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It has been said that cancer doesn’t discriminate. Sadly, that is not always the case when it comes to cancer care. In an effort to educate and inform both the public…

An experimental technique for a rare eye cancer has saved some children from losing their eyes and even restored vision in a few cases, U.S. researchers said on Monday.

A shorter radiation course at a lower overall dose appears as safe and effective as the standard treatment delivered over a longer period of time for women with early breast…

Thanks to early diagnosis and chemotherapy, more women survive breast cancer than ever before. However, following treatment, approximately 25 percent of survivors experience mild to moderate…

Early menarche and late menopause lead to an increased total lifetime number of menstrual cycles. If women who experience menopause between the ages of 45 and 55 are…

A 1995 study from the NCI suggested that, according to the data available, approximately half of US breast cancer cases may not be attributable to the recognized risk factors such as…

According to the NCI’s Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Tool, these include:

A personal history of breast abnormalities. A history of lobular or ductal carcinoma in situ is associated…

A somewhat different study population participated in the two other tamoxifen studies, a factor that, say some authorities, may help account for the very different results seen.4,5…

The often-cited statistic that American women have “a 1 in 8 chance” of developing breast cancer, while it has served to heighten awareness of the importance of self-examinations and screening mammography, has also…

Yes and no. Now with an indication for breast cancer prevention, tamoxifen offers new hope -  but not for all, and with some risk. Other possibly safer agents are…

What are the guidelines for screening in postmenopausal women? Are mammograms passe’? Who should be given chemopreventive agents? Does ERT/HRT increase breast cancer risk? Find answers to these and other important…

Cruciferous vegetables may help lower the risk of developing breast cancer, particularly for women who carry a particular gene variant linked to the disease, a new study suggests.

Researchers found…

Researchers at the University of Chicago are studying possible connections between living in disadvantaged neighborhoods and the development of early onset breast cancer in a path-breaking project…

Doctors may one day be able to detect early stages of colon cancer without a biopsy, using a new technique developed by researchers at the Stanford…

A discovery by St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital scientists suggests a safer way to treat medulloblastoma, a rare but often fatal childhood brain tumor.…

A standard part of testicular cancer care isn’t used in more than half of all patients who have the condition, researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center have found.

U.S. first lady Laura Bush and Mexico’s first lady Margarita Zavala launched on Friday a joint effort to try to reduce breast cancer deaths in Mexico and improve early…

The results of a study in the International Journal of Cancer confirm an association between smoking and cancers of the stomach and esophagus, and suggest that moist snuff, a popular form…

The human papillomavirus (HPV), an infectious disease of the skin and inner membranes, is considered one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in the world and a…

An international research consortium under the leadership of scientists of the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ) has shown that a common gene variant increases the risk of developing breast…

Women with breast cancer have more aggressive disease and lower survival rates if they are overweight or obese, according to findings published in the March 15 issue of Clinical Cancer…

A study published in the March 13 online issue of The Journal of Clinical Investigation shows that dopamine, a drug currently used to treat Parkinson’s…

A compound found in soybeans almost completely prevented the spread of human prostate cancer in mice, according to a study published in the March 15 issue of Cancer Research,…

A drug that blocks production of an enzyme that enables ovarian cancer to gain a foothold in a new site can slow the spread of the disease…

Members of a study team led by Dr. Thomas Platts-Mills of the University of Virginia Health System knew they had a medical mystery on their hands.

When treated with the…