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Adding Herceptin (trastuzumab) to hormonal therapy increases significantly the length of time certain women with advanced breast cancer live without their disease progressing, researchers said on Monday.

Postmenopausal women whose breast…

A type of drug used to strengthen bones when cancer has spread there may be linked to a side effect that involves deterioration of the jaw…

According to a new study drinking alcohol does not appear to up the risk of prostate cancer and men who drink alcohol may have a lower risk of having…

Powerful chemotherapy drugs and estrogen-blocking hormone treatments are highly effective in treating breast cancer. But in the process they may be putting women at risk of another disease: osteoporosis.

Eli Lilly’s Evista, which is used to prevent and treat osteoporosis, curbs the risk of breast cancer in postmenopausal women regardless of whether they have risk factors for breast cancer or…

People with chronic stomach acid reflux may have an increased risk of developing cancer of the larynx or “voice box,” a study suggests.

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) has…

Several factors affect bone marrow volume reduction and red blood cell depletion prior to transplantation.

According to recent research published in the journal Bone Marrow Transplantation, “The COBE Spectra is…

Subjects with negative colonoscopy findings might not need to undergo repeat screening for at least 20 years, if at all, because of the very low risk of cancer.

“Screening colonoscopy…

One in seven women will develop breast cancer in her life. But how much do most women really know about this disease?

Breast cancer specialists from the University of Michigan Comprehensive…

Japanese adults with diabetes may have a higher risk of cancer overall and in several specific organs, including the liver, pancreas and kidney, according to results of a large…

Women who undergo removal of both ovaries before the age of 45 years have an increased risk of early mortality if they do not receive estrogen replacement treatment up…

Men with a history of the sexually transmitted disease gonorrhea may face a higher risk of prostate cancer, a study suggests.

The findings, from a study of more than 800…

A new target for cancer therapy has been identified by Monash University scientists investigating the cell signalling pathways that turn on a gene involved in cancer development.

A…

A breast cancer family history, as well as a woman’s age and her own personal history of breast cancer, may help identify women at increased risk of developing ovarian…

Women who take multivitamins early in pregnancy may reduce the risk that their child will develop some types of brain tumors.

Public health agencies already urge pregnant…

Swedish women who ate fatty fish like salmon, mackerel and herring at least once a week had a significantly lower risk of kidney cancer compared to consumers of…

Breast cancer incidence is lower for Latinas than for non-Latina white women, but Latinas diagnosed with the disease are more likely to die than white women, according to a report…

A treatment mainstay for prostate cancer puts men at increased risk for diabetes and cardiovascular disease, according to a large observational study published in the Sept. 20…

Data on breast cancer are outlined in reports from the United States and Germany.

Study 1: Increased PTEN expression due to transcriptional activation of…

Arsenic was implicated in the etiology of cancer and warrants further study.

“Arsenic, one of the most significant hazards in the environment affecting millions of people around the world, is associated…

Colon cancer risk in women does not seem to be reduced by physical activity.

“Physical activity has frequently been reported to decrease the…

According to recent research from Taiwan published in the journal Hepatology, diabetes can increase the risk of developing hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).

“This study aimed to elucidate the relationship…

Serum lipid levels and International Prostate Symptom Score or Quality of Life Score are not linked in prostatic hyperplasia.

According to recent research from…

In the U.S., a novel technology soon may be available to detect the spread, or metastasis, of breast cancer earlier than now possible, according to research presented at the…

Cigarette smoke can transform normal breast cells into cancerous cells by blocking their normal ability to repair themselves. Over time this could lead to the development of breast cancer, scientists from…