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Genetic variations in DNA repair patterns may increase risk of pancreatic cancer by as much as threefold or decrease it by as much as 77 percent, depending on…

Canadian researchers have identified a new protein in the progression of breast cancer. According to a recent study from the Université de Montréal and the University of Alberta, published…

New research published in the January issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons shows that morbidly obese patients are at higher risk than normal…

Obese women may have a higher risk of developing ovarian cancer than their thinner counterparts, a large study of U.S. women suggests.

Ovarian cancer is a particularly deadly type of…

Glioblastoma, the most common and aggressive type of brain tumor, accounts for a majority of the brain tumors seen in patients 65 years or older. This…

For years, research has hinted that the time of day that cancer patients receive chemotherapy can impact their chances of survival. But the lack of a…

Using new technologies that make it easier to sequence the human genome, researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center have identified a series of genes that become…

DHEA is a natural circulating hormone and the body’s production of it decreases with age. Men take DHEA as an over-the-counter supplement because it has…

The combination of estrogen plus progestin, which women stopped taking in droves following the news that it may increase their risk of breast cancer, may decrease their risk of…

Higher-than-normal levels of insulin place postmenopausal women at increased risk of breast cancer, researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University report. Their…

Digitalis-based drugs like digoxin have been used for centuries to treat patients with irregular heart rhythms and heart failure and are still in use today. In the Dec.…

In Australia, women still present with large breast cancers despite the introduction of mammography screening there in 1991, researchers report in the International Journal of Cancer.

“Our study suggests that greater…

A research team from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine has identified a protein produced by cancerous lung epithelial cells that enhances metastasis by stimulating the…

The hormone deprivation therapy that prostate cancer patients often take gives them only a temporary fix, with tumors usually regaining their hold within a couple of years. Now, researchers…

In a first of its kind study, a first-degree family history of prostate cancer has no impact on the treatment outcomes of prostate cancer patients treated…

Use of a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) for over 5 years may lessen a person’s risk of developing cancer of the lower portion of the large bowel, study…

Researchers have discovered two enzymes that, when combined, could be involved in the earliest stages of cancer. Manipulating these enzymes genetically might lead to targeted therapies aimed at…

Cancer could snuff out 1 billion lives this century. That was one of several chilling statistics revealed at a news conference at the American Cancer Society on Tuesday in Atlanta.

The…

Levels of two proteins in a woman’s ovarian cancer are strongly associated with her likelihood of survival, a research team led by scientists at The University of Texas…

Certain breast cancer survivors who load up on fruits and vegetables, eating far more than current U.S. guidelines, can slash the risk that the tumors will come back by…

A screening schedule that alternates between a breast MRI and a mammogram every six months may do a better job of spotting early cancers in high-risk women than an annual…

Blocking certain proteins in cells may be a way to attack ovarian cancer, researchers said at the annual meeting of the American Society for Cell Biology underway in San Francisco.

A secondary analysis of a large, multicenter clinical trial has shown that a diet loaded with fruits, vegetables and fiber and somewhat lower in fat compared…

Low-income men are more likely to present with advanced prostate cancers, most likely because they don’t receive screening services shown to reduce the diagnosis of later-stage…

Aspirin, recommended as a preventive approach for patients at risk of hereditary colorectal cancer, does not provide protection against Lynch syndrome, the most common form of hereditary colorectal cancer, according…