Mondays Might Be Your Best Day to Quit Smoking
2013-10-28
Smokers most likely to seek online advice about quitting on the first day of the workweek, study findsContinue Reading
Radiation for Breast Cancer May Raise Heart Risks: Study
2013-10-28
But experts say risk of cancer recurrence outweighs small chance of heart disease years later
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Scientists Report Transplant Advance for Type 1 Diabetes
2013-10-28
Used in single patient, special chamber may allow implantation of insulin-producing cells without rejection
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Too Much Sitting Tied to Higher Risk of Colon Polyps in Men
2013-10-28
‘Active couch potatoes’ who do get some exercise just as vulnerable, study suggestsContinue Reading
HPV Vaccines May Be Less Effective for Black Women: Study
2013-10-28
Gardasil, Cervarix target strains more commonly found among whitesContinue Reading
Tests May Someday Show Which Breast, Prostate Cancers Will Turn Aggressive
2013-10-28
‘Markers’ in blood, tissue might help determine best treatment for each patient, studies suggestContinue Reading
Study Ties Y Chromosome Variations to Prostate Cancer Risk
2013-10-25
Researchers used Utah population data spanning generationsContinue Reading
Current Colon Cancer Screening Guidelines Might Miss Some Patients
2013-10-25
Family history of the disease may be important for even more distant relatives, a new study suggestsContinue Reading
After Breast Cancer Surgery, Patient Assistance Programs Can Help
2013-10-25
Study found women who turned to these programs were more likely to receive other needed treatmentsContinue Reading
Blood Test for Pancreatic Cancer Shows Promise in Early Trial
2013-10-25
But the screen is meant only for people already at high risk for the deadly illness, experts sayContinue Reading
Study: Coffee Might Lower Risk of Liver Cancer
2013-10-24
Review suggests it was associated with a 40 percent drop in risk of most common form of diseaseContinue Reading
Stem Cell Transplants May Harm Recipient’s Sex Life
2013-10-24
Doctors and patients need to talk more about this potential problem, researchers sayContinue Reading
Do Some Docs Have Vested Interest in Prescribing Radiation for Prostate Cancer?
2013-10-24
Study found greater increases in use of expensive treatment in practices that owned the equipmentContinue Reading
Gene May Explain Link Between Meat and Colon Cancer Risk
2013-10-24
Researchers say finding might help identify people at need for preventive treatmentContinue Reading