Experimental Drug Helps Fight Aggressive Breast Cancer: Report
Iniparib shrank tumors and prolonged survival time in women with triple-negative breast cancerContinue Reading
FDA Launches Review of Tobacco Products
New, changed items can be no more harmful than products already on marketContinue Reading
Exercise May Improve Odds Against Prostate Cancer Death
Study found three hours or more of vigorous activity a week upped patients’ long-term survivalContinue Reading
More Evidence Links Avastin to Heart Failure in Breast Cancer Patients
Small but significant risk found in review of studies, researchers sayContinue Reading
U.S. Kids Getting Lots of Radiation Scans, Study Finds
Experts say more X-rays, CT scans require greater effort to ensure safetyContinue Reading
Scientists Aim for Test That Spots Single Cancer Cell in Blood Sample
Such a tool might someday replace conventional biopsy, experts speculateContinue Reading
Estrogen May Play Role in Rising Rates of Head, Neck Cancer
Finding comes from study on the hormone’s effect on cancerous and pre-cancerous cellsContinue Reading
Colonoscopies May Not Have 'Blind Spot' After All
New study finds procedure can detect cancers on right side of colon, tooContinue Reading
Studies Decipher How Anti-Smoking Drugs Work
Brain changes spurred by the medications seem to help cut cravingsContinue Reading
U.S. Health Care Reform Tops Health News for 2010
Food safety reform and the flu epidemic that fizzled also made headlines this yearContinue Reading
Deadliest Cancer Getting Smaller Chunk of Research Dollars
Lung cancer spending should focus more on detection and treatment, advocates sayContinue Reading
Cancer Patients Who Smoke Report More Severe Pain
Those who quit experienced less discomfort as time went on, study findsContinue Reading