Metabolic Syndrome Raises Colon Cancer Risk 75%
Finding suggests need for more careful screening for these patients, researcher says
full story » Tamoxifen Cuts Fracture Risk: Study
But the benefit disappears when breast cancer drug is stopped
full story » Chemo Alone Effective in Treating Kids' Brain Tumors
Delaying, avoiding radiation could lessen long-term side effects, study finds
full story » Liver Transplant Patients at Higher Cancer Risk
1 in 6 likely to develop some form of disease by 20 years after operation, study says
full story » Racial Disparities Exist in Head and Neck Cancer Outcomes
Blacks, the poor diagnosed at younger age, with more advanced disease, study says
full story » 25% of Teen Girls Vaccinated for HPV
It's a good start for new vaccine, CDC says
full story » NSAIDs Might Lower Breast Cancer Risk
Analysis of 38 studies found painkillers showed protective effect
full story » Drug Sorafenib Improves Kidney Cancer Outcomes
It helped older and younger patients, study says
full story » New DNA Stool Testing Spots More Colon Cancers
Study found it detected twice as many malignancies, serious precancerous polyps
full story » New Advances Could Battle Cancer Cell by Cell
Flow cytometry illuminates signaling protein pathways, study says
full story » Patients Benefit From End-of-Life Discussions With a Doctor
Less likely to feel distress, more likely to enjoy better quality of life, study finds
full story » Prostate Meds Not Tied to Increased Hip Fracture Risk
But long-term effects of hormone-blocking drugs still need review, study finds
full story » Tamoxifen Speeds Diagnosis of ER-Negative Breast Cancer
Study suggests the drug may make tumors easier to spot
full story » Study Suggests Red Wine May Protect Against Lung Cancer
But authors say research, which focused on men, doesn't mean it's OK to smoke
full story » Obesity, Insulin Level Impact Prostate Cancer Survival
Heavy men with high output of the hormone had quadruple the death risk, study found
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