• Study: Higher Vitamin D Levels Reduce Colorectal Cancer Risk
  
  Increased levels of vitamin D can significantly lower the occurrence of colorectal cancer, a new study has found.
• Lupus Treatment is Successful in Mid-Stage Trial
  
  Eli Lilly & Co said its drug to treat autoimmune disease lupus met the main goal of a mid-stage trial, positioning the drugmaker to begin a bigger study later this year. The data come two weeks after U.S. health regulators approved the drug, baricitinib, under the trade...
• Quality Diet May Cut Cancer Patients' Risk of Dying by 65 Percent
  
  Eating a nutritionally balanced high-quality diet may lower a cancer patient's risk of dying by as much as 65 percent, new research suggests.The finding that total diet, rather than specific nutritional components, can affect a cancer patient's prognosis "was particularly...
• DNA Test May Predict Prostate Cancer Risk
  
  A new genetic test can identify men most likely to develop prostate cancer, a new report contends. According to the new study, the scientists identified 63 new genetic variants associated with increased risk of prostate cancer, and combined them with more than 100 previously...
• Gene Editing Tool May Raise Cancer Risk
  
  A gene-editing technology that is being explored by scientists worldwide as a way of removing and replacing gene defects might inadvertently increase cancer risk in cells, scientists warned on Monday. Researchers from the Britain's Cambridge University and Sweden's...
• Low-Fat Diet Improves Odds of Surviving Breast Cancer
  
  Breast cancer patients may have a better chance of survival when they follow a low-fat diet heavy in fruits, vegetables and whole grains, a U.S. study suggests. Researchers studied 19,541 participants in the federally funded Women's Health Initiative (WHI) who were randomly...
• Smokers With Prostate Cancer More Likely to Die
  
  Prostate cancer patients who smoke are more likely to have tumors return, spread to other parts of the body, and become fatal than nonsmokers, a new study suggests. Researchers examined data from previous studies with a total of 22,549 men with prostate cancer that hadn't...
• Keytruda May Treat Advanced Melanoma
  
  Merck & Co Inc said on Monday long-term data from its cancer immunotherapy Keytruda showed promise in treating advanced melanoma patients, a day after announcing positive lung cancer data from the same treatment.The drug stopped the progression of advanced melanoma in...
• Breast Cancer Cured With Experimental Treatment
  
  A woman with an aggressive form of breast cancer which defied chemotherapy and spread to other organs, was cured with an experimental treatment that triggered her immune system, researchers said Monday.The woman has been cancer-free for two years, reported the US-based...
• New Grail Blood Test Detects Lung Cancer Early
  
  An experimental blood screening test from Grail Inc showed early promise in detecting early-stage lung cancers based on free-floating DNA released by tumors, according to preliminary results released on Saturday. The findings, presented at the American Society of Clinical...
• Targeted Cancer Treatments Far Outperform Traditional Options
  
  Cancer treatments that attack tumors based on their individual genetic traits -- not their location in the body -- far outperform traditional methods, extending survival for twice as many patients, a study said Saturday.The precision medicine field of targeted therapy...
• Targeted Cancer Treatments Far Outperform Traditional Methods
  
  Cancer treatments that attack tumors based on their individual genetic traits -- not their location in the body -- far outperform traditional methods, extending survival for twice as many patients, a study said Saturday.The precision medicine field of targeted therapy...
• What Causes Cancer? Many People Clueless
  
  Many people are clueless about what can actually cause cancer, a new study finds. Not stress, microwave ovens or food additives, British experts say.But a survey of more than 1,300 people in England found many folks believe otherwise."It's worrying to see so many people...
• Consumer Reports Names Best Sunscreens
  
  The best sunscreens for 2018 have been named in Consumer Reports' annual list.The group assessed 73 sunscreen lotions, sprays, and sticks labeled SPF 30 or higher, CBS News reported.SPF (sun protection factor) is meant to indicate how well a sunscreen protects against...
• Sexual Effects of Prostate Treatments Not Always Explained to Patients
  
  Medications that treat lower urinary tract symptoms and enlarged prostates may cause sexual dysfunction, but some urologists don't discuss this with patients, according to a survey of doctors. Although more than half of the physicians said they discuss ejaculatory...
• Glass of Red Wine Protects Against Prostate Cancer
  
  Moderate red wine consumption does not significantly increase the risk of prostate cancer according to new research, and in fact could have a slight protective effect.Carried out by an international research team led by Shahrokh Shariat at the Medical University of Vienna...
• Study Links Genes to Sunburn, Skin Cancer Risk
  
  Certain genes can determine which people are more at risk of getting sunburnt, and possibly develop skin cancer as a result, scientists said Tuesday.In a trawl of the genetics of nearly 180,000 people of European ancestry in Britain, Australia, the Netherlands and United...
• Leave Prostate Screening to Men, Their Docs: Panel
  
  Whether to get screened for prostate cancer is a question that men aged 55 to 69 should decide themselves in consultation with their doctors, according to finalized guidance issued Tuesday by an influential panel of health care experts. New evidence suggests that PSA blood...
• Are You at Risk for Lung Cancer?
  
  New European research has revealed some of the key risk factors for lung cancer, finding that it is not only heavy smokers who have more chance of developing the disease.Carried out by researchers from the University of Crete, Greece and the Norwegian University of Science...
• Gene Can Turn Off Fat That Causes Prostate Cancer
  
  A diet high in fat - such as that typically found in the United States - has long been suspected of fueling prostate cancer growth, and researchers think they have found a way to shut down the destructive mechanism of that fat, a report in Science Daily shows.Researchers at...
• Daily Aspirin Linked to Deadly Skin Cancer: Study
  
  New US research has found a link between taking a daily aspirin and a higher risk of melanoma in men, the most dangerous form of skin cancer.Carried out by researchers at Northwestern University, the study looked at medical records from 195,140 patients aged 18-89, who had...
• Colon Cancer Screens May Help Women More Than Men
  
  Sigmoidoscopy, an alternative to colonoscopy, may help one gender more than the other, new research shows. Flexible sigmoidoscopy looks at about a third of the colon, as compared to the whole colon as is seen in colonoscopy. But unlike colonoscopy, sigmoidoscopy does not...
• Ground Zero Workers Battling Cancer Years Later
  
  Many of the rescue workers who flooded the ruins of the World Trade Center after 9/11 now face their own private battles for survival, a pair of new studies shows. New York City Fire Department employees who worked at Ground Zero are expected to develop cancer at a greater...
• One Drink a Day Can Increase Cancer Risk: Study
  
  New U.S. research has found that just one alcoholic drink a day could change the mouth's microbiome and increase the number of oral bacteria, which have previously been linked to an increased risk of certain cancers.Led by researchers at NYU School of Medicine, the study...
• Positioning During Radiation Key to Heart Risks
  
  If you have lung or throat cancer, exactly how you are positioned during your radiation treatments may alter your chances of beating the disease. New research suggests that even tiny shifts can mean the radiation may harm organs around tumors in the chest, most notably the...

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