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The experimental prostate cancer treatment Provenge improved overall survival in men with advanced stages of the disease, bolstering the chances of it becoming the first approved therapeutic vaccine for cancer, the drug-maker…

A new Cochrane review did not find serious side effects relating to the use of homeopathic medicine in patients having orthodox cancer care.

“Furthermore, there was no indication that…

Black patients suffering from lung cancer are less likely to receive recommended chemotherapy and surgery than white lung cancer patients, a disparity that shows no signs of lessening.…

Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine have identified a compound that could be modified to treat one of the most…

A newly discovered gene fusion is highly expressed in a subset of prostate cancers, according to a study by researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College. The findings,…

A University of Minnesota cancer surgeon and researcher has found a dramatic increase in the number of women diagnosed with the earliest stage of breast cancer choosing to…

A new multi-center study shows that an experimental drug lowers prostate specific antigen (PSA) levels – a marker for tumor growth – in men with advanced prostate cancer…

Men with prostate cancer who take part in a brief stress management program before undergoing surgery to remove their prostate feel better mentally before and after the operation, and report better…

Despite enduring more invasive tests and medical procedures, patients who were treated aggressively for early stage bladder cancer had no better survival than patients who were treated less…

Scientists at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center have discovered a gene that protects PTEN, a major tumor-suppressor that is reduced but rarely mutated in about…

Black women, regardless of age or body weight, have a threefold greater risk of developing a particularly aggressive type of breast cancer, compared with non-black women, Boston-based researchers…

A Singapore government minister questioned on Friday the effectiveness of cervical cancer vaccination for teenagers and said such prevention sends out a message that teenage sex is condoned by…

Six studies published in the past year by a prominent Cornell researcher add to growing evidence that an apple a day - as well as daily helpings…

Achieving recommended changes in five lifestyle factors could substantially reduce the rate of colorectal cancer in the U.K. population—particularly among men, reports a study in the May…

Three-day-old broccoli sprouts, a widely available human food, suppressed Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infections, according to a report in Cancer Prevention Research, a journal of the American…

Scientists at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center have discovered a gene that protects PTEN, a major tumor-suppressor that is reduced but rarely mutated in about…

Six studies published in the past year by a prominent Cornell researcher add to growing evidence that an apple a day - as well as daily helpings of…

A high-tech type of radiation treatment called stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) has been demonstrated to be a “highly effective” treatment in early-stage lung cancer for patients who are not…

Medical researchers from the University of Alberta are pushing the boundaries of nuclear medicine. They are finding new ways to harness technology, new knowledge about the nature of cancer and…

A new study reveals the first-ever genetic link to the reason African-Americans are at increased risk of dying from colon cancer.

The discovery by researchers at the University of…

The strategy of using monoclonal antibodies for cancer treatment was first described in the late 1970s with the promise that they could be developed into therapies that were highly specific to…

Nurse researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing (JHUSON) are helping to make cancer a word, not a sentence, for over 1.4 million Americans…

A new federally funded University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine study aims to learn whether women at high risk of breast cancer can use exercise to meaningfully reduce…

Radiologists have developed a computer based model that aids them in discriminating between benign and malignant breast lesions, according to a study performed at the University Of Wisconsin School…

Seventeen people are still dying from lung cancer each week in Northern Ireland despite a small improvement in survival rates for the disease.

The figures are revealed by a report…