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Important news for men with prostate cancer: first, the cancer tends to grow so slowly that only a fraction of patients actually die from it.

Second, men with low-grade cancer…

A comprehensive analysis of nearly 1,600 tumor samples has found that CT-X genes are expressed in nearly half the breast cancers that lack the estrogen receptor (ER). CT-X…

When doctors are managing care for women with breast cancer, the information available to them profoundly influences the type of care they recommend. Knowing whether a woman’s cancer…

A study of long-term cancer survivors suggests that a cancer history can nearly double the risk of serious psychological distress.

Cancer diagnoses can produce delayed effects, write study authors…

Men with early stages of prostate cancer who delay radical treatment in favor of an approach of “expectant management” do not have high…

Women whose menstrual periods start at a young age are less likely to survive ovarian cancer than their peers whose periods start later, new research shows. Similarly, women who have…

For the 29,000 patients in the United States with metastatic colorectal cancer, chemotherapy with irinotecan is a standard treatment that has been shown to improve survival. But for…

The American Cancer Society estimates 192,000 new cases of breast cancer will be diagnosed in the United States this year with more than 40,000 individuals dying from the disease.…

Women need to be well-informed about options for minimising harm from breast cancer treatment / Acting early could avoid long-term problems like lymphedema

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Researchers from NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center have discovered a new gene fusion that is highly expressed in a subset of prostate cancers. The results may…

Each day, thousands of people undergo chemotherapy treatments for different types of cancer, and it is widely known that patients are negatively affected…

Women who have premature menopause because of medical interventions are at an increased risk of developing lung cancer, according to a new study published in the International Journal of…

The results of a study confirm that girls who undergo radiation for cancer in childhood have an increased long-term risk of developing breast cancer, regardless of their age at the…

An FDA-approved drug used for preventing recurrence of breast cancer shows promise in fighting life-threatening fungal infections common in immune-compromised patients, such as infants born prematurely and patients with…

Rhode Island Hospital is one of only four sites across the country to participate in a new clinical trial called…

An upcoming G&D paper reveals how two specific matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) proteins contribute to bone metastasis in advanced breast cancer – lending important new insight into the design of…

A new study by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers sheds light on the challenges involved in identifying which high-risk population would benefit most from bladder-cancer screening.

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Compared with women who have never taken hormone therapy, those who currently take it or who have taken it in the past are at increased risk of…

Researchers from the Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson have identified a protein relationship that may be an ideal treatment target for ER+ breast cancer. The study…

Research currently underway at The Cancer Institute of New Jersey (CINJ) and CINJ-Hamilton, which may unlock the mysteries of why some women develop breast cancer at…

Lifestyle choices are pieces of the cancer prevention puzzle, but exactly which steps to take remain unclear, even to scientists. Still, more and more individuals are incorporating small changes into…

Researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health have completed a critical first step in the eventual development of a technique to retain fertility in women with cancer who require…

Research from the Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota indicates that a baby born to an older mother may have a slightly increased risk for…

Later diagnosis and differences in treatment may be among the reasons that African Americans are less likely than whites to survive colon cancer, a study published Monday suggests.

It…

Men who drink heavily may be raising their risk of developing prostate cancer, researchers reported Monday.

What’s more, their study found, the drug finasteride, which can help lower a man’s…