• MRI Technique Spots Small, Aggressive Breast Cancers
  Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have found that a new contrast agent used in combination with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can pinpoint breast cancers at early stages, and even differentiate between aggressive and slow-growing types."Doing both will help...
• 19 of 20 Americans Take Steps to Prevent Cancer: Study
  About 95 percent of Americans take some action to prevent cancer, according to a new survey. Three-quarters of respondents said they don't smoke; 74 percent limit their alcohol consumption; 72 percent stick to a healthy diet; and 90 percent are aware of their family's cancer...
• Who Benefits Most From Cancer Immune Therapy?
  Immunotherapy is the hottest thing in cancer care, but it doesn't work as well for everyone.
• Cancer Death Rate Continues to Fall
  More Americans are surviving cancer than ever before, but as the population ages, even more will develop the disease.That's the good and bad news from the 2017 Cancer Progress Report from the American Association for Cancer Research, released Wednesday.According to the...
• Prostate Cancer Drug Succeeds in Key Trial
  Pfizer Inc and Japan's Astellas Pharma Inc said on Thursday their prostate cancer drug met the main goal of a trial testing it for a more common form of the disease. The drug, Xtandi, is already approved to treat metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) -...
• Childhood Cancer Survivors Suffer Lifelong Chronic Conditions
  People who survive cancer in childhood have almost twice as many chronic health conditions by age 50, on average, as the general population, according to a new study.
• Could Gum Disease Be Killing You?
  Many Americans have gum disease, which is linked to a number of life-threatening ailments, including heart ailments cancer, and Alzheimer's disease. But experts offer tips on how prevent this problem and keep a healthy mouth.
• New Guidelines Say HPV Test as Good as Pap for Cervical Cancer
  Millions of women may soon have to decide between a routine Pap or a newer test that detects if they have a cancer-causing virus.
• 'Cancer Pen' Detects Tumors in Seconds
  A handheld 'cancer pen' has been developed that can detect tumors within seconds, giving surgeons the ability to more accurately remove them.
• Immunotherapy Also Good for Early-Stage Cancers
  Cancer doctors are widening the net for immunotherapy, a hot new class of drugs that enlist the body's defenses in the fight against tumors. The latest research shared with 23,000 experts at Europe's top oncology meeting shows how medicines that have already delivered...
• Smoking Primes Lung Cells to Develop Cancer
  Chronic exposure to cigarette smoke can change lung cells over time, making them more vulnerable to disease and priming them to develop cancer, US researchers said Monday.The report in the journal Cancer Cell is based on lab experiments on lung cells that were exposed to...
• Drug Cocktail Cuts Kidney Cancer Death Risk 37 Percent
  A combination of two Bristol-Myers Squibb immunotherapy drugs cut the risk of death by 37 percent in a key group of kidney cancer patients, data from a closely watched clinical trial showed on Sunday. The news confirms the cocktail's utility in a hard-to-treat disease,...
• Powerful New Cancer Treatments Come With Rare Risks for Some
  Nausea, vomiting and hair loss appear like clockwork with chemotherapy. Patients know to expect them and doctors, even those who don't normally treat cancer, know how to handle them. A potent new generation of therapies that harness the body's immune system has brought...
• Veggie Compound Shows Promise Against Skin Cancer
  Scientists have identified a compound in cruciferous vegetables that shows promise as the foundation for a new drug that can kill melanoma skin cancer without harming healthy cells. As research continues, experts note that the best way to combat skin cancer is to take steps to prevent it.
• Immunotherapy and Chemo Combo Shows Extended Lung Cancer Gains
  Giving Merck & Co's immunotherapy drug Keytruda in combination with chemotherapy for previously untreated advanced lung cancer appears to provide durable benefits, according to an update of a closely watched clinical trial. U.S. regulators approved the drug cocktail in May...
• Blood Test Could 'Personalize' Cancer Immunotherapy
  A new blood test from Roche and Foundation Medicine has shown it can accurately measure the number of mutations within a tumor, potentially helping doctors predict which patients may respond best to some immunotherapies.Initial data on Roche's new test aimed at determining...
• Blood Cancer Drug Succeeds in Late-Stage Trial
  U.S. drug developer Verastem Inc said on Wednesday its drug to treat some types of blood cancer met the main goal in a late-stage study by prolonging the time patients lived without their disease worsening.Shares of Verastem rose 30 percent to $5.00 in premarket...
• Does Daily Aspirin Make Colon Cancer Harder to Treat?
  Daily aspirin use -- known to reduce the risk of colon cancer -- could also make the disease harder to treat if it does occur, researchers reported Wednesday.The new findings based on mathematical modelling, If confirmed statistically and in the lab, would mean that...
• Prostate Cancer Test Saves Lives, Risks Remain
  Men who undergo PSA testing have a reduced risk of death from prostate cancer, but risks remain, according to a new analysis by an international group of researchers.
• US Clears Game-Changing Gene Therapy for Leukemia
  Opening a new era in cancer care, the FDA has approved the first treatment that genetically engineers patients' own blood cells into an army of assassins to seek and destroy childhood leukemia.
• Does Prostate Cancer Treatment Carry Heart Risks?
  Because testosterone can help prostate tumors grow, men with prostate cancer are often given hormone-suppressing treatment.But new research suggests that delivering the treatment in prostate cancer's early stages may, in turn, hike a man's odds for another illness -- heart...
• Tumors Light Up With 'Nanodots'
  Spotting elusive tumors just got a lot easier, thanks to “nanodots” , tiny particles that attach themselves to cancer cells and emit intense fluorescent signals when exposed to light.
• High-Dose B Vitamins Linked to Lung Cancer
  Vitamins B6 and B12 have been linked to an increased risk for lung cancer in men when taken in high doses.
• Lifespan of Obese Schizophrenics 20 Years Shorter
  People who suffer from psychotic disorders who are also obese have decades shaved from their lifespan, says a study from Florida Atlantic University.Obese people with bipolar disorder have lifespans 10 years shorter than average, and the lives of those who have...
• Study Revives Mammogram Screening Controversy
  Yearly mammograms starting at age 40 would prevent the most deaths from breast cancer, U.S. researchers reported on Monday in a challenge to more conservative recommendations that take into account both the harms and the benefits of screening. The study, led by Dr....

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