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Fewer than nine out of 10 low-income, medically underserved minority patients at risk for colorectal cancer receive a recommendation for colorectal cancer screening by physicians at government-supported…

When it comes to breast-feeding, do mothers really know best?

Officials are facing that question in Massachusetts, which is debating whether to become the first U.S. state to ban hospitals from…

The future of drug design lies in finding ways to target a drug specifically to a diseased cell, or even a molecule within that cell, while leaving…

A Phase II clinical trial is under way at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in conjunction with the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine to determine if bevacizumab (also referred to as Avastin., an…

A new clinical formulation extracted from a botanical may provide physicians with a new tool in treating aggressive late-stage breast cancer.

The oral anti-cancer drug BZL101, developed by Bionovo…

CEL-SCI Corporation has announced positive results from a long-term follow-up study of head & neck cancer patients treated with its drug Multikine in a Phase II clinical trial.

The follow-up…

Breast cancer among South Korean women is increasing at a rapid rate due in part to a more Western lifestyle and consumption of more fatty foods, according to a…

The survival rate of women with ovarian cancer is improved when surgery is performed by a gynecologic oncologist rather than by a general gynecologist, according to the findings of…

Britain’s Ark Therapeutics Plc said on Monday its cancer treatment had been found to be highly effective in stopping tumour development using only one tenth of the usual chemotherapy dose.

The risk for a new cancer in the unaffected breast substantially increases in women diagnosed with unilateral, hereditary (non-BRCA) breast cancer, according to a new study.

Published in the…

The regular use of certain COX-2 inhibitors and other NSAIDs apparently leads to a significant reduction in breast cancer risk, researchers report in the journal BMC Cancer.

Dr. Randall Harris…

A new study using ovarian cancer cell lines shows promise in treating the deadly disease by combining the chemotherapy drug cisplatin with an aspirin-like compound to make recurrent cancer…

Survivors of testicular cancer have a moderately increased risk of heart attack at young ages, according to Dutch researchers.

Testicular cancer is the most common cancer for men between…

Scientists will search for better and earlier signs that a patient is likely to respond to a cancer-fighting drug, or suffer toxic side effects, under a U.S.…

Vitamin D can inhibit the spread of prostate cancer cells by limiting the activity of two specific enzymes, University of Rochester Medical Center scientists report.

The finding means…

A high intake of vitamin E, beta-carotene, and vitamin C does not prevent prostate cancer, results of a large study suggest. However, smokers may have a lower risk of advanced prostate…

The cosmetic treatment Botox may have a new use as an adjuvant to cancer therapy, providing an open door for chemotherapy and radiation treatments, according to a study published…

Men who have a diet rich in soya products, beans and sunflower seeds run a much lower risk of contracting prostate cancer. New findings from…

Need another reason to eat your vegetables? New research shows that some of them contain chemicals that appear to enhance DNA repair in cells, which could lead to protection…

An oral gel containing the anesthetic tetracaine reduces mouth soreness caused by radiation treatment for cancer of the head and neck, according to results of a study.

Mouth inflammation…

Women with hereditary cancer in one breast, not related to the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes, have a high risk of developing cancer in the other breast, Swedish investigators report. Patients…

Computed tomography (CT) screening identifies many cases of early, curable lung cancer, according to the International Early Lung Cancer Action Program Investigators.

The size of the tumor on CT is…

Chemotherapy and radiation can be effective at treating cancer of the larynx, or voice box, without removing the organ that controls speech and swallowing. But it doesn’t work for…

A protein associated with the growth of head and neck tumors may be a tumor suppressor that could prevent the spread of cancer when it…

One of the newest and most potent chemotherapies for colon cancer is as safe and effective for the elderly as it is for younger patients, based on a…