Avastin Approved for Late-Stage Cervical Cancer
2014-08-15
More than 4,000 women projected to die this year from the disease
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Common Respiratory Diseases Tied to Lung Cancer Risk
2014-08-15
Chronic bronchitis, emphysema and pneumonia linked to risk in study, but not asthma, tuberculosisContinue Reading
Less Educated Smokers at Greatest Risk for Stroke, Study Finds
2014-08-14
Highly educated smokers seemed less vulnerable to effects of unhealthy habit over 14 years of follow-upContinue Reading
Painkillers May Halve Risk of Breast Cancer Return in Obese Women: Study
2014-08-14
Experts think anti-inflammatory drugs like aspirin might help cancer treatments work betterContinue Reading
Tough Laws Continue to Target Tobacco Sales to Minors
2014-08-14
Everyone in a community must work together to stop illegal sales, U.S. health official saysContinue Reading
Dog Study Suggests Bacteria as Cancer Fighter
2014-08-13
Six of 16 canines showed tumor-shrinking responseContinue Reading
Preventing Colorectal Cancer
2014-08-13
Using flexible sigmoidoscopy to screen for colorectal cancer reduces cancer incidence, a new study finds.
Sigmoidoscopy Does Cut Risk of Dying From Colon Cancer: Study
2014-08-12
But experts note most Americans get colonoscopies insteadContinue Reading
New Colorectal Cancer Screening Test Approved
2014-08-12
Disease is the second-leading cause of cancer death in United StatesContinue Reading
Bone Drugs Don’t Lower Breast Cancer Risk After All, Study Finds
2014-08-11
Instead, low estrogen might be the beneficial factor, researcher suggestsContinue Reading
FDA Approves Highly Accurate At-Home Colon Cancer Test
2014-08-11
DNA analysis of stool boosts accuracy rate of Cologuard to more than 90 percent, researchers sayContinue Reading
Black Veterans Less Likely to Get Colon Cancer Screening, Study Finds
2014-08-11
Research in Southern California VA system points to lack of primary care doctor as one factorContinue Reading
Exercise Cuts Breast Cancer Risk in Older Women, Study Finds
2014-08-11
But the effect quickly fades once workouts stop, researchers notedContinue Reading
U.S. Lung Cancer Rates Falling Overall, Study Finds
2014-08-11
Yet certain types of lung malignancies are still on the rise
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