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Slight slowdown seen in new cancer cases
Posted: November 25th, 2008, 4:00pm CST
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Some breast cancers spontaneously disappear
Posted: November 24th, 2008, 6:42pm CST
The results of a mammographic screening study suggest that some invasive breast cancers may spontaneously regress over time. -
Study ties saturated fat to small intestine cancer
Posted: November 21st, 2008, 6:33pm CST
Diets high in saturated fat appear to increase the risk of cancer of the small intestine, a study shows. -
Pill as good as chemo against lung cancer
Posted: November 20th, 2008, 7:09pm CST
Some advanced lung cancer patients already treated with chemotherapy might be able to skip some of the bad side effects of another series of chemo by taking a pill instead. -
Sacs released by tumors may help defeat cancer
Posted: November 17th, 2008, 5:35pm CST
Tiny sacs released from tumor cells and circulating in the blood carry genetic information about the tumor, offering a new way to track and treat the cancer, U.S. researchers said. -
Family history can trump cancer test
Posted: November 17th, 2008, 11:53am CST
If breast cancer runs in the family, women can be at high risk even if they test free of the disease's most common gene mutations, sobering new research shows. -
Family history can trump breast cancer test
Posted: November 17th, 2008, 11:53am CST
If breast cancer runs in the family, women can be at high risk even if they test free of the disease's most common gene mutations, sobering new research shows. -
Vitamins C and E fail to prevent cancer
Posted: November 16th, 2008, 1:56pm CST
Men who took vitamin C or E supplements were no more or less likely to develop cancer than those given a placebo, indicating the antioxidants don't prevent the disease, researchers said. -
Genetic clues may explain why tumors spread
Posted: November 13th, 2008, 6:42pm CST
A small fragment of genetic material may mean the difference between an easily treated local tumor and an aggressive cancer that spreads throughout the body, researchers said. -
HPV vaccine can prevent genital warts in men
Posted: November 13th, 2008, 1:28pm CST
For the first time, an expensive vaccine aimed at preventing cervical cancer in women has proven successful at preventing a disease in men, according to a new study. -
Four drug combination helps fight lung cancer
Posted: November 13th, 2008, 1:03pm CST
Combining two chemotherapy drugs with two targeted therapies was safe and appeared to help patients with advanced lung cancer live longer, U.S. researchers reported on Thursday.
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Key 'switch' found for breast cancer drug
Posted: November 12th, 2008, 1:23pm CST
Scientists have pinpointed the molecular on-off switch that the powerful drug tamoxifen uses to attack breast cancer and which prevents it from working in some women. -
Migraines cut breast cancer risk 30 percent
Posted: November 6th, 2008, 11:07am CST
In a puzzling twist, women who have a history of migraine headaches are far less likely to develop breast cancer than other women, U.S. researchers said on Thursday. -
Genome of cancer patient decoded for first time
Posted: November 5th, 2008, 5:44pm CST
Scientists for the first time have decoded the entire genome of a cancer patient, identifying a series of genes never before linked to a type of white blood cell cancer. -
Vitamin B supplements no help against cancer
Posted: November 5th, 2008, 8:42am CST
Vitamin B supplements do not appear to protect against cancer as some previous research had suggested, according to a U.S. study published on Tuesday. -
HPV linked to 25,000 cancers in 5 years
Posted: November 3rd, 2008, 12:57pm CST
HPV caused 25,000 cases of cancer in the U.S. between 1998 and 2003, including not only cervical cancer but also anal and mouth cancers, the CDC reported on Monday. -
Two lung cancer genes identified
Posted: November 2nd, 2008, 3:01pm CST
An international research team has identified two genetic variations that appear to increase a person's risk of developing lung cancer by up to 60 percent.