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Nearly a decade ago, while it was being tested as an immunosuppressive agent to prevent organ rejection in transplant patients, the drug rapamycin was also discovered…

For Heather Fineman, testing positive for the breast cancer gene was one of the most heart-wrenching moments of her life.

“I felt like a sitting duck, just waiting to get cancer,” Fineman, 37,…

Some of the drugs given to many men during their fight against prostate cancer can actually spur some cancer cells to grow, researchers have found. The findings were…

As I scanned my E-mails this morning, several were from readers asking for my take on the latest breast cancer news showing that the risk of relapse after…

The osteoporosis drug Zometa (zoledronic acid) prevented bone loss at 12 months in premenopausal women undergoing chemotherapy after they had surgery for early stage breast cancer, a new…

According to new research from the Monell Center, odors from skin can be used to identify basal cell carcinoma, the most common form of skin cancer. The findings, presented at the…

Brachytherapy, also called seed implants, may be a more beneficial treatment than surgery or external beam radiation therapy for overweight or obese prostate cancer patients, according to a…

Many women poorly understand the risks and benefits of breast cancer treatment options, researchers report.

“Information may be delivered but not understood,” Dr. Sarah T. Hawley told Reuters Health, especially when women…

University of Manchester scientists have uncovered the 3D structure of Mps1 – a protein that regulates the number of chromosomes during cell division and thus has an essential role in the…

Current dietary guidelines are on the right track when it comes to colorectal cancer prevention, new research from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) confirms.

Men whose eating habits adhered…

Researchers at the Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center and the VCU Institute of Molecular Medicine have published findings that implicate a new chemoprevention gene therapy (CGT) for…

Nearly half of women treated for breast cancer did not know that their odds of being alive after five years are roughly the same whether they undergo mastectomy…

Robotic surgery, largely pioneered for prostate cancer surgery, is rapidly being adapted for use in other areas, including for bladder cancer patients. Urologic surgeons at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical…

Researchers at the University of Adelaide have developed a novel approach to treating advanced prostate cancer that could be more effective with fewer side effects.

Professor Wayne Tilley and Dr Lisa…

HALF OF ALL AMERICANS will be diagnosed at some point in their lives with cancer, the number two killer in the United States. One of the professions at the frontlines in the battle against…

Medical physicists at the University of Virginia have created a novel way to kill tumor cells using nanoparticles and light. The technique, devised by Wensha Yang, an instructor in radiation…

Measuring a woman’s bone mineral density can provide additional information that may help more accurately determine a woman’s risk of developing breast cancer. That is the conclusion of a…

A recent review of the literature has found that hormone deprivation therapy, a commonly used treatment for prostate cancer, may have subtle adverse effects on cognition in…

There’s something new under the sun at South Dakota State University: Researchers are working with molecules that protect against skin cancer and may even help undo the sun’s damage.

Cyclist and testicular cancer survivor Lance Armstrong joined forces with four former U.S. surgeons general on Wednesday to urge Americans to do more to prevent cancer and get recommended screening…

Treatment with everolimus can significantly improve the progression-free survival of patients with advanced kidney cancer that has not responded to other treatments, according to a report in the online…

A personalized vaccine made using tobacco plants - normally associated with causing cancer rather than helping cure it - could aid people with lymphoma in fighting the disease, U.S. researchers…

Whether a painless, portable device that uses electrical current rather than X-ray to look for breast cancer could be an alternative to traditional mammograms is under study at the Medical College…

The simple application of a pain-relieving gel may reduce the breast discomfort some women experience during mammography exams, according to the results of a clinical trial published in…

Patients with gastric or pancreatic cancer appear to have more lymph nodes examined for the spread of their disease if they are treated at…