Weight change may also change breast cancer risk
• Breast Cancer news • Jul 29 05
Women who gain a substantial amount of weight at any age, but especially after 50, may have an increased risk of breast cancer, new study findings suggest.
…New study widens cancer risks and benefits of pill
• Cancer news • Jul 29 05
Women who take the birth control pill could increase their risk of cervical and breast cancer, scientists said on Friday.
A review…
Not all cancer patients improve lifestyle
• Prostate Cancer news • Jul 28 05
Smart bomb drug zaps cancer cells in mice
• Cancer news • Jul 27 05
Genes linked to spread of breast cancer discovered
• Breast Cancer news • Jul 27 05
Scientists have identified genes enabling breast cancer cells to spread to the lungs, a discovery that could improve diagnosis and treatment of the disease.
The set of…
Poor less likely to be screened for colon cancer
• Colon & Colorectal Cancer news • Jul 26 05
Munition exposure linked to brain cancer in US vets
• Head and Neck Cancer News • Jul 26 05
EU lung cancer down in men, up in women
• Lung Cancer news • Jul 22 05
Ovarian Cancer Study Gets Aid
• Ovarian Cancer news • Jul 22 05
Single drug dose effective after testicular cancer surgery
• Cancer news • Jul 22 05
After surgery, a single dose of carboplatin appears to be just as effective in preventing relapse as three weeks of radiation therapy in men with early-stage Testicular…
High cervical cancer rates sign of larger problems
• Cervical Cancer news • Jul 22 05
HK surgeons upbeat on brain cancer removal method
• Head and Neck Cancer News • Jul 21 05
Inhaled morphine eases cancer-related air hunger
• Cancer news • Jul 20 05
Prostate cancer therapy may affect mental function
• Prostate Cancer news • Jul 20 05
Men who undergo hormone therapy for early Prostate cancer may experience a modest, short-term decline their mental capacities, UK researchers report.
Dr. Valerie Jenkins said that treatment aimed…
Benefit of breast cancer screening small
• Breast Cancer news • Jul 20 05
In the “real-world”, the reduction in breast cancer deaths associated with screening is small and not significant from a statistical standpoint, a study shows.
Nonetheless, “I’m encouraging everyone to…
Testicular cancer patients can have children
• Prostate Cancer news • Jul 20 05
Most Testicular cancer patients who try to father children after completing their treatment succeed, according to a new report.
Men who have surgery to remove the tumour have the…
Chinese most prone to colorectal cancer in Asia
• Colon & Colorectal Cancer news • Jul 18 05
Gene variants tied to melanoma risk
• Skin Cancer news • Jul 17 05
In a Mediterranean population typically at low risk for developing melanoma, carriers of mutations in the pigmentation gene MC1R are at increased risk of developing the skin…
Drug combo ups breast cancer survival-study
• Breast Cancer news • Jul 17 05
The combination of the anti-cancer drugs Herceptin and Taxotere appears to work better than Taxotere alone in women with advanced breast cancer that has spread beyond the breast, research…
Asthma gene variants may cut risk of brain cancer
• Cancer news • Jul 17 05
New research suggests that gene variants, which are known to raise the risk of Asthma, decrease the risk of glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) , a common type…
Age no bar to benefits of lung cancer chemo
• Lung Cancer news • Jul 14 05
New research strongly suggests that advanced age alone should not preclude an elderly patient with non-small cell lung cancer (the most common type) from receiving
Women with early breast cancer who receive higher-than-standard doses of two chemotherapy drugs (epirubicin and cyclophosphamide) as “add-on” therapy are at increased risk of subsequently developing cancer… Throughout the 1990s, the incidence of inflammatory breast cancer - a relatively rare and aggressive form of the disease - increased and there were… Exposure to the environmental estrogen 4-nonylphenol increases the risk of breast cancer in mice, according to a new report. This research is another example demonstrating that estrogen-like chemicals… The compound that makes curry yellow could help fight skin cancer, U.S. researchers reported on Monday. They said curcumin, found in the spice turmeric, interferes with melanoma cells.
Breast cancer therapy may give rise to leukemia
• Breast Cancer news • Jul 13 05
Rare type of breast cancer on the rise in the U.S.
• Breast Cancer news • Jul 12 05
Estrogen-like chemical ups cancer risk in mice
• Breast Cancer news • Jul 12 05
Curry ingredient fights skin cancer
• Skin Cancer news • Jul 12 05