• In Breast Cancer Survivors, Obesity Raises Odds for Cancer's Return
  
  Most people know obesity can lead to diabetes or heart disease, but excess weight can play a role in cancer, too, researchers say. A new study found that breast cancer survivors who are overweight have a statistically significant increased risk...
• Therapeutic Cancer Vaccine Shows Promise Against Multiple Tumor Types
  
  Marc Baum went through all the usual steps to treat his bladder cancer - a couple of surgeries, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy, all in a three-month period. But doctors hope that an extra step - an experimental vaccine - will...
• Study: Widely Used Blood Pressure Meds May Raise Skin Cancer Risk
  
  Most people are familiar with common sun-protection advice, from wearing and reapplying sunscreen to putting on a hat. But a new Canadian study finds that for people who take certain blood pressure medications, that advice becomes...
• Healthy Living Helps Ward Off Deadly Prostate Cancers in Men at High Risk
  
  A nutritious diet, regular exercise, and other components of a healthy lifestyle may reduce the odds of lethal prostate cancer in men with a high genetic risk for it, researchers report. "The excess genetic risk of lethal prostate cancer...
• The 5 Foods That Cut Your Odds for Colon Cancer
  
  When it comes to guarding against colon cancer, what you eat is everything. You can reduce your risk of colon cancer by eating five food types, an expert says. These include: vegetables, whole grains, legumes, nuts and seeds, and fiber-rich fruit...
• Drug Could Be a 'Game-Changer' in Fighting Esophageal Cancers
  
  Patients who have surgery for esophageal cancer commonly see the disease return, but a drug that boosts the immune system may help delay or prevent that, a new trial has found. The drug, called Opdivo (nivolumab), doubled...
• 5 Ways to Slash Your Cancer Risk by Half
  
  It is estimated that human behavior causes 50 to 75 % of cancer deaths in the U.S. According to Dr. Steven G. Eisenberg, a leading medical oncologist, five simple lifestyle changes can help cancer-proof your body. Dr. Steven, whose nickname...
• Cancer Drug Might Help Treat Alzheimer's
  
  A drug with a 30-year track record as an effective tool for fighting cancer may significantly improve memory and thinking in patients with mild-to-moderate Alzheimer's disease, new research suggests. Sargramostim (brand name: Leukine) has...
• Cancer Survivors May Face Higher Odds for Heart Trouble
  
  Cancer survivors, especially older ones, have an increased risk of heart disease over the next decade, a new study finds...
• Study: Whole-Genome Sequencing Detects Cancer
  
  A streamlined whole-genome sequencing approach can provide rapid and accurate genomic profiling for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) or myelodysplastic syndromes, according to a study published in the March 11 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
• Medical Bill Worries Tied to Worse Outcome for Cancer Patients
  
  Financial worries can hamper the success of cancer treatment and raise patients' risk of death, according to a new study that offers the first evidence of such a link. "The association we found was very strong, and very concerning...
• Study: Drug Improves Survival for Kidney Cancer
  
  The drug cabozantinib is more effective than two similar drugs, as well as the current standard treatment, in extending the lives of patients with a rare and deadly type of kidney cancer, according to a new study...
• Can Hair Dyes Increase Your Cancer Risk?
  
  It is estimated that 50% of women and 10% of men over the age of 40 color their hair. While the pandemic may have reduced the frequency of folks visiting their hair salon to dye their hair, people started using at-home coloring...
• Why Prostate Cancer Therapy Works Better for Some Men
  
  Higher levels of a certain type of immune cell may explain why immunotherapy for prostate cancer is more effective in Black men than in white men, researchers say. The finding could lead to immunotherapy-based precision treatment for localized aggressive and advanced...
• Know These Signs of Gallbladder, Bile Duct Cancer
  
  Most people aren't aware of the signs of gallbladder or bile duct cancer, but the Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey says they should be.
• Why a Colonoscopy Is Still the Gold Standard for Colorectal Cancer Screening
  
  There are several at-home tests that screen for colon cancer, but experts say there is nothing like a colonoscopy to get precision results. In 2014, the Food and Drug Administration approved Cologuard, a non-invasive colorectal screening test that looks for blood and DNA...
• Easy Way to Reduce Odds of Getting Colon Cancer
  
  Getting a colonoscopy as soon as possible after an abnormal stool test could reduce your risk of colon cancer and death from the disease, researchers say. In a new study, investigators analyzed data from more than 200,000 U.S. veterans...
• Low-Intensity Exercise Can Help During Cancer Treatments
  
  If you have cancer and you're trying to exercise to boost your health, new research suggests you don't have to knock yourself out during your workout. Light exercise is just as beneficial as more demanding workouts for cancer patients...
• Study: Nighttime Lights Tied to Higher Risk of Thyroid Cancer
  
  Though living in a bustling urban area may have its upside, all those nighttime lights could come at a price to your health, new research suggests. The study, published online recently in Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, ties an overabundance...
• Decline in Breast Cancer Mortality Rates Stops
  
  For women aged younger than 40 years, breast cancer mortality rates have stopped declining since 2010, according to a study published online Feb. 9 in Radiology. R. Edward Hendrick, Ph.D., from the University of Colorado School of Medicine in Aurora, and colleagues analyzed...
• Drug Combination Can Increase Lives of People With Liver Cancer
  
  A new drug combination for advanced liver cancer can extend people's lives substantially more than the long-standing drug of choice, new study findings confirm. The treatment involves two drugs approved to fight various cancers: bevacizumab (Avastin) and atezolizumab...
• Study: Working Outside May Guard Against Breast Cancer
  
  The great outdoors can soothe the soul, but new research suggests that working outside might also guard against breast cancer. The study wasn't designed to say how working outside affects chances of developing breast cancer...
• Diabetes Drug Could Help Prevent Breast Cancer
  
  Women with type 2 diabetes may be more likely to develop breast cancer, but taking the diabetes drug metformin appears to reduce their risk for the most common type, new research finds. Compared to women without diabetes, risk for estrogen-positive breast cancer was 38%...
• Male Breast Cancer Patients Have Higher Risk of Heart Disease
  
  Heart disease risk factors are common among men with breast cancer, a new, small study finds. Researchers analyzed the medical records of 24 male breast cancer patients, aged 38 to 79. Half had a family history of breast cancer....
• Study: Nicotine Helps Breast Cancer Spread
  
  New research suggests nicotine promotes the spread of cancer to your lungs.

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