Vaccine With Drug Payload Shows Promise Against Tumors
2013-02-11
Liver cancer patients on higher dose of medication lived twice as long as those on lower doseContinue Reading
Benefits of Exercise on Prostate Cancer Risk May Vary by Race
2013-02-11
Workouts seem to help white men, but not black men, study findsContinue Reading
Pomalyst Approved for Advanced Multiple Myeloma
2013-02-08
After other therapies have failedContinue Reading
Avastin May Help Boost Survival With Aggressive Cervical Cancer: Study
2013-02-08
Women taking the drug lived more than 3 months longer on average, but side effects were an issueContinue Reading
On-the-Job Stress Won’t Raise Your Risk for Cancer, Study Finds
2013-02-08
But it could lead to behaviors that increase the chances of disease, one expert saysContinue Reading
Cancer Drug Doesn’t Speed Up Tumor Growth, Researchers Say
2013-02-07
Finding refutes earlier research in animals, could reassure patients taking SutentContinue Reading
FDA Issues Another Warning on Fake Version of Cancer Drug Avastin
2013-02-06
Patients who take the product would get no benefit, agency saysContinue Reading
Smoking Rates Much Higher Among the Mentally Ill: CDC
2013-02-05
On average, more than a third of people with psychiatric woes smoke, and they’re less likely to quitContinue Reading
For Older Women, Mammograms Every 2 Years Found as Good as Annual Test
2013-02-05
Study detects no differences in late-stage cancer diagnoses with 2-year intervalContinue Reading
Cancer Rates Dropping Among Black Americans
2013-02-05
But they’re still more likely to die from the disease than whites, study findsContinue Reading
Benefits of CT Scans May Outweigh Cancer Risk for Young Adults
2013-02-05
Study found health conditions prompting scans posed greater death riskContinue Reading
First Generic Version of Cancer Drug Doxil Approved
2013-02-04
Brand-name drug is in short supply, agency notedContinue Reading
With Benefits Unproven, Why Do Millions of Americans Take Multivitamins?
2013-02-04
Large study found supplement use most often a personal choice, not a doctor recommendationContinue Reading
Hoping to Ease Shortage, FDA Fast-Tracks Generic Form of Cancer Drug
2013-02-04
Agency says new availability of doxorubicin will help people battling malignancyContinue Reading