health.am

An international research study involving the University of Nebraska Medical Center, the National Cancer Institute and 10 other institutions has successfully identified the gene expression signature for Burkitt lymphoma.

The discovery,…

Dasatinib, an experimental drug under development by Bristol-Myers Squibb, reverses the signs and symptoms of patients whose chronic myeloid leukemia has failed to respond to Gleevec, which is considered the…

Combining PSA with other risk factors for prostate cancer (CaP) may result in individualized risk prediction.

In the April 19, 2006 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Dr.…

Pancreatic cancer surgeon Charles J. Yeo, M.D., Samuel D. Gross Professor and chair of surgery at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University and Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in…

Surgery remains the most common treatment choice of men with prostate cancer, followed by hormone therapy and external beam radiation, according to the National Prostate Cancer Coalition’s (NPCC) annual Men’s…

The subject of changing public advice over the years, mammography and the controversy over its use continue to cause confusion in the minds of many women. A new book for lay…

Treating certain lung cancer patients with surgery followed by radiation therapy can improve their chances of long-term survival, according to a study of more than 7,000 patients. The…

The increasing use of chemotherapy and intensive hospital treatment for cancer patients in their last two weeks of life continued at least into the…

Nearly two decades ago, researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and other institutions began searching for the underlying causes of cervical cancer.

That scientific quest led to today’s approval by the…

Breast cancer is diagnosed as having progressed to any of four stages, Stage IV being the most advanced. The stages are classified by the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC)…

An experimental drug called Reolysin may give hope to patients suffering from advanced cancers, according to research presented at this year’s meeting of the American Society…

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced the approval of Gardasil, the first vaccine developed to prevent cervical cancer, precancerous genital lesions and genital warts due to human…

For decades, researchers have tried to understand why breast cancer in younger black women is such a significant public health problem.

Black women…

Previous methods for uncovering cancer are old and inaccurate. Now, data analysts at Norut IT Research in Norway are moving cancer treatment forward.

For many years doctors have used “spot detection” of cell…

Pre-menopausal African American women have a higher prevalence of basal-like breast tumors than post-menopausal African American and non-African American women, which could contribute to their…

A new study suggests that sunitinib is a promising agent for treatment of metastatic renal cell cancer, currently a disease without highly effective treatment options, according to an article in…

Some of the cancer cells’ closest allies have been unveiled. Fortunately, the researchers from BRIC (Biotech Research & Innovation Centre) at University of Copenhagen have also discovered how to beat…

Adding whole-brain radiation therapy to highly-focused radiation therapy does not improve survival for patients with cancer and brain metastases, but it may reduce the likelihood of the recurrence…

A medication used to treat other types of cancer strangles drug-resistant, metastatic prostate cancer by cutting off its blood supply, researchers from The University of…

A medication used to treat other types of cancer strangles drug-resistant, metastatic prostate cancer by cutting off its blood supply, researchers from The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center…

Raloxifene and tamoxifen are both effective in reducing the risk of invasive breast cancer, but each has potential disease and quality of life side effects…

Promising findings were reported today showing that the combination of thalidomide and dexamethasone (Thal/Dex) when used as initial therapy for multiple myeloma, slowed disease progression almost two-fold compared…

A non-profit organisation, with the help of cash from Microsoft Corp. founder Bill Gates, launched a five-year drive on Tuesday to get new cervical cancer vaccines to women in…

In a study of a new chemotherapy drug for liver cancer, researchers found that the development of a skin rash correlated directly with the patient’s…

Although there have been significant advancements in the screening and treatment of cancer, thousands of women every year contract cervical cancer.

Scientists believe that an estimated 80 percent of…