue that is damaged or torn - if its tail is pulled off, it grows right back. She has…

A new cervical cancer vaccine approved Oct. 16 by the Food and Drug Administration was developed as a result of research at Loyola University Chicago Stritch…

The xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus (XMRV) which has previously been linked to prostate cancer has been found to have a dramatically lower prevalence…

Testicular cancer survivors can face an increased risk of long-term illness, not because of the malignancy, but the highly effective treatment they receive, according to a…

Exercise can reduce the often debilitating fatigue that cancer patients experience during chemotherapy, new research shows.

The study from Denmark found that people being treated for cancer are…

A genetic mutation implicated in breast and ovarian cancers could also have a role in causing heart failure, according to a new…

A new study of racial disparities in end-of-life (EOL) care revealed that black cancer patients’ treatment preferences were less likely to be observed…

A new study of racial disparities in end-of-life (EOL) care revealed that black cancer patients’ treatment preferences were less likely to be observed…

A new study fails to support routine pancreatic cancer screening for people at high genetic risk of the disease - though, researchers say, at-risk individuals can still talk with their…

With there being a concern that mastectomy is excessively used as a treatment for breast cancer, a survey of nearly 2,000 women indicates that breast-conserving surgery was…

There is concern that mastectomy is over-utilized in the United States, which raises questions about the role of surgeons and patient preference in treatment selection for breast cancer. New data…

A group of Canadian researchers have decoded the genetic structure of metastatic lobular breast cancer. This major breakthough could lead to further advancement in the fight against the disease…

Drinking green tea may lower your risk of developing certain blood cancers, but it will take about 5 cups a day, according to a study from Japan.

Drinking green…

More and more men with prostate cancer who opt to have the organ surgically removed are choosing less invasive keyhole “prostatectomy” over the more traditional open or “radical” prostatectomy.

Breast cancer is a disease that affects more than 200,000 women each year, but a Geisinger physician cautions that women aren’t the only ones at risk.

“Breast cancer is a…

Women who developed new-onset breast tenderness after starting estrogen plus progestin hormone replacement therapy were at significantly higher risk for developing breast cancer than women on the combination…

Women with a deleterious gene mutation are diagnosed with breast cancer six years earlier than relatives of the previous generation who also had…