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Carriers of a common genetic disorder previously linked to lung disease may have a 70-percent to 100-percent increased risk of lung cancer, according to a report in…

Carriers of a common genetic disorder previously linked to lung disease may have a 70-percent to 100-percent increased risk of lung cancer, according to a report in the…

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can be a doctor’s best friend for detecting a tumor in the body without resorting to surgery. MRI scans use pulses of magnetic waves and gauge the return…

A recent study shows that pre-operative assessments of patients with breast cancer by physical therapists allow for early diagnosis and successful treatment of lymphedema.

Pinpointing new targets for cancer treatments is as difficult as finding a needle in a haystack, yet a University of Rochester team has discovered an entire novel class of genes…

The results of a pilot study suggest that antidepressant therapy with Celexa during treatment for head and neck cancer reduces the risk of depression and diminishes the impact of cancer treatment…

People who eat plenty of fruits and vegetables may have a lower risk of developing cancers of the head and neck.

Researchers at the National Cancer Institute found…

A discovery by an East Carolina University pathologist might be a breakthrough in an evolving class of drugs used to fight cancer.

Dr. Anne Kellogg has developed a…

A new approach to estimating tumour growth based on breast screening results from almost 400,000 women is published in Breast Cancer Research. This new model can also estimate the…

New research, ‘Haplotype analysis of TP53 polymorphisms, Arg72Pro and Ins16, in BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers of French Canadian descent,’ is the subject of…

Until 1985 almost all women who were diagnosed with breast cancer underwent a surgical procedure called a mastectomy. It is likely that someone in your family has had this procedure. It is a…

Breast cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer mortality in Florida. In Bay, Gulf and parts of Franklin counties alone, there are more…

Introduction
Knowledge of tumor growth is important in the planning and evaluation of screening programs, clinical trials, and epidemiological studies. Studies of tumor growth rates in humans…

A congressional panel on Wednesday said it has bipartisan support for a bill requiring health insurers to pay for a minimum 48-hour hospital stay after breast cancer treatment, to…

he American Cancer Society (ACS) has launched a new 10-week challenge to help people get active, stay active and have fun doing it.

The Get Active Challenge program, online at…

Computed tomography is an effective noninvasive method for locating the prostatic apex for radiation therapy for prostate cancer, U.S. researchers say.

Dr. Gregory Swanson of the University of Texas Health Science Center at…

A Dalhousie professor who has been researching cancer-fighting agents from natural sources has been named to the Atlantic Region’s first endowed chair for breast cancer research.

David…

New research will be presented today at Digestive Disease Week® 2008 (DDW®) to showcase innovative methods to better understand the risk factors for and improve earlier detection…

Precision Therapeutics Inc. announced today that the ChemoFx Assay, a cell-based test that examines the response of a specific patient’s tumor to various chemotherapies, correlates…

A simple blood test may be able to detect lung cancer in its earliest stages with unprecedented accuracy, according to new research to be presented at American Thoracic Society’s…

A new survey shows that a significant and alarming percentage of oncology nurses – 56 percent, or 325 nurses – report having had to stop…

The Institute for Drug Development, a division of The Cancer Therapy & Research Center (CTRC) at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, today…

A comprehensive re-evaluation of the largest prostate cancer prevention study ever completed produced new findings suggesting that men and their doctors should consider a more aggressive approach…

Patients in the United States today are now much more likely to be diagnosed with smaller tumors, in the earliest, most treatable stage of kidney cancer than a decade…

New research findings from a top clinical investigator at The Cancer Institute of New Jersey (CINJ) indicate the potential for more targeted treatment of ovarian cancer, which is expected to…