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Researchers at the San Francisco VA Medical Center report that they have found a potential molecular cause for the aggressive growth and spread of…

Parents need help to talk to their children about cancer, say researchers in a study published online by the BMJ.

Cancer is relatively common among women of childbearing age.…

An experimental vaccine from Merck & Co Inc designed to protect women against a virus that causes cervical cancer has proved effective for up to five years, researchers said on…

The Visually Enhanced Lesion Scope (dubbed VELscope) - a handheld device that emits blue light - is useful for detecting oral cancer, Canadian researchers report in the Journal of Biomedical Optics.

A new study finds use of annual mammography among breast cancer survivors, who are at increased risk of a recurrence or a new malignancy in the other breast,…

Smoking history contributes to poor outcomes in the treatment of lung cancer, according to a new study. Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) lung cancer patients who have…

Their experience treating a rare type of abdominal cancer has helped physicians at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center make a new discovery that may change…

Cancer researchers at Sydney’s Garvan Institute, in collaboration with Spanish scientists, have formulated a new concept for how cancer cells can escape normal growth controls, which may have far-reaching…

A novel vaccine has significantly increased life expectancy in patients with glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), the most dangerous type of brain tumor, a researcher from The University of Texas M.…

After surviving breast cancer, the percentage of women who undergo annual mammograms declines steadily with each passing year, new research shows. This is a concerning trend because these women have an…

Their experience treating a rare type of abdominal cancer has helped physicians at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center make a new discovery that may change the way…

Ross Wilkins and Stephen Withrow are doctors working together in the fight against bone cancer. Their goals are the same. Their patients are not.

Dr.…

Suggestions that fluoridated water supplies may be linked to a rare form of bone cancer have not been scientifically established, Victoria’s Chief Health Officer Dr Robert Hall said this week.

Investigators at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital have used mouse models to determine why some forms of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) are extremely aggressive and resist a drug that is…

There is an unrecognized epidemic of skin cancer underway in the United States, the American Academy of Dermatology warns.

One in five Americans will develop skin cancer, and a person’s…

Cosmetic breast implants do not seem to increase the risk of cancer, according to the results of a population-based study with more than 15 years of follow-up.

A slightly elevated…

Eli Lilly and Co’s Evista osteoporosis drug works as well as the older tamoxifen in reducing the risk of breast cancer in high-risk women, with fewer dangerous side…

Laboratory discoveries by scientists at two universities may lead to new directions in cancer therapy drugs. The researchers have discovered that a genetic switch involved in growth and development…

Exploring ways to increase cancer screening in minority and low-income women in New York City, researchers found that a telephone could be a powerful weapon in the fight against cancer. The…

According to researchers in the U.S. recurrent melanoma is more common than previously thought, and as many as 15 percent of people diagnosed with the potentially fatal skin…

Although survival rates with breast cancer have increased overall in recent years, African-American women still tend to have more advanced disease when the diagnosis is made, and to fare…

A pain-killing medication appears to halt the production of an enzyme that is key to a common form of breast cancer, a new study using tissue cultures suggests.

The…

Children as young as 6 years old often realize the gravity of the situation when their mother is diagnosed with breast cancer, but most still need to talk…

A scientist in the United States has apparently found a way to reverse the process of cell division.

The discovery has important implications for the treatment of…

A new study suggests that an ingredient in red chili pepper has cancer-fighting properties that prevent or slow the growth of pancreatic cancer tumors implanted in mice.

The study…