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In the latest study to question the value of prostate cancer screening, researchers have shown that evaluation with prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing or digital rectal examination does not reduce mortality.

Screening men for prostate cancer may not reduce their risk for dying, according to a new study in the January 9 issue of Archives of Internal…

Approximately one third of women treated for breast cancer experience fatigue for the first five years after treatment, and for about two thirds of those, the fatigue will persist, the…

Researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University’s Massey Cancer Center have created a new platinum-based, anti-cancer agent able to overcome acquired drug resistance by first modifying the way it is absorbed into cancer cells…

The caspase-8 gene plays a critical role in suppressing metastasis (spread) of neuroblastoma, and the expression of this gene is frequently absent in cancer cells that are aggressively metastasizing, according…

A leading cancer expert has expressed concern about the link between hospitals carrying out low numbers of breast cancer operations and disproportionately high readmission rates.

Professor Ian Fentiman…

New research suggests that years of repeated exposure to loud noise increases the risk of developing a non-cancerous tumor that could cause hearing loss.

“It doesn’t matter…

For men undergoing prostate removal for prostate cancer, biofeedback training before the surgery reduces the duration and severity of urinary incontinence after the procedure, according to a report in The…

Injecting anti-cancer drugs into the body cavity, not just into a vein, can dramatically lengthen the lives of women with advanced ovarian cancer, a study showed on Wednesday.

The…

According to a study published in the January 5 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, women with Stage III ovarian cancer given a combination of intravenous (IV)…

Scientists said on Wednesday that a gene which is usually missing in a common, aggressive childhood cancer suppresses the metastasis, or spread, of the disease to other parts…

GW Pharmaceuticals Plc has won approval from U.S. regulators to conduct a pivotal phase III study into its cannabis-based medicine Sativex as a treatment for cancer pain, the…

A new study shows that carbonated beverages don’t increase the risk of developing cancer of the esophagus.

In fact, people who drank diet soda are actually less likely to develop…

A team of cancer researchers has shown that a gene commonly lost during neuroblastoma tumor formation, one of the most aggressive cancers in babies and children, is in fact a “metastasis suppressor” gene. The…

Women with BRCA1 gene mutations, which confer a high risk of developing breast cancer, might decrease their risk by drinking a lot of coffee, according to a multicenter…

Patients with metastatic melanoma (MM) have new hope, says a recently published study by Mayo Clinic Cancer Center. The study, which shows the combination of paclitaxel and carboplatin (PC) appears…

With an equal rate of incidence and mortality-the number of those who get it, and the number of those who die from it-Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM) is a brain…

To detect invasive lung cancer in its early stages, researchers urge current and former smokers who have a strong family history of the disease to take…

Even a few counseling sessions on sex after prostate cancer can help improve a couple’s sex life, at least in the short term, research hints.

Researchers found that among 84…

Cancer survivors are at increased risk for cancer recurrence, new cancers, and long-term complications of treatment. A new study by the National Cancer Institute suggests that many patients who have…

Attention all women! You may want to consider as part of your new year’s resolutions to schedule a pap smear. January is Cervical Cancer Screening Month. A pap smear can find…

Following the results of a worldwide study, U.S. regulators have given approval for the use of the drug Femara for women with early breast cancer directly after they have…

Moderate alcohol intake appears to be associated with a decreased risk of kidney cancer in middle-aged and older women, according to a study conducted in Sweden.

Dr. Alicja Wolk, of…

It was a good year in women’s health, notably breast cancer treatment and detection. The December issue of Mayo Clinic Women’s HealthSource hails these important advances of…

Even when they have equal access to specialized care, blacks with potentially curable lung cancer are about half as likely as whites to undergo surgery that…