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Colon cancer screenings may be leveling off
After years of steady increases, testing for colon cancer may be leveling off, a federal report suggests. A large survey done last year...
'Boobies' bracelet battle could be bound for Supreme Court
The court battle between two girls and their Pennsylvania school over "I (heart) Boobies!" bracelets could be settled by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Seeing your doctor regularly curbs risk of colon cancers, deaths
NEW YORK - Older Americans who visit their doctors regularly are less likely to develop or die from colon and rectal cancers, according...
Married cancer patients are 20 percent more likely to beat the disease
Marriage just might save your life: A new study finds that married cancer patients are 20 percent more likely to survive their disease...
Looking for lessons in cancer's 'miracle' responders
Nearly every oncologist can tell the story of cancer patients who beat the odds, responding so well to treatment that they continued to...
FDA approves drug to treat advanced lung cancer
The Food and Drug Administration said Friday it approved a new drug from Boehringer Ingelheim for patients with a genetic variant of...
Dads whose wives died of cancer turn to NC group
When his wife died of cancer at the age of 39, Bruce Ham wondered whether the laughter would ever return to the house he and their three...
Does prostate cancer treatment help older, sick men?
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Older men with other illnesses may not live long enough to benefit from aggressive prostate cancer treatments...
Fitness protects you from cancer, even 20 years later
Fitness can protect you from cancer -- even 20 or more years down the road, researchers report. And men who were the most fit in middle...
Doctors detail Angelina Jolie's breast surgery
Angelina Jolie's mother had breast cancer and died of ovarian cancer, and her maternal grandmother also had ovarian cancer — strong...
Melanoma treatment uses immune system to kill cancer cells
A combination of two immunotherapy drugs used against highly advanced melanoma — the deadliest form of skin cancer — caused tumors to...
Cancer increases bankruptcy risk, even for insured
Cancer patients are at much greater risk of bankruptcy than people without cancer, according to a large new study. And while the new...
Some cancer patients may face high drug costs under new health law
Cancer patients could face high costs for medications under President Barack Obama's health care law, industry analysts and advocates...
Agent Orange linked with aggressive prostate cancer
Men who were exposed to Agent Orange chemicals used during the Vietnam War are at higher risk for life-threatening prostate cancer than...
Sleep problems linked to increased prostate cancer risk
Men who have a hard time falling asleep and staying asleep may be at an increased risk of prostate cancer, according to a new study from...
Australian court OKs logo ban on cigarette packs
Australia's highest court upheld the world's toughest law on cigarette promotion on Wednesday despite protests from tobacco companies...
Life-threatening illness: To tell or not to tell?
In 1976, as a 24-year-old grad student, Samira Beckwith was diagnosed with the thing people still whispered about: cancer. She was in and...
FDA approves Afinitor for some breast cancers
The Food and Drug Administration has cleared Novartis' drug Afinitor for a new use in women with advanced breast cancer that has not...
Doctors in Mexico remove child's 33-pound tumor
Mexican doctors say they have removed a 33-pound tumor from the body of a 2-year-old child who weighed only 26 pounds. Dr. Gustavo...
Experts say science lacking on 9/11 and cancer
Call it compassionate, even political. But ... scientific? Several experts say there's no hard evidence to support the federal...
Diesel fumes cause cancer, health agency says
Diesel exhaust causes cancer, the World Health Organization's cancer agency declared Tuesday, a ruling it said could make exhaust as...
Plan for 9/11 responders could cover 50 cancers
First responders and residents who were stricken with cancer after being exposed to the toxic ash that exploded over Manhattan when the...
Study: 'Smart bomb' drug attacks breast cancer
Doctors have successfully dropped the first "smart bomb" on breast cancer, using a drug to deliver a toxic payload to tumor cells while...
Lung cancer scans suggested for older heavy smokers
New lung cancer screening guidelines from three medical groups recommend annual scans but only for an older group of current or former...
Study: Men with breast cancer fare worse than women
Men rarely get breast cancer, but those who do often don't survive as long as women, largely because they don't even realize they can get...
Exercise, better diet may keep cancer from returning
A cancer diagnosis often inspires people to exercise and eat healthier. Now the experts say there's strong evidence that both habits may...
Cancer survivors urged to eat better, exercise
A cancer diagnosis often inspires people to exercise and eat healthier. Now the experts say there's strong evidence that both habits may...
Fewer people registering for Susan G. Komen races
For years, Katie Sanchez participated in her local Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure, raising money annually to honor her aunt, cousin and...
Doctors question 45 common medical tests
Old checklist for doctors: order that test, write that prescription. New checklist for doctors: first ask yourself if the patient really...