Cancer in the News
Winter 2018 - 2019
Cervical Cancer
Summer 2018
Breast Cancer
Cervical Cancer
- Too few women getting cervical cancer screening
- Vaccine, Screening Can Prevent Cervical Cancer Deaths
- Do all chemotherapies have equal long-term heart risk?
- Cancer Survivors Face Significant Hardships Related to Medical Bills
- The 10 cancers US women are most likely to face
- Can HPV Vax Confer 'Herd Protection' to Young Women?
- HPV vaccination rates remain critically low among younger adolescents in the U.S.
- Certain Carbs Linked to Lower CVD, Diabetes, Cancer Risk
Summer 2018
Breast Cancer
- For women with genetic risk, twice-a-year MRI beats mammograms
- How does diet impact breast cancer risk?
- High Fruit and Vegetable Consumption May Reduce Risk of Breast Cancer
- Tailorx Trial Finds Most Women With Early Breast Cancer Do Not Benefit From Chemotherapy
- Making Room for Cervical Ca Screening, Tx in Latina Lives
- Catch-Up HPV Vaccine Effective for Women Aged Up to 20 Years, US Study Suggests
- Cancer Prevention Message Is Key for HPV Vaccination Discussions with Parents
- First Birth Cohort to Receive HPV Vaccine: The Vaccine Works
- Cervical cancer may be driven by imbalance in vaginal bacteria, research finds
- Deaths From Alcohol-Related Liver Disease Deaths and Liver Cancer On the Rise Among Young Americans
- Liver Cancer Death Rates Rise 43%, CDC Reports
- Lung Cancer Mortality Rates Among Women Projected to Increase by Over 40 Percent by 2030
- Lung cancer screening guidelines inadequate for high-risk minorities
- Surgical Advances in Lung Cancer – New Techniques May Help Some Lung Cancer Patients Beat the Disease Earlier
- Lung Cancer Risk Drops Substantially Within Five Years of Quitting, New Research Finds
- Toward an 'Ultra-Personalized' Therapy for Melanoma
- Common Skin Cancer Can Signal Increased Risk of Other Cancers
- Sunscreen users receive less than half the sun protection they think, study finds
- 10 Things You May (or May Not) Know Cause Skin Cancer
- R10 acial disparities in fifth-grade sun protection: Evidence from the Healthy Passages study
- Sunscreen Reduces Melanoma Risk by 40 Per Cent in Young People
- 'Face-Aging' Photos Convince Tanners to Shun the Sun
Spring 2018
Breast Cancer Cervical Cancer Colorectal Cancer Lung Cancer Skin Cancer
Breast Cancer Cervical Cancer Colorectal Cancer Lung Cancer Skin Cancer
Winter 2017
Breast Cancer
Breast Cancer
- Why do some breast cancers become treatment-resistant?
- Family History Increases Breast Cancer Risk Even in Older Women: Weighing Screening Options
- USPSTF Endorses Counseling Young People to Prevent Skin Cancer
- Beneficial skin bacteria protect against skin cancer
- Aggressive Skin Cancer Rates Skyrocketing.
October 2017
Breast Cancer
Breast Cancer
- Machine learning identifies breast lesions likely to become cancer
- Read this Consumer Update to learn about breast cancer treatments for men.
- Insulin Glargine/Breast Cancer Link Seen Again in Type 2 Diabetes
- Breast Cancer Metastases to the Thyroid Gland
- How is breast cancer related to the axillary lymph nodes?
- Cribriform breast cancer: What to know
- Cholesterol byproduct hijacks immune cells, lets breast cancer spread
- Cold therapy may be effective at controlling cancer treatment side effects
- Older Patients With Breast Cancer Still Overtreated With RT -- Why?
- Cancer diagnosis: 11 tips for coping
- Norman Sharpless sworn in as director of the National Cancer Institute
- Battling flames increases firefighters' exposure to carcinogens
- A gene therapy that turns cells into "living drugs" has been approved by the F.D.A. for adults with aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
- To Prevent Ovarian Cancer, Focus on the Fallopian Tube
- Weight-Loss Surgery May Curb Risk for Certain Cancers
- Talcum Powder/Ovarian Cancer Lawsuit Award Overturned
- Therapeutic form of arsenic is a potential treatment for deadly type of brain cancer
- Matchmaking with consequences: When cells become cancerous
- Cancer recurrence may be stopped with immunotherapy
- Leukemia: Cancer cells killed off with diabetes drug
- Cancer relapse linked to body's own immune system
- Scientists reveal the relationship between sugar, cancer
- How can you cope with a cancer diagnosis?
- Cancer Humor
- Liquid biopsy for retinoblastoma
- 'Super tumor suppressor' found to prevent pancreatic cancer
- New compound kills cancer without harming healthy cells
- Many Women With Disabilities Don't Get Cancer Screening
September 2017
Breast Cancer
Breast Cancer
- Chemo-loaded nanoparticles target breast cancer that has spread to bone
- Study examines characteristics of mobile mammography patients
- Drug combo gangs up to take on triple-negative breast cancer
- Mastectomy Study Confirms 'Jolie Effect'
- Long-Term Nerve Damage Possible after Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer
- Brain powered: Increased physical activity among breast cancer survivors boosts cognition
- Surgeons Play Big Role in Women's Choices for Breast Cancer Care
- Immunotherapy treatment option for selected breast cancer patients, genetic study suggests
- Multivitamin use may cut risk of chemo-induced neuropathy
- Triple-negative breast cancer: What you need to know
- Higher-Dose RT Ups Local Control in Cervical Cancer
- Screening for cervical abnormalities in women offered HPV vaccination
- USPSTF: Pap Test or HPV Test, Not Both, For Most Cervical Ca Screening
- Vaccine to prevent most cervical cancers shows long-term effectiveness
- New study finds improved vaccine that protects against nine types of HPV is highly effective
- Low-Tech Outreach Methods Improve Colorectal Cancer Screening
- New research on probiotics in the prevention and treatment of colon cancer
- Here's the Recipe to Keep Colon Cancer at Bay
- Radiation and Chemotherapy Together Boost Lung Cancer Survival
- Cigarette smoke may 'prime lung cells' to develop cancer
- Melanoma cells rewire to resist drug treatment
- Treatment-resistant melanoma may be vulnerable to a drug holiday, study finds
- Advanced melanoma: Groundbreaking trials could transform treatment
- Researchers discover why redheads are more prone to melanoma
- Breast cancer: smoking cessation reduces all-cause mortality
- Ca Survivors Less Likely to Get Best Care for Heart Attack
- Cancer survivors: Care for your body after treatment
- Frequent ejaculation and prostate cancer: What's the link?
- Bone marrow protein a 'magnet' for passing prostate cancer cells
- Prostate cancer: Could a breast cancer drug reduce recurrence?
- Prostate cancer: PSA screening does lower death risk, says review
- Liver cancer patients can start with lower dose of chemotherapy and live just as long
- Blood tumor markers may warn when lung cancer patients are progressing
- Light-based cancer therapy moves through clinical trials
- Cancer Distress May Lead to Missed Appointments
- Brain cancer growth halted by absence of protein
- Researchers identify new target, develop new drug for cancer therapies
- Cancer treatment can affect your food preferences
- Double agents: Vessels that help cancers spread can also boost immune therapies
- Here's What Is (and Isn't) Linked to Cancer
- Widening Waistlines May Raise Women's Cancer Risk
- New Guideline Aims to Help Doctors Diagnose Head, Neck Masses
- Cancer Drugs' High Prices Not Justified by Cost of Development, Study Contends
- Killing cancer with vitamin C: Hype or hope?
- Some stroke survivors may have underlying cancer
- Glowing cancer tool illuminates benign, but dangerous, brain tumors during pituitary surgery
- Zika virus could be used to treat brain cancer patients, study suggests
- Cancer: Existing drug may prevent treatment-induced infertility
August 2017
Breast Cancer
Breast Cancer
- Bringing the Investigational Breast Cancer Drug Endoxifen from Bench to Bedside with NCI Support
- Modified Stem Cells Deliver Chemotherapy to Metastatic Tumors
- Researchers developing drug for recurring ER-positive breast cancer
- High cholesterol diagnosis tied to lower breast cancer risk
- Could Urban Lighting Raise Breast Cancer Risk for Some Women?
- How decision-making habits influence the breast cancer treatments women consider
- Targeted radiotherapy limits side effects of breast cancer treatment
- New compound boosts treatment for aggressive breast cancer
- Exercise Improves Cognitive Function in Breast CA Survivors
- Young breast cancer patients undergoing breast conserving surgery see improved prognosis
- DCIS: Genomic Profiling Beats Nomograms in Predicting Recurrence
- Fat rats show why breast cancer may be more aggressive in patients with obesity
- Is an anticancer drug helping cancer to spread?
- Colon Cancer Deaths Up for White Adults Under 55
- FDA Approves Nivolumab for Some Metastatic Colorectal Cancers
- New approach to genetic testing leads to dramatic response in MET fusion lung cancer
- A blood test can predict early lung cancer prognosis
- Vitamin B linked to increased lung cancer risk
- Researchers develop faster, more accurate test for liver cancer
- Advanced NSCLC: RT Plus Immunotherapy Extends Survival
- Most melanomas grow as new spots, not from existing moles
- Artificial intelligence helps with earlier detection of skin cancer
- Skin cancer and rashes: Cancerous and precancerous lesions
- New terahertz imaging approach could speed up skin cancer detection
- Blacks with prostate cancer less likely to get ideal treatment
- Prostate cancer testing: has the bubble burst?
- Heat therapy to aid the treatment of cancer, organ transplant and autoimmune diseases
- Cell culture system could offer cancer breakthrough
- Researchers discover new immunotherapy combination effective at killing cancer cells
- Belly fat protein may cause cancer
- Most Breast-Ovarian Cancer Patients Miss Genetic Tests
- High Doses of Vitamin B Linked to Lung Cancer IncreaseIn Esophageal Cancer, Women Have Stronger Responses
- On the other hand, the immune system can also cause cancer
- Trial to test new drug in patients with advanced cancer
- Using unproven methods to tackle cancer could be deadly
- Death rates far higher for 'alternative' cancer cures: study
- For post-menopausal women, vaginal estrogens do not raise risk of cancer, other diseases
- New treatment approved for deadly blood cancer
- Vitamin C may encourage blood cancer stem cells to die
- Two-step process leads to cell immortalization and cancer
- FDA expands use of AstraZeneca/Merck ovarian cancer drug
- New Pathology Atlas maps genes in cancer to accelerate progress in personalized medicine
- Study boosts hope of 'liquid biopsies' for cancer screening
- For Cancer Patients in the ER, Delirium Linked to Poor Outcomes
- Why drugs don't reach cancer cells: Researchers develop technology to provide answers
- Increased endometrial cancer rates found in women with high levels of cadmium
- Vitamin therapy may help prevent melanoma
- Early drivers of gastric cancer
- New cancer drug reduces tumor size by 'up to 50 percent'
- AstraZeneca gets breakthrough status for blood cancer drug
- Jargon Muddies Radiology Reports, Including About Cancers
- Comprehensive sequencing program shows promise of precision medicine for advanced cancer
- "Code blue" equals lower survival for cancer patients
- New avenue for precision cancer treatment discovered
- Gum Disease May Be Linked to Cancer Risk in Older Women
- Could a turmeric extract help to treat pancreatic cancer?
- Gene-regulatory factors shown to improve pancreatic cancer response to chemotherapy
- Should Women Forgo Ovarian Cancer Screening?
June 2017
Breast Cancer
Breast Cancer
- When Is Risk Highest for Women With Breast Cancer Gene Mutations?
- Could Certain Hair Dyes, Relaxers Raise Breast Cancer Risk?
- Breast and ovarian cancers: Large study improves estimates of genetic risk
- Why treating breast cancer with less may be more
- Breast Cancer in Men: Treatments and Genetic Counseling
- Trastuzumab Emtansine Improves Survival in Previously Treated Metastatic HER2-Positive Breast Cancer
- Aspirin may cut breast cancer risk for women with diabetes
- Asian Women Less Likely to Get Follow-up After Abnormal Mammogram
- Sex and Intimacy After Breast Cancer
- New treatment hope for women with BRCA1 breast cancers
- New chemotherapy approach offers breast cancer patients a better quality of life
- Immunotherapy drug effective for metastatic triple negative breast cancer
- Olivia Newton-John Announces Breast Cancer Has Returned
- Surgeon Who Inflated Breast Cancer Risk Jailed for 15 Years
- TCGA study of liver cancer reveals potential targets for therapy
- Report looks at liver cancer, fastest-growing cause of cancer deaths in US
- Blood Test to Target Prostate Cancer Treatment
- Prostate cancer: Three-in-one blood test could fuel personalized treatment
- Adding abiraterone to standard treatment improves prostate cancer survival by 40 per cent
- Secondhand Smoke Still Plagues Some Cancer Survivors
- Topol: Patient-Generated Data Improve Survival in Landmark Cancer Trial
- Many Doctors Silent on Cost of Cancer Care
- Big Gap in Cancer Deaths Between Rich, Poor Countries
- Targeting immune cells that help tumors stay hidden could improve immunotherapy
- Grape extracts may protect against colon cancer
- OK to Stop Cancer Screening, Say Elders
- Targeting immune cells that help tumors stay hidden could improve immunotherapy
- Indoor tanning still accessible to young people—despite bans
- Experimental cancer drug shows promise
- Cancer treatment during childhood linked to cognitive problems later in life
- No Need for Lymphadenectomy in Advanced Ovarian Cancer
- Testicular cancer: Genetic test steps closer
- Five years before brain cancer diagnosis, changes detectable in blood
- Precision therapy enasidenib effective in treating deadly form of leukemia
- Practice-Changing Study for Melanoma Surgery
- Innovative therapy strategy for pancreatic cancer uses engineered exosomes targeting mutated KRAS gene
- Red onions pack a cancer-fighting punch, study reveals
- Potential target for treatment of aggressive brain cancer identified
- Mining cancer data for treatment clues
- Infographic: What are Cancer Disparities?
- Standard dosage for one lung cancer treatment may be too high
- New target found to attack an incurable brain tumor in children
- Ovarian cancer drug delivers 'very promising' results in early trial
- Study Identifies Genetic Mutations in Tumors From 10,000 Patients with Metastatic Cancer
- Simple Epigenetic Test Could Identify Anal Cancer
May 2017
Breast Cancer
Breast Cancer
- Drug Xeloda Prolongs Survival for Some Breast Cancer Patients
- Since the 1990s, Metastatic Breast Cancer Survival Is Up
- Just one small glass of wine per day increases breast cancer risk
- Untreated Breast Cancers Do Not Spontaneously Vanish
- Prolonged Tamoxifen Surpasses Oophorectomy in Breast Cancer
- Digital Tomosynthesis: A 'New, Better Mammogram'?
- Three-week radiation therapy treatment given post mastectomy is safe and effective
- Low-Dose Aspirin May Lower Risk for Common Breast Cancer by 20 Percent
- New tech promises easier cervical cancer screening
- Older Women May Stop Cervical Cancer Screening Too Soon
- Discovery in fight against bowel cancer
- Overweight Boys Face Higher Colon Cancer Risk as Adults
- 'Underwater' Colonoscopy Amplifies Polyp Detection
- Get Ready for Your 'Capsule Robot' Colon Cancer Check
- Suicide Risk Quadruples After Lung Cancer Diagnosis
- Biologists identify key step in lung cancer evolution
- Patients with non-small-cell lung cancer respond best to salvage chemotherapy when pre-treated with PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors
- First patient receives experimental immunotherapy for cancer
- Men need more frequent lung cancer screening than women
- New prostate cancer technology improves biopsy accuracy
- Radiation for prostate cancer: Types and side effects
- Possible correlation shown between the partial meltdown at TMI and thyroid cancers
- Innovative approaches to improve personalized radiation therapy for head and neck cancer patients
- New technique pinpoints the 'partners in crime' of cancer genes
- Can regular aspirin use reduce your cancer risk?
- Better cancer immunotherapy drugs through X-ray crystallography
- Tough, but tender, cancer fighters created in lab
- Drinking coffee daily may halve liver cancer risk
- Large Waist Raises Cancer Risk
- Study: A new way to slow cancer cell growth
- No Symptoms, but Raised Platelets -- Red Flag for Cancer?
- Thick Middle May Raise Risk of Some Cancers
- Regorafenib Becomes First FDA-Approved Drug for Liver Cancer in Nearly a Decade
- Raised blood platelet levels 'strong predictor' of cancer
- Where body fat is carried can predict cancer risk
- This May Be The First New Cancer Indicator In 30 Years
- One in 5 cancers diagnosed in the United States is a rare cancer
- Antibody for fighting cancer emerges
- Hope for 1st Drug Against Lymphedema, a Cancer Complication
- Ovarian Cancer: Clot Risk High in All Phases of Treatment
- Collection of Patient-Reported Outcomes Feasible in Cancer Clinical Trials
- A Movie Instead of Anesthesia for Kids' Radiation Therapy
- Not All Hospitals Equal When It Comes to Pancreatic Cancer Care
- At last, a clue to where cancer metastases are born
- New study challenges formaldehyde cancer findings
- First extensive immune profile of sarcomas shows some likely susceptible to immunotherapy
- Stereotactic radiation highly effective for kidney cancer
- National group wants cancer warning labels on acid reflux drugs
- Researchers use math to develop personalized chemo treatments
- Scientists develop novel chemical 'dye' to improve liver cancer imaging
- Immune cells play crucial role in brain cancer development
- Combination therapy could provide new treatment option for ovarian cancer
April 2017
Breast Cancer
Breast Cancer
- Worldwide statistics on breast cancer: Diagnosis and risk factors
- Metastatic breast cancers: Characterizing the profile of metastases for improved treatment
- Pathologic complete response to neoadjuvant therapy in breast cancer patients predicts low risk for local metastases
- Physicians' misunderstanding of genetic test results may hamper mastectomy decisions
- Breast thermography: Technology, benefits, and cancer signs
- Mortality up with depression just before breast cancer diagnosis
- Surgeons Hesitate to Discourage Prophylactic Mastectomy
- Epithelial Proliferation in Biopsies Tied to Breast Cancer Risk
- Physicians' misunderstanding of genetic test results may hamper mastectomy decisions
- Clinicians Not Following Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines
- Biomarker identified for likely aggressive, early stage breast cancer
- When the doctor recommends against the surgery a breast cancer patient wants
- Women with healthy BMI may have higher risk of breast cancer
- Foods to eat and foods to avoid to fight breast cancer
- New method for early screening of colorectal cancer
- Delay a Needed Colonoscopy at Your Own Risk
- Research paves way for improved colorectal cancer test
- 30% reduction in deaths from bowel cancer
- Bowel cancer: New function of known biomarkers discovered
- Many Disabled Adults Aren't Screened for Colon Cancer: Study
- Misdiagnosing Lung Disease Is Far Too Common, Poses Many Risks
- Tracking unstable chromosomes helps predict lung cancer's return
- New blood test offers potential for faster, targeted treatment of non-small-cell lung cancer
- New study proves one lung cancer subtype can switch to another
- PSA Testing Rates for Prostate Cancer Have Leveled Off
- Should Prostate Cancer Screening Start Earlier for Black Men?
- Local Therapy and Improved Survival in Metastatic Prostate Cancer
- Discuss Prostate Screening with Your Doctor, Experts Now Say
- Biomarker could lead to personalized therapies for prostate cancer
- Prostate cancer: Urine 'sniff test' may reduce unwarranted biopsies
- Are Primary Care Physicians Missing Cancer Symptoms?
- FDA cracks down on sham 'miracle' cancer treatments
- Fighting cancer with immunotherapy: Signaling molecule causes regression of blood vessels
- Cancer risk rises after childhood organ transplant: study
- FDA Warns 14 Companies on Bogus Cancer 'Cures'
- Study identifies hundreds of genes that influence timing of puberty and alter risk of several cancers
- Second cancers deadlier in young patients
- Patients Vary Widely on Adjuvant Chemo -- Critical to Ask
- Cloud Over Pediatric Oncologist and Brain Cancer Vaccine
- Research team discovers how immunotherapy can fight some cancers
- Really, Men With Prostate Cancer Do Yoga
- The Further Immortalization of Henrietta Lacks
- Specialized blood vessels enhance tumor-fighting immunotherapy
- New study offers hope for more effective treatment of leukemia
- Potential new treatment found for 'chemo brain'
- Precision Medicine Pioneer Targets Earlier Cancer Detection
- Brain cancer vaccine appears safe in small trial
- Aspirin to Prevent Cancer: What to Tell Patients
- Study finds worse survival when specific thyroid cancers spread to bone
- Immunity against melanoma is only skin deep
- Immune system can spot tell-tale change in identity of cancer antigens, study shows
- Specialized blood vessels enhance tumor-fighting immunotherapy
- Ovarian cancer: Effective immunotherapy steps closer with new T cell study
- Telomere length predicts cancer risk
- Cancer burden may be changing for people living with HIV
- A one-two punch hits pancreatic cancer where it hurts
- In 2030, the Top Cancer in HIV Patients May Be a Surprise
- 'Excited': Reaction to Advanced Melanoma Combo
- New gene-based blood tests identify more skin cancers
- Cancer mortality rates continue to drop, according to national report
March 2017
Breast Cancer
Breast Cancer
- Breast Cancer Prediction Tool Can Reduce Morbidity, Drastically Cut Costs
- Preventive Mastectomy Rates Vary by State
- Smokers May Be Prone to Risks From Breast Cancer Radiation Therapy
- BRCA Testing Has Skyrocketed, but Misses High-Risk Women
- New approach for breast cancer treatment explored
- Novel approach can reveal personalized breast cancer treatments
- Significant increase in number of women tested for BRCA gene, but many high-risk patients still missing out
- How Breast Density Affects a Mammogram
- New Wellness App Might Help Lower Breast Cancer Risk in Women
- Prognostic Tests for Prediction of Breast Cancer Recurrence
- ASCO Guidelines on Adjuvant Bisphosphonates in Breast Cancer
- Safe Way to Save $164 Million a Year in Breast Cancer
- Pregnancy Not Tied to Worse Breast Cancer Outcome
- Reducing radiation could safely cut breast cancer treatment costs
- 1 in 5 patients with breast cancer could benefit from existing treatment, genetic study reveals
- Diabetes drug may be effective against deadly form of breast cancer, study suggests
- How 'cannibalism' by breast cancer cells promotes dormancy: A possible clue into cancer recurrence
- Male breast cancer discovery could improve treatment
- Women at high risk for breast cancer more likely to get MRI when informed directly
- History of exercise helps prevent heart disease after breast cancer
- Med Diet Cuts Some Breast Cancer Risk by 40%
- Shorter Herceptin breast cancer treatment may produce better results
- Early Colorectal Cancer: Missing the Clues?
- Family history of colon cancer calls for earlier screening
- New alternative to colonoscopy is as easy as swallowing a pill
- Lifestyle choices condition colon and rectal cancer risk more than genetics
- Colorectal cancer statistics, 2017
- Lung Cancer Vitals for March 2017
- CTCs Detect Lung Cancer Recurrence 6 Months Before Scans
- Metastatic lung cancer: Symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
- Study shows that antioxidants may reduce lung cancer risk
- FDG PET/CT found useful in certain lung cancer patients
- Scientists report genetic test to help predict men at most risk from aggressive prostate cancer
- MRI use may "change the equation" for prostate cancer screening
- New insights into side effects can help prostate cancer patients choose treatments
- Prostate Cancer Treatments Have Varying Side Effects, Study Shows
- Metastases, Not Death, New Benchmark in Prostate Cancer?
- Prostate Cancer and Vasectomy Not Linked…But With One Caveat
- Single dose of brachytherapy may be an effective treatment for localized prostate cancer
- Higher Cancer Deaths in Patients With Learning Difficulties
- New US Cancer Staging System Debuts in 9 Months
- Largest ever brain cancer study reveals new secrets to inherited risk
- Clinical trial finds that vitamin D, calcium have no effect on cancer risk
- Georgia Cancer Center participates in NCI-driven initiative to understand racial, ethnic, age disparities in six cancers
- Targeted Cancer Drug May Also Help Protect Fertility, Study Suggests
- Melanoma Incidence, Mortality on the Rise
- Study finds 12 genetic variants that raise the risk of ovarian cancer
- Most Cancers Caused by Random DNA Copying Errors
- State of Cancer Care in US -- 'Far From Adequate'
- Thyroid cancer: treatment and prognosis
- Helping Cancer Caregivers Help Themselves
- Obesity in Youth Tied to Higher Odds for Liver Cancer in Men
- Stem-Cell Based Tool May Help Measure Heart Toxicity of Cancer Drugs
- Scripps Florida scientists develop new drug delivery method for cancer therapy
- Sticker Shock Forces Cancer Patients to Skip Treatment
- Start Palliative Care at Diagnosis for Kids With Cancer
- Hodgkin Lymphoma Survivors Face Risk of Second Cancer: Study
- Vitamin C can target and kill cancer stem cells, study shows
- Targeting cancer stem cells improves treatment effectiveness and prevents metastasis
- Rare Melanomas Prove 'Hard to Get' Using Immunotherapy
- A new way to reset gene expression in cancer cells shows promise for leukemia treatment
- Breakthrough discovery may make blood test feasible for detecting cancer
- Doctors begin new clinical trial treating cancer with 70p malaria drug
- Known Cancer Prevention Strategies Must Be Implemented
- Muscle Composition Metric May Help Predict Chemo Toxicity
- Early deaths from childhood cancer up to 4 times more common than previously reported
- Absent tumor-suppressors allow melanoma to thwart immunotherapy
- Scientists stimulate immune system, stop cancer growth
February 2017
Breast Cancer
Breast Cancer
- Scientists identify chain reaction that shields breast cancer stem cells from chemotherapy
- Novel breast tomosynthesis technique reduces screening recall rate
- Screening MRI benefits women at average risk of breast cancer
- Scientists identify chain reaction that shields breast cancer stem cells from chemotherapy
- More patients with early-stage breast cancer may be able to avoid chemotherapy in the future
- Schizophrenia Linked to Increased Breast Cancer Risk
- Researchers quantify immune cells associated with future breast cancer risk
- Researchers study patients' genetic and susceptibility risk factors for lymphedema
- Immune system plays dual role in breast cancer
- High-risk breast cancer patients fail to receive genetic testing
- Substantial or Modest? UK Breast Screening Cuts Deaths 21%
- Blood test that detects changes in tumor DNA predicts survival of women with advanced breast cancer
- Understanding when eating soy might help or harm in breast cancer treatment
- Screening, HPV vaccine can prevent cervical cancer: FDA
- HPV vs Pap test for cervical cancer screening: Strong evidence calls for new protocols, say experts
- Statins do not benefit patients with lung cancer, new study shows
- Discovery of a new gene critical in the development of lung and pancreatic cancers
- Smoking cessation counseling successful when paired with lung cancer screening
- Lung cancer screening rates remain very low among current and former smokers
- Lung Cancer and Your Bones
- Older lung cancer patients face significant treatment burden
- Colorectal cancer statistics, 2017
- One-off bowel scope cuts cancer risk for at least 17 years
- Heart Risks May Boost Women's Colon Cancer Risk, Too
- Blood Test Instead of Biopsy for Metastatic Prostate Cancer
- Shape of prostate and compartments within may serve as cancer indicators
- New radiotracer could make diagnosing prostate cancer faster and easier
- It Adds Up: AD Therapy a Game Changer for Prostate Cancer
- Shape of prostate and compartments within may serve as cancer indicators
- Humorous Sun Safety Campaign Aims to 'Help a Dane' Abroad
- Questions Over Adjuvant Ipilimumab in Melanoma
- Quality of life with those with advanced cancer improved through walking
- Many cancer survivors change their prescription drug use for financial reasons
- Cancer survivors find online and telephone communication with health care professionals beneficial
- Childhood Cancer Survivors Living Longer
- Tanning devices cost US healthcare $343 million a year
- Rare but fatal pediatric brain tumor may be stopped with new molecule
- Screening high-risk women may reduce risk of advanced ovarian cancer diagnosis
- Cancer: New way of tracking rare T cells should improve immunotherapy
- Broad cancer vaccine may be out of reach
- Measuring patients' muscles to predict chemotherapy side effects
- Death rates from cancer will fall faster in men than in women in Europe in 2017
- Incarceration linked to excess burden of cancer, new study finds
- Hormonal maintenance therapy may improve survival in women with chemo-resistant rare ovarian or peritoneum cancer
- Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy 'Sufficient' in Endometrial Cancer
- Potential New Cancer Therapy Could Target Tumors Two Ways
- Early Cancer Diagnoses Decline During Trying Economic Times
- Researchers kill brain cancer in mice with combination immunotherapies
- Regional chemotherapy technique for extremity sarcoma salvages limbs from amputation
- Researchers identify new process to raise natural armies of cancer-targeting T lymphocytes
- An alternative theory on how aspirin may thwart cancer
- Study reveals how melanoma spreads
- Patient self-checks are critical to avoid potentially deadly melanoma recurrence
- Hospital program demonstrates significant cuts in cancer care costs
- Childhood cancer treatment may hinder later-life sexual relationships
- Brain Tumor: Types, Symptoms, and Treatment
- What You Don't Know About Cancer Can Kill You
- Immunotherapy Tops Cancer Advances Again
- Potential new drug class hits multiple cancer cell targets, boosting efficacy and safety
- Scientists reveal potential way of boosting immune system's memory to fight cancer
- Vitamin D discovery could prove key to new treatments for metabolic disorders and certain cancers
January 2017
Breast Cancer
Breast Cancer
- Adjuvant Therapy: What You Need to Know
- Needed: Better Framework for Value of HER2 Agents
- 'Chemo Brain' Lasts for Months in Many Breast Cancer Survivors
- Spread of triple-negative breast cancer could be halted with existing drug
- Tucatinib (ONT-380) progressing in pivotal trial against HER2+ breast cancer
- Breast cancer patients report 'chemo brain' is a substantial problem
- Scripps Florida scientists develop drug discovery approach to predict health impact of endocrine-disrupting chemicals
- Study finds substantial rate of contralateral prophylactic mastectomy when procedure not indicated
- Exercise May Extend Survival in Metastatic Colon Cancer
- New sensor integrates inflammatory bowel disease detection into colonoscopy procedure
- Marker for Prostate Cancer That Needs Aggressive Therapy
- For men with prostate cancer, emotional distress may lead to more aggressive treatment
- Is There a Link Between Diabetes and Pancreatic Cancer?
- Breath test could help detect stomach and esophageal cancers
- Project to replicate landmark cancer studies meets mixed results
- National Cancer Institute unveils new effort to speed drugs to researchers
- How To Be An Effective Cancer Educator
- Opinion: How do we solve the crisis in cancer communication?
- More Chemo May Not Equal Better Outcomes in Ovarian Ca
- Prolonged exposure to work-related stress thought to be related to certain cancers
- Malaria drug successfully treats 26-year-old brain cancer patient
- Study reveals why cancer cells spread within the body
- New genes identified that regulate the spread of cancers
- Cost, technology issues are barriers to real-time cancer patient symptom reporting
- New genes identified that regulate the spread of cancers
- A novel cancer immunotherapy shows early promise in preclinical studies
- Surprise advance in the treatment of adult cancers
- Halting lethal childhood leukemia
- Has the Affordable Care Act reduced socioeconomic disparities in cancer screening?
- Fat fuels the road to cancer cell spread
- Immunotherapy, gene therapy combination shows promise against glioblastoma
- Promising new drug stops spread of melanoma by 90 percent
- New pharmacon allows testicular tumors to shrink
- Direct-to-brain chemo better than systemic drugs when immunotherapy is to follow
- Study potentially explains vulnerability of young cancer patients to treatment toxicities
December 2016
Breast Cancer
Breast Cancer
- Bioinformatics brings to light new combinations of drugs to fight breast cancer
- Doctor Advice (or Lack) Key to Mastectomy Decision
- Minority Women Less Likely to Get Breast Cancer Screening
- Developing a Multidisciplinary Team for Breast Cancer Care
- Drug Combo Promising in Recurrent Ovarian Cancer
- Radical new view of ovarian cancer implicates a ‘neglected’ origin
- New test could detect ovarian cancer patients who are strongly responding to treatment
- Levels of DNA in blood test correlated with ovarian cancer outcomes
- Ovarian Cancer Drug Given Fast-Track Approval
- Hope for metastatic prostate cancer patients: Targeted alpha therapy shows impressive results
- Light therapy 'a huge leap forward' for early prostate cancer treatment
- Vitamin E and selenium don't prevent polyps that can lead to colorectal cancer
- Metabolite that promotes cancer cell transformation and colorectal cancer spread identified
- State, regional differences in melanoma rates 2003 vs 2013
- Genetic complexity of cancer cells within the same tumor
- Scientists use magnetic stem cells to fight cancer
- Top Oncology News 2016 Quiz: Which Cancer Was It?
- Treating cancer with drugs for diabetes and hypertension
- Long-term anti-inflammatory drug use may increase cancer-related deaths for certain patients
- Fat fuels the road to cancer cell spread
- Aging and cancer: An enzyme protects chromosomes from oxidative damage
- New study explains how low-dose aspirin may prevent cancer
- In Cancer Trials, Minorities Face Extra Hurdles
- Women Uncertain About Giving Up Annual Cervical Cancer Screening
- U.S. Melanoma Rate Is Rising, Study Finds
- Many Cervical Cancer Patients in US Don't Receive Optimal Care
- Hog jowls and clementines: A bid to awaken cancer patients’ ruined sense of taste
- New Targeted Therapies Show Promise for Treating Advanced GIST
- Racial disparities found in major surgeries at quality-improvement hospitals
- Underserved Populations 'Left Out of Lung Cancer Screening'
- Daily Low-Dose Aspirin May Cut Pancreatic Cancer Risk
- Early surgery increases risk of death for some uterine cancer patients, Penn study finds
- Tumor DNA in blood may serve as prognostic marker of pancreatic cancer
- Routine blood test predicts how long cancer patients will survive
- FDA Approves Nivolumab for Head and Neck Cancer
- New role for Hippo pathway in suppressing cancer immunity
- Alcohol intake associated with increased risk of melanoma
- Cancer patients take comfort in peer stories on online forums
- Magic mushroom compound may help ease cancer-related depression
November 2016
Breast Cancer
Breast Cancer
- New strategy may drop cancer's guard
- Breast cancer screening 'should not be stopped based on age'
- Breast Cancer and Precision Medicine: Clin Onc News Report
- Anti-Inflam Diet After Breast Cancer Curbs CVD Mortality
- Breast Lump Removal: What to Expect, Recovery
- Stereotactic Breast Biopsy: What Happens, Results, and Outlook
- New Standard in ER+ Breast Cancer, but How to Proceed?
- Vitamin D Levels Tied to Breast Cancer Survival
- Vitamin D may increase survival for breast cancer patients
- High-risk early breast cancer: no survival benefit for dose-dense chemotherapy
- One in six women diagnosed with breast cancer have a symptom other than a lump
- Scientists develop 'world-first' 3D mammary gland model
- Genotyping for HPV 16/18 May Help Triage Minor Cervical Lesions
- Scientists advance a novel urine test to predict high-risk cervical cancer
- Researchers find key to drug resistant bowel cancer
- Colon Capsule Endoscopy Accurate in Polyp Detection
- Colon CA Prognosis Impacted by Side of Origin
- Scientists step closer to halting spread of lung cancer
- More Immunotherapy Options Approved for Lung Cancer
- New imaging method can detect, monitor and guide treatment for, prostate cancer
- Why are black men missing from prostate cancer research?
- Prostate cancer: Johns Hopkins study supports new 5-tier GS grading system
- Prostate cancer: Protein that controls cell energy production a disease driver
- Prostate Exam: How is it Done and Who Should Have One?
- Marker for aggressive prostate cancer doubles-up as a drug target
- Second Opinions Don't Seem to Sway Prostate Cancer Patients
- Stanford researchers develop new compound to reduce tumor growth
- Palliative Care Improves QOL but Not Survival
- In highly lethal type of leukemia, cancer gene predicts treatment response
- Researchers define, for the first time, how the cancer cell of origin controls invasive, metastatic properties of tumor cells
- Rural Appalachia Faces Growing Cancer Crisis, Research Shows
- New territory analyzing DNA modifications in glioblastoma
- In highly lethal type of leukemia, cancer gene predicts treatment response
- NCI’s Office of Cancer Survivorship: Celebrating 20 Years, Planning for Continued Progress
- New information on how brain cancer spreads
- Large-scale cancer gene profiling is feasible but faces barriers
- Cough virus kills liver cancer cells and hepatitis virus
- Glowing tumors help surgeons cut out brain cancer with precision
- Expensive new cancer drugs have little effect on survival of many cancers
- Tumors reprogram the liver, causing wasting and short-circuiting body's immune response
- Little Effect from Vax Mandates on Teen HPV Immunizations
- Current Research on Immunotherapy in Bladder Cancer
- Cervical cancer: does pregnancy at diagnosis affect survival?
- The Evolving Role of the Advanced Practice Nurse in Oncology: A Conversation With Lillie Shockney
- Age at Cancer Diagnosis Key in Determining Later Cardiac Risk
- Routine School Vaccine Requirements Raise HPV Shot Rates, Too
- Few Childhood Ca Survivors Ever Fully Recover
- Additive in Processed Foods Tied to Colon Cancer in Mice
- Powerful Cancer Drugs Linked to Rare Heart Risks
- FDA Accept Biologics Application for Subcutaneous Rituximab
- HHS Updates Carcinogen Report with Cancer-Causing Viruses, Substances
- Web-Based Intervention May Help Cognitive Symptoms in CA Survivors
- Promise of better targeted treatments now possible in children's brain cancer
- New discovery in understanding chemotherapy resistance could prevent cancer cells fighting back
October 2016
Breast Cancer
Cervical Cancer Lung Cancer
Breast Cancer
- Older and younger women benefit equally from breast reconstruction after mastectomy
- Follow-up Imaging Lacking for Many After Breast Cancer Surgery
- Tamoxifen, AI therapies linked to reduced risk for contralateral breast cancer in community health care setting
- How breast cancer screening could be better and less painful
- Night shift work 'does not raise breast cancer risk,' study finds
Cervical Cancer Lung Cancer
- Peripheral Neuropathy Common and Challenging in Lung Cancer
- Neoadjuvant immunotherapy prior to surgery is safe, feasible in early lung cancer
- Blocking Ran protein reverses resistance of lung and breast cancers
- Test for Postoperative Radiation Response in Prostate Cancer
- Use of PSA for prostate screening unaffected by changes in screening guidelines, research finds
- Promise of better targeted treatments now possible in children's brain cancer
- New discovery in understanding chemotherapy resistance could prevent cancer cells fighting back
- Smoking Kills, OK, But How Much Does it Kill?
- With cancer genome sequencing, be your own control
- Patient Empowerment and End-of-Life Planning: The Role of the Nurse Navigator
- 3-D tumors grown in the lab provide new perspective for cancer drug discovery
- Association Between Timing of Initiation of Adjuvant Therapy and Survival of Early-Stage Ovarian Cancer
- The Adolescent With Terminal Cancer
- Cancer Risk Reduction in the Trenches: PCPs Respond
- Southern Discomfort: Smoking-Related Cancer Deaths
- Fast Five Quiz: Colorectal Cancer
- New tool for cancer patients measures the stress of expenses
- High response rate in phase I/II pediatric brain cancer trial sets stage for combination therapy with higher response, lower toxicity
- Cancer treatment as a double-edged sword
September 2016
Breast Cancer
Breast Cancer
- For family members at risk of BRCA-linked cancer, a $50 test
- Obamacare tied to rise in mammograms
- Breast Cancer Protection by Oophorectomy in BRCA1, BRCA2 Carriers
- Which U.S. counties have the highest rates of breast cancer?
- New way of testing drugs could speed up development of breast cancer treatments
- How a small implanted device could help limit metastatic breast cancer
- Insurers may insist on counseling before genetic tests for breast cancer
- Breast cancer switchbacks
- New targets to attack aggressive cancers
- HPV Vaccine More Effective Than Thought: Study
- A Doctor's Words Key to Whether Child Gets HPV Vaccine
- Hormone Therapy for Prostate Cancer Less Safe for Men With Prior Heart Attack
- How Does Prostate Cancer Affect Sex?
- No Link Found Between Vasectomy, Prostate Cancer Risk
- Fusion targeted prostate biopsy proves more accurate in diagnosis of prostate cancer
- A gene defect as a potential gateway for targeted prostate cancer therapy
- It may be time to abandon dreaded digital rectal exam, research shows
- Recycling approved drugs for cancer treatment
- Genetic switch for cancer cells' immortality revealed
- Heart disease exercise program could work for bowel cancer patients
- Ovarian cancer death rates have dropped in the U.S.: Here’s why
- 6 Types Of Cancer Caused By HPV
- Conflicting Interpretation of Cancer Genetic Test Results Common
- Cancer-causing metal found in drinking water in Bergen, Passaic counties, report says
- HPV Vaccine Linked to Population Benefit
- Early diagnosis for ovarian cancer
- Which Colon Cancer Screening Test Is Best?
- High-calcium, low-lactose diet may reduce risk of ovarian cancer in African-American women
- Anxiety: Risk factor for death from cancer in men
- Perkins researchers turn on cancer killing genes
- Meeting Patients Where They Are: Liberating Clinical Trials Data Under the Cancer Moonshot
- Childhood Cancer Death Rates Continue to Fall: CDC
- Brain cancer now leading childhood cancer killer
- High factor sunscreen can decrease the risk of melanoma by 33%
- Computer program beats physicians at brain cancer diagnoses
- Fighting cancer with space research
- Cancer patients not getting adequate pain relief
- New T cell subsets with potential to improve cellular therapy for cancer identified
- Study examines cancer rates among World Trade Center-exposed firefighters
- Research suggests potential role for vitamin A in pancreatic cancer
- Ovarian cancer vaccine: Can it prevent recurrence?
- Approach May Allow for Stem Cell Transplant without Radiation, Chemotherapy
- Scientists have discovered a specific molecular biomarker for malignant melanoma
- Deaths from ovarian cancer decline worldwide due to oral contraceptive use
- Obesity linked to improved survival in kidney cancer
- 10 Essential Facts About Lymphoma
- Liver cancer risk influenced by blood selenium levels
August 2016
Breast Cancer
Breast Cancer
- Cancer treatment side effects influenced by patient expectations l
- Molecular switch may sensitize triple-negative breast cancers to immunotherapy
- Radiologists detect breast cancer in 'blink of an eye'
- Study links two genes to breast cancer survival
- New DCIS consensus guideline could curb unnecessary breast surgery and reduce health system costs
- Prevalence of estrogen receptor mutations in patients with metastatic breast cancer
- Drug sensitivity restored in breast cancer tumors
- Research suggests new tool for cancer treatment based on cell type
- NCCN: 'Consider' Tomosynthesis for Mammography Screening
- New study shows breast tumors evolve in response to hormone therapy
- Research reveals patient can have more than one breast cancer, points at treatments
- Mayo researchers identify breast microbiome/bacterial differences between healthy and cancerous tissue
- Insurance, distance often prevent breast reconstruction after cancer
- Vitamin A Compound Might Aid in Colon Cancer Fight
- Retinoic acid suppresses colorectal cancer development, Stanford study finds
- Molecule prevents effect of chemotherapy
- Hispanic men in California need more screening for colorectal cancer, Study finds
- Routine colonoscopy is anything but for most of us
- Smokers with newly discovered genetic markers have higher lung cancer risk
- In Lung Cancer, Training Computers to Be Pathologists
- Breath Test for Lung Cancer: Research Makes Headway
- Lung Cancer: Precancer Tests Showing Early Promise
- New way to inhibit development of lung cancer
- Imaging tests could provide helpful information for genetically linked lung cancer
- More evidence ties insurance coverage to cancer survival
- Cancer Survivors More Prone to Obesity, Study Finds
- The laser probe, the iKnife, and the cutting edge of surgery
- Another reason to lose weight: Obesity-cancer link reaffirmed
- Hepatitis and Liver Cancer Video
- Study finds links between physicians setting cancer care guidelines and drug industry
- Cancer Prevention Overview
- Being overweight, obese linked to increased risk of eight more cancers
- Normalizing tumor oxygen supply could be key factor in the fight against cancer
- Duration of Adult Obesity Affects Cancer Risk in Women
- Will you age well? It might depend on your parents' lifespan
- Immunotherapy: a New Weapon Against Cancer
- Why Doctors Want A Computerized Assistant For Cancer Care
- Cancer Overtaking Heart Disease as Europe's Biggest Killer
- Chronic Symptoms After HPV Vaccine: Part of Wider Syndrome?
- Most Women Are Confused About Cancer Screenings
- Cancer Research: Outside the Ivory Towers
- The Link Between Obesity And Surviving Cancer
- Pancreatic cancer resists personalized medicine-what researchers are doing to fight back
- Blocking the migration of cancer cells to destroy them
- Two sodas a day raises cancer risk, study finds
- Researchers uncover complex genetic secrets of cancer risk
- Discovery of a novel gene for hereditary colon cancer
July 2016
Breast Cancer
Breast Cancer
- Uncovering a new principle in chemotherapy resistance in breast cancer
- Fat cells may play key role in battle against breast cancer
- Younger age, lymph node removal: Risk factors for pain after breast cancer surgery
- Hops extract studied to prevent breast cancer
- Cutting nerves during breast cancer surgery is associated with chronic pain
- Researchers developing quick, inexpensive test to assess ER+ breast cancers
- Acupressure reduced fatigue in breast cancer survivors
- Breast cancer survivors not always clear about follow up care | Fox News
- Breast cancer gene' BRCA1 linked to aggressive uterine cancer
- Genetic cause of 15 percent of colorectal cancer diagnoses identified
- Follow-Up of Colorectal CA Screens Lacking in Older Patients
- Engineered human colon model could aid in cancer research
- Genetic mutations found linked to rare cases of multiple bowel tumors
- Regulatory T cells' involvement in the progress of colon cancer
- A 'tragically underused' weapon in the cancer fight
- HPV vaccine reduced cervical abnormalities in young women
- Metastatic prostate cancer cases skyrocket: More lax screening rather than more aggressive disease?
- New findings concerning hereditary prostate cancer
- Where did it all go wrong? Scientists identify 'cell of origin' in skin cancers
- Genes Tied to Red Hair, Pale Skin Greatly Raise Melanoma Risk?
- How to pick the right sunscreen - and which ones to avoid
- Everything You Need to Know About the Pap Smear
- Genetic profiling increases cancer treatment options, Sanford Health study finds
- Indoor tanning rates among New Jersey teens remain stable following state enactment of under age 17 ban
- Can Big Data Launch Cancer Research?
- China approves use of GSK vaccine Cervarix for cervical cancer
- Some adolescent cancer survivors may require more comprehensive mental health screening
- Simple measures reduce risk of death in cancer patients in ICU
- Genetic drivers of immune response to cancer discovered through 'big data' analysis
- Why Some Cancer Research Data Isn't Shared
- Soda and other sweet drinks tied to risk for some rare cancers
- Higher risk of cancer before and after diabetes diagnosis
- Heart failure after first heart attack may increase cancer risk
- Advertising by US cancer centers soars over the past decade, new analysis shows
- Nearly 1 in 12 patients with a common cancer develop a second, unrelated malignancy, study finds
- New 'game plan' for oncologists reflects rapid advances and need for immediate information
- Many men ignore testicular cancer symptoms for months
June 2016
Breast Cancer
Breast Cancer
- Method to reroute lymphatic system may help lymphedema treatment
- Extended Adjuvant Therapy Beneficial for Some Women with Breast Cancer
- Has breast MRI been performed upside down?
- Breast cancer: Existing drug shows promise for prevention in high-risk women
- Breast cancer diagnosis improves with help from artificial intelligence
- Why Aren't Women Told About New, Better Way To Detect Breast Cancer? A Real Scandal
- New research provides hope for patients with hard-to-treat breast cancer
- Research explains the role of the gene BRCA1 in DNA repair
- New compound shows potential for triple-negative breast cancer
- Study may help reassure women taking tamoxifen for breast cancer
- Diabetes drug Metformin holds promise for cancer treatment and prevention
- Landmark study gives clearest picture of genetic causes of bowel cancer
- New Guidelines Say Don't Skip Colon Cancer Screenings
- U.S. preventive services task force updates recommendations regarding screening for colorectal cancer
- People can choose their colon cancer screening method: U.S. panel
- Updated Surveillance Colonoscopy Guidelines: The Gastro and Endo News Report
- New pre-surgery technique may make colostomy bags redundant for emergency bowel cancer patients
- Middle-aged more likely to be diagnosed with advanced lung cancer
- Lung cancer patients who have surgery live longer
- The Moonshot Blue Ribbon Panel: Moving Toward a Final Report
- OncoBreak: Blood Cancer Pipeline Fills; Prevention Works; 3D-Printer Wigs?
- New knowledge about DNA repair can be turned into cancer inhibitors
- Cancer Cells Can Be Passed Between Individuals And Between Species
- An effective but painful treatment
- Tumor cells develop predictable characteristics that are not random, say Moffitt Cancer Center researchers
- Cancer-preventing protein finds its own way in our DNA
- Coffee unlikely to cause cancer, but very hot drinks could
- New Tool Predicts Cancer Patient Survival Time
- It's Time for 'Precision Prevention' of Melanoma
- Young cancer survivors are more likely to smoke than people without cancer history
- Laser ablation becomes increasingly viable treatment for prostate cancer
- Family doctors have poor knowledge of lung cancer screening, study says
- Oncology Value Framework Moves Toward Test
- Cancer: A step towards a universal cancer vaccine
- Ovarian Cancer: HMT Extends Survival
- Collaboration demonstrates potential treatment breakthrough for advanced brain cancer
- FDA approves first blood test to detect gene mutation associated with non-small cell lung cancer
- Imaging biomarker distinguishes prostate cancer tumor grade
- One in 5 women with ovarian cancer does not undergo surgery, Penn study reveals
- 'Collective Wisdom' on Display at ASCO 2016
- New study suggests healthy lifestyle habits plays a role in preventing cancer
- FDA Approves First Immunotherapy for Lymphoma
- Palliative, hospice care lacking among dying cancer patients, Stanford researcher finds
- New study lays groundwork for potential new anti-cancer therapy
- VP Biden Addresses Oncologists, Urges Collaboration
- Giving chemotherapy after radiotherapy improves survival for patients with rare brain tumour
- T-cell receptor sequencing reveals novel biomarkers for ovarian cancer
- Trial shows improved 5 year survival for pancreatic cancer patients
- Chemotherapy and exercise: The right dose of workout helps side effects
May 2016
Breast Cancer
Breast Cancer
- Testing non-breast cancer genes in high-risk women leaves more questions than answers
- Use of complementary, alternative medicine affects initiation of chemotherapy
- Stopping cancer in its tracks
- New approaches to eradicate aggressive breast cancers
- High fruit intake during adolescence linked with lower breast cancer risk
- Snoring, lack of sleep may reduce breast cancer survival
- Mouse study: Triple-therapy cocktail shrinks triple-negative breast tumors
- Identification of a chemotherapy resistance factor in breast cancer patients
- Racial Disparities in BRCA1/2 Testing Among Women With Breast Cancer
- Breast cancer cells flushed out of hiding
- First large-scale proteogenomic study of breast cancer provides insight into potential therapeutic targets
- Study finds breast and ovarian cancer may have similar origins
- Many young adult female cancer survivors need more information and support to preserve their fertility
- Findings light the way for new treatments in colitis, colon cancer
- Ovary removal may increase the risk of colorectal cancer
- Changes needed to increase access to colorectal cancer screening
- Colon cancer: Primary tumor location predicts survival
- A little excess weight may boost colon cancer survival
- Time to Drop the 'No-Eating Rule' Before Colonoscopy?
- Blood Test Shows Promise as Colorectal Cancer Screen
- Survival Disparities Identified in Young African Americans with Colorectal Cancer
- Study Finds Uptick in Young-Onset Colon Cancer
- Screening Boosts CRC Survival in Vets
- Prostate cancer screening guidelines called into question
- Radiotherapy halves deaths from prostate cancer 15 years after diagnosis
- Unrealistic expectations for many men with localized prostate CA
- Research findings reveal potential to reverse cancer-related nerve pain
- Study points to therapeutic target for common, aggressive ovarian cancer
- Tension-sensitive molecule helps cells divide chromosomes accurately
- Antibody appears to attack cancer cells, leaving other cells unscathed
- Pond scum and the gene pool: One critical gene in green algae responsible for multicellular evolution, understanding of cancer origin
- Starving cancer the key to new treatments, say scientists
- Study contradicts belief that cancer protects against Alzheimer's
- Study identifies potential treatment target for pancreatic cancer
- Exercise may reduce risk of cervical cancer
- Can Most Cancer Really Be Prevented?
- Cancer risk: Is it influenced by a healthy lifestyle?
- Drug that Jimmy Carter used shows promise for cancer treatment
- 'Sunscreen' Gene May Guard Against Skin Cancer
- Immunotherapy drug for bladder cancer approved by FDA
- A drug that uses the immune system to fight a common type of cancer just got approved
- Scripps Florida scientists show commonly prescribed painkiller slows cancer growth
- Deadly brain cancer genes identified
- Lung cancer survival rate increases by 73 percent if caught early
- Cancer immunotherapy 'takes the brakes off natural killer cells'
April 2016
Breast Cancer
Breast Cancer
- Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center-led study finds explanation for some treatment-resistant breast cancers
- Breast density and outcomes of supplemental breast cancer screening
- How breast cancer cells slide to metastasis
- BRCA1 gene mutation linked to fewer eggs in ovaries
- Common Class of Breast Cancer Drugs May Not Trigger 'Chemo Brain': Study
- Is It Rational For Breast Cancer Patients To Have Bilateral Mastectomies?
- No increased risk of fatal cardiovascular events for breast cancer patients on newer hormone therapy
- Study finds explanation for some treatment-resistant breast cancers
- Breast Cancer Gene Might Lower Women's Fertility: Study
- Many Breast Cancer Patients May Not Need Chemo
- Vitamin D Deficiency May Promote Spread of Some Breast Cancers
- Potential effects of fertility treatments on breast density, cancer risk
- Cartilage protein may contribute to the development of breast cancer
- Genetic link confirmed between non-invasive breast cancer (DCIS) and development of invasive disease
- Dressed to kill: Tailoring a suit for tumor-penetrating cancer meds
- Molecular marker in healthy tissue can predict a woman's risk of getting the disease, research says
- More guidelines, uniformity in RT needed following chemotherapy, surgery in breast cancer
- Researchers discover novel risk factor in breast cancer protein 1 (BRCA1) for fetal alcohol spectrum disorders
- New Treatment Target Identified for Key Prostate Cancer Driver
- Process that drives prostate cancer metastasis uncovered
- Drop in cigarette smoking linked to decline in prostate cancer deaths
- New research suggests early life factors could increase prostate cancer risk
- High-Dose Radiation and Low-Risk Prostate Cancer
- 93 percent of advanced leukemia patients in remission after immunotherapy
- MicroRNA pathway could lead to new avenues for leukemia treatment
- For some cancers, risk lower among kids of non-US-born Hispanic mothers
- Targeted Photoimmunotherapy Approach for Cancer Moves Forward
- Fighting Cancer With Killer T-Cells: 5 Developments To Watch
- Machine learning as good as humans' in cancer surveillance, study shows
- Precision medicine: is it becoming a reality for childhood cancer?
- Alcohol and processed meat linked to stomach cancer
- Taking aspirin could increase cancer survival by 20 percent
- Pembrolizumab Shows Promise in Patients with Rare Form of Skin Cancer
- Incidence of diagnosed thyroid cancer may be leveling off
- UCLA research suggests that gut bacteria could help prevent cancer
- Immunotherapy with live bacterium improves response rate in malignant pleural mesothelioma
- Study discovers link between cancer and autism
- Link between obesity, kidney cancer identified
- Protein discovered that spreads cancer
- High rate of cancer recurrence found in certain hepatitis C patients
- Researchers discover liver metastases have different radiation sensitivities
- Compound from unique blue-green algae could be key to next anti-cancer drug
- Researchers link higher levels of vitamin D to reduced cancer risk
- Run for your life: Exercise protects against cancer
- Test run finds no cancer risk from stem cell therapy
- Scientists discover a new mechanism of resistance to chemotherapy
- Chemotherapy And Radiation Combo Boosts Brain Cancer Survival Rates, Study Says
March 2016
Breast Cancer
Breast Cancer
- Vitamin D deficiency contributes to spread of breast cancer in mice, Stanford study finds
- Breast cancer: The mental trauma of severe disease
- Processed meat may increase the risk of breast cancer for Latinas, study finds
- Single dose of trastuzumab kick starts immune response in certain breast cancers
- Omega-3s could lower breast cancer risk in obese women, study suggests
- Cancer breakthrough? Drug combo eradicated breast cancer tumors in 11 days
- Multi-gene test identifies early breast cancer that may be spared chemo
- Adding ultrasound or tomosynthesis to standard mammograms can detect missed cancers in dense breasts
- Breast Cancer And Obesity Link Suggests New Treatment Approach
- Alcohol triggers breast cancer-causing gene
- Mammograms: Another way to screen for heart disease?
- Genetic changes could indicate an increase in tumour aggressiveness
- NIST develops first widely useful measurement standard for breast cancer MRI
- Small, regular dose of aspirin keeps colorectal cancer at bay
- Routine colonoscopies save lives
- Study explores how high-fat diet influences colon cancer
- Spanish researchers prove the great antitumoral potential of a compound derived from olives
- Not Just a Man's Disease
- Early detection tools promise to reduce the financial burden of lung and colorectal cance
- New treatment reduces precancerous polyps in hereditary cancer patients
- Cancer cells' evasive action revealed
- Study identifies possible marker for lung cancer chemotherapy
- Carbohydrates linked to increased risk for lung cancer
- Researchers find a new genetic target for most common lung cancer
- High numbers of patients in poorer countries are missing lung cancer tests and treatment
- Prostate cancer and radiotherapy: second malignancy risk?
- Surgery improves survival rates for men with prostate cancer if radiation treatments fail
- Prostate cancer detection from urine RNA steps closer
- Scientists distinguish molecules most capable of fighting prostate cancer
- Opinion Makers: Revisiting the USPSTF Decision on PSA Tests
- Cancer treatment on a cellular level
- Toward diagnosing diseases such as cancer in their earliest stages
- A new weapon in the fight against children's brain tumors developed at U-M
- Researchers find Achilles' heel of a severe form of childhood leukemia
- New trial launched to test cancer vaccine
- Type 1 diabetes raises risk for certain cancers, study finds
- Herbal remedies may be risky for cancer patients
- Rice scientists synthesize anti-cancer agent
- Final review of health problems that may be linked to Agent Orange exposure during Vietnam War
- U.S. Cancer Death Rate Continues to Fall
- Cancer Overtakes CVD as Leading Cause of Death in Half of US
- Long-term Aspirin Tied to Small Drop in Overall Cancer Risk
- Cancer death rates decreasing nationwide
- Keeping Pace: How New Data Can Affect Ongoing Clinical Trials
- Why some tumors withstand treatment
- Conflicting expectations result in failure of young girls completing HPV vaccinations series
- Cellular protein plays important role in aggressive childhood cancer
- Neurofeedback reduces pain, increases quality of life for cancer patients suffering from chemotherapy-induced neuropathy
- The financial burden of surviving cancer
- Microneedle patch delivers localized cancer immunotherapy to melanoma
- Cancer cells show resilient nuclear rupture repair, but expose weakness in doing so
- Team achieves breakthrough in diagnosis of melanoma skin cancer
- Childhood chemo: how does it affect fertility later in life?
- Study: Free pap screening does not increase participation
- Cancer Survival in the United States and Canada
- Gene variant may contribute to increased cancer risk in African-Americans
- Obama Task Force Director On The Cancer 'Moonshot' Initiative
- Genetic changes could indicate an increase in tumour aggressiveness
- Choosing to die at home does not hasten death for patients with terminal cancer
- New Strategy for Treating Advanced Ovarian Cancer Shows Promise in Mice
February 2016
Breast Cancer
Breast Cancer
- Physical parameters matter in cancer cells' metastatic ability
- Preventive surgery for women at high risk of breast, ovarian cancer
- New Guidelines for Breast Cancer Survivors
- Gene previously observed only in brain is important driver of metastatic breast cancer
- Genetic Testing For BRCA Breast Cancer Gene On The Rise In Young Women; Does It Even Influence Treatment Decisions?
- Increasing BRCA testing rates in young women with breast cancer
- Indoor Tanning and Melanoma Risk: Oncotherapy Network & Cancer Network
- Omega-3 fatty acids may lower breast cancer risk in postmenopausal obese women
- Turning down the volume on cancer
- Time between positive fecal blood test and colonoscopy varies widely
- Recommendations Developed for CRC Screening in Primary Care
- Only a minority of cancer cells affect the growth and metastasis of tumors
- Radon: Facts, Exposure and Effects
- 'Gene fusion' mutation uses three-way mechanism to drive childhood brain cancers
- Not enough kids receiving the recommended three doses of HPV vaccination
- Long-term cancer survivors still need guidance about screening, side effects, lifestyle
- New nanotechnology detects biomarkers of cancer
- Gene switch may repair DNA and prevent cancer
- Study finds mechanism by which obesity promotes pancreatic and breast cancer
- Prospective Study Links HPV Detection in the Mouth to Head and Neck Cancer
- Biden gathers forces to end cancer: Can he make a difference?
- Drug combination may treat most aggressive lung cancer
- Cancer death rates show wide geographic variation
- Younger T cells may improve immunotherapy for children's cancer
- Potential therapy for most aggressive type of lung cancer in preclinical models
- Colorectal cancer patients need colonoscopy after cancer resection
- Connection between anal cancer, HPV
- Cancer study is 'paradigm shift' in cause of tumor formationNCI-DOE Collaboration Paving Way for Large-Scale Computational Cancer Science
- Scientists Have a New Way to Fight Cancer: Blowing It Up
- Colonoscopy Complications Occur at Surprisingly High Rate
- Indoor Tanning and Melanoma Risk: Oncotherapy Network & Cancer Network
- Scientists successfully train immune system to kill cancer
- Cancer cure? T cell therapy targets disease
- Discovery lays the foundation to expand personalized chemotherapy for leukemia patients
January 2016
Breast Cancer
General Cancer News
Breast Cancer
- Study links high sugar intake to increased risk of breast cancer
- Travel distance is still a barrier to breast reconstruction after mastectomy
- New method for better treatment of breast cancer
- New breast cancer drug may be effective against other types of cancer
- Incidence of Radiation-Induced Breast Cancer Examined
- Doctor Says Delaying Mammograms Puts Lives at Risk
- Breast cancer study suggests new potential drug targets and combinations
- False-positive mammography results are common
- Recommendation to omit radiation therapy after lumpectomy is not frequently implemented
- Targeted axillary dissection of lymph nodes after chemotherapy improves staging accuracy of node-positive breast cancer
- Immune system takes long time to recover after breast cancer chemo
- Non-recommended screenings for prostate, breast cancer in older individuals
- Enhanced recovery program for colorectal surgery patients can save money for hospitals
- New potential treatment for colorectal cancer discovered
- Tumor suppressor gene promotes some colorectal cancers
- Virtual colonoscopy an alternative to fecal occult blood test and colonoscopy for colorectal cancer screening?
- Link between obesity and increased risk of colorectal cancer revealed
- 1 in 7 colorectal cancer patients diagnosed before recommended screening age
- Researchers kill drug-resistant lung cancer with 50 times less chemo
- Lung cancer affecting more nonsmokers
- Smokers With Pneumonia at Risk for Lung Cancer: Study
- Why prostate cancer is more aggressive in obese patients
- New tool to determine the risk of prostate cancer death
General Cancer News
- Cancer death rate continues steady drop
- Scientist identifies energy sensor as potential target for cancer drugs
- Improving access to clinical trials when biopsies are required
- Quickly identifying tumors by using antibodies
- Geographic Factors and Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccination Initiation Among Adolescent Girls in the United States
- Study finds how diabetes drug metformin inhibits progression of pancreatic cancer
- Straddling Conventional and Alternative Cancer Treatment - The New York Times
- Personalized vaccines may hold promise for ovarian cancer treatment | Fox News
- For Cancer Survivors, Expenses Keep Mounting
- New pen-sized microscope could ID cancer cells in doctor's offices and operating rooms
- Childhood cancer survivors face increased risk of metabolic syndrome and premature cardiovascular disease
- A new emerging hallmark of cancer
- New study creates first 3D vision of cancer target
- Study shows inferior outcomes for African-American pediatric lymphoma patients
December 2015
- NYU study identifies method for detecting latent stage of lymphedema
- Uncovering potentially 'concerning' variation in cancer screening follow-ups
- Immunotherapy drug more effective than chemotherapy in most patients with advanced lung cancer, study finds
- Younger age associated with increased likelihood of targetable genotype in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer
- Researchers develop new method for looking into the lungs
- New tool for detecting and measuring aggressiveness of prostate cancer
- FDA propose to ban use of tanning beds by under-18s
- TSRI and St. Jude scientists study single 'transformer' proteins with role in cancer
- IU researchers find magnesium intake may be beneficial in preventing pancreatic cancer
- Study finds that more than one-third of patients with metastatic cancer continue to work
- Probing the mystery of how cancer cells die
- American Cancer Society program increases healthy practices in the workplace
- Study shows test aids physicians in Tamoxifen drug monitoring, including non-compliance due to side effects
- Treating colon cancer with vitamin A
- Study uncovers hard-to-detect cancer mutations
- Analysis shows survival rates for patients with localized prostate cancer better with surgery compared to radiotherapy
- Research reveals promising novel strategy to target cancer-causing protein
- Low cost, safe and accurate test could help diagnose rare childhood cancers
- Type of electromagnetic field therapy improves survival for patients with brain tumor
- Medication protects fertility and defense system during chemotherapy
- New model of collaborative cancer research may help advance precision medicine studies
- Promising cancer therapy advanced by chemical explanation
- Common therapy for prostate cancer may raise risk of Alzheimer's
- Could a scan someday replace lymph node biopsy?
- Imaging test detects aggressive, treatment-resistant cancers
- Combined imaging modalities may change cancer management
- Cancer patients' access to minimally invasive hysterectomies remains persistently limited
- Racial disparities found in major surgeries at quality-improvement hospitals
- New guideline addresses long-term needs of breast cancer survivors
- Delaying chemotherapy in breast cancer patients reduces overall survival
- Why does tamoxifen work better in some women?
- Drugs prevent heart damage during breast cancer treatment, study shows
- Breast-conserving therapy yielded better outcomes than mastectomy for early-stage patients
- Study offers insights to how ovarian cancer grows -- and potential to stop it
- Taking antidepressants with cancer drug does not increase breast-cancer recurrence
- Medicaid expansion improves breast cancer screening for low-income women
- Female hormone supplements with estrogen and progestin linked to breast cancer risk
- Breast cancer gene BRCA1 may be involved in Alzheimer's disease
- False-positive mammograms may indicate increased risk of breast cancer later
November 2015
- Obesity not a factor in racial/ethnic variation in cancer screening compliance
- An ounce of cancer prevention is worth a moment of your attention
- Changes in cervical cancer stage at diagnosis and initial treatment among young women before and after ACA
- City-wide effort boosts NYC's colorectal cancer screening rates and eliminates racial disparities in screening
- Forecasting the path of breast cancer in a patient
- Breast MRI after mammography may identify additional aggressive cancers
- Study analysis shows screening for cervical cancer with Pap+HPV Together could provide better outcomes than screening with HPV alone
- Early cancer diagnosis balancing act for GPs
- Suicide rate significantly higher for patients with head and neck cancer
- Researchers find experimental drug can help fight debilitating side effect of ovarian cancer
- Global task force tackles problem of untreatable cancers and disease relapse
- Researchers identify a new mode of drug resistance to emerging therapies in prostate cancer
- Socioeconomic factors associated with undergoing surgery for early-stage pancreatic cancer
- Disparities in colorectal cancer death rates take a large economic toll
- Research points to why some colorectal cancers recur after treatment
- Blood test detects when hormone treatment for breast cancer stops working
- New model helps predict breast cancer risk in Hispanic women
- Environmental factors may contribute to the development of some childhood cancers
- Researchers develop 'killer cells' to destroy cancer in lymph nodes
- Researchers call for investment in cancer control in low- and middle-income countries
- Melanoma's genetic trajectories are charted in new study
- Blood sample new way of detecting cancer
- Lung cancer surgery can be beneficial for high-risk patients with early stage disease
- Study of breast cancer metastasis upends conventional wisdom, suggesting new treatment strategy
- Researchers strive to improve breast cancer treatment
- Breast cancer adjuvant therapy benefit can wax and wane over time, study finds
- Simple test predicts response to chemotherapy in lung cancer patients
- Ovarian cancer risk depends on reproductive factors
- Changes urged to radiotherapy practice that could save NHS tens of millions per year
- Mysterious cancer spreads from tapeworm to human
- 'Liquid biopsy' promotes precision medicine by tracking patient's cancer
- New research could help in the fight against infection, cancer and allergies
- Chemotherapy-induced hearing loss affects cognition in pediatric brain tumor survivors
- When pregnant women get cancer, what happens to their babies?
- Study: Only 1 in 5 US pancreatic cancer patients get this key blood test at diagnosis
October 2015
- Test could predict whether breast cancer will spread to the brain
- Alcohol intake increases the risk of breast cancer
- More than 11 moles on your arm could indicate higher risk of melanoma
- Highly reliable urine test developed for the early detection of a common type of bladder cancer
- A new way to starve lung cancer?
- New test could make chemo unnecessary for many with testicular cancer
- The dilemma of screening for prostate cancer
- Double enzyme hit may explain common cancer drug side effect
- Lack of referrals for suspected cancer leads to more deaths
- Malaria protein shows potential as cancer treatment
- Breast cancer drug beats superbug
- Scientists find cause of reduced drug sensitivity in HER2-positive breast cancer
- Ethnic groups receive different treatment for breast cancer
- Destructive disease shows potential as a cancer treatment
- Cancer survivors often have poor diets, which can affect their long-term health
- Identification of genetic features in breast cancer subtype may help guide therapy
- Blood cancers: Half-matched donor bone marrow transplant may be as good as full match
- Two-hit therapy for breast tumors using approved drugs looks promising in animal study
- Online advertising can deliver targeted cancer prevention messages
- Predictive model could help guide choices for breast cancer therapies
- Single mastectomy is a more cost-effective treatment for nonhereditary cancer in one breast than removing both breasts
- Research calls for stricter screening recommendations for family history of colon cancer
- Routine use of laparoscopic surgery for rectal cancer still to be established
- Researcher calls for changes to colorectal cancer screening guidelines
- Patients with melanoma skin cancers don't regularly perform thorough skin self-exams
September 2015
- Underdetection, not overdiagnosis, is the real problem in breast cancer screening
- Sniffing out cancer with improved 'electronic nose' sensors
- Researchers develop effective program targeting first-degree relatives of colorectal cancer
- New prostate cancer treatments could target metabolism
- Treatment-free intervals in ovarian cancer not linked to initial response
- U.S. cervical cancer screening practices show room for improvement
- Metastatic breast cancer cells turn on stem cell genes
- Scientists use microchip approach to visualize human breast cancer proteins
- Researchers develop a likely new combo treatment for the deadliest form of brain cancer
- Men with unaggressive prostate tumors 'unlikely to develop, die from prostate cancer'
- Cellular recycling complexes may hold key to chemotherapy resistance
- To tailor cancer treatment: Study uses computer simulation to model patient cancer DNA
- Newly engineered CAR T cells can better discriminate between cancer and normal cells
August 2015
- Scientists identify possible key in virus, cancer research
- Childhood Cancer: Don't Look Away
- Heart Drug Linked to Extra Years for Cancer Patients
- Study Suggests Some Treatment For Early Breast Cancer Is Unnecessary
- Endometrial cancer on the rise in U.S., black women most at risk
- Obesity drives breast cancer by altering fatty tissue
- Progress Against Cancer: Hope Conquering Hype
- A Fuller Life After Rectal Cancer Treatment
- A Mouthwash Rinse May Predict Throat Cancer Recurrence
- Daily Coffee May Boost Colon Cancer Survival
- Another Side Effect of Cancer: Suicidal Thoughts
- For Cancer-Detecting Canines, The Nose Knows
- Low Hanging Fruit: Cervical Cancer And How The US Is Falling Behind
- Memory Problems Due to 'Cancer Brain' and Not 'Chemo Brain'?
- Tell-tale biomarker detects early breast cancer in NIH-funded study
- More women than ever are surviving ovarian cancer, study finds
- A Cutting-Edge Fertility Technique For Pediatric Cancer Patients
- Tool Could Limit Invasive Colorectal Cancer Screening
- Researchers find mutations that contribute to rare blood cancer
- Spirituality May Benefit Cancer Patients
- Skin cancer can be deadly, but in less severe cases may cause scarring
- How chronic inflammation can lead to cancer
- Combo Treatment May Boost Survival With Advanced Prostate Cancer
- Effective Ovarian Cancer Treatment Is Underused, Study Finds
- Urine test for early-stage pancreatic cancer could help save hundreds of lives
- There's a vaccine to prevent some cancers. So why aren't adolescents getting it?
- Exercise In Your Teen Years Pays Off, According To New Study
JULY 2015
- How Will Open-Source Research Help Cure Cancer?
- Five subtypes of prostate cancer identified, paving way for more personalized treatments
- Rehab Before Cancer Treatment Can Help Patients Bounce Back
- When Cancer Triggers (or Hides) an Eating Disorder
- Vulnerable populations often miss cancer warning signs
- Doctors Press For Action To Lower 'Unsustainable' Prices For Cancer Drugs
- Here's the Amount of Exercise That Lowers Breast Cancer Risk
- Too Much Sitting May Raise a Woman's Cancer Risk
- Prenatal tests can now reveal whether a mom-to-be has cancer
- Hope and Resilience: How Parents Cope With a Child's Cancer
- Melanoma is the most serious form of skin cancer
- Despite National Progress, Colorectal Cancer Hot Spots Remain
- 'Genuine Change' in US Prostate Cancer Management
- Fred Hutch president: Cancer cure could come in ten years
- Oncologists Worry About Rising Costs of Cancer Treatment
JUNE 2015
- Beating cancer: What comes next for survivors?
- A virtual "walk" through the colon could detect cancer earlier
- Diagnosing prostate cancer—PSA testing, biomarkers and beyond
- Doctors Propose Tool to Help Gauge the Value of Cancer Drugs
- The Versatile E-Nose Detects Everything From Cat-Poop Coffee To Cancer
- Conquering Cancer: Personalized Medicine Is the Future
- Mayo Clinic research looks at turning off cancer's growth
- 8 signs of breast cancer women need to observe
- Avocados Provide Clue to Fighting Cancer, New Study Shows
- Death toll from smoking goes way beyond lung cancer, study says
- This Trans Man's Breast Cancer Nightmare Exemplifies The Problem With Transgender Health Care
- How to protect yourself from skin cancer
- Battling cancer with exercise, nutrition and mental health
- Some child cancer survivors face long-term physical, emotional challenges
- The Same Probiotic That’s In Your Yogurt Could Detect Liver Cancer
- Scientists Develop Way to Stop Breast Cancer from Spreading
- Mom’s Diet During Pregnancy Can Affect Child’s Lifetime Cancer Risk
- The W.H. Must Do More for Older LGBT Cancer Survivors
- Study: Vaccine against cervical cancer might work after just 1 shot instead of 3
- Life after cancer
- Prenatal testing may detect early-stage maternal cancer, study says
- Cancer survivors celebrate life
- National Cancer Survivors Day
- How Does A Normal Cell Become A Cancer Cell?
- Local mom's message about breast cancer goes viral
- The Three Reasons So Many People are Getting Cancer (Op-Ed)
- Breast cancer screening cuts chance of dying from disease by 40%, says experts
- 10 Things Those With Breast Cancer Need To Know
- On The Death Of Beau Biden, Brain Cancer, Progress And Hope
- Pairing of Two Bristol-Myers Drugs Sees Success in Battling Skin Cancer, Study Says
- Cancer drug combination 'shrinks 60% of melanomas'
MAY 2015
- Long-term death rate among childhood cancer survivors falls by half
- Harvard medical professor: Big data and analytics help cure cancer
- Obesity 'causes one in five cancer deaths'
- CimaVax EGF, Cuba's Lung Cancer Vaccine, Is Coming To America (And That's Just The Beginning)
- Scientists trace cancer-causing chemical in drinking water back to methadone
- Cold sore virus 'treats skin cancer'
- Ovarian cancer biomarkers found
- Doctors Aren't Recommending Colon Cancer Tests To Those Who Need It Most
- Expert advises people to stay aware of skin cancer
- Ex-MLB pitcher and Western Mass. native Mike Trombley: Take skin cancer seriously
- Shoreline women in up-close-and-personal emotional documentary, ‘Cancer? Seriously?’
- Lisa Royle's Viral Breast Cancer Selfie Could Aid Early Detection
- Are gene flaws key to treating advanced prostate cancer?
- How a Childhood Vaccine Reduces Risk of a Cancer
- Surgical breakthrough preserves fertility after cervical cancer
- New Test Improves Accuracy of PSA, Prostate Cancer Detection
- Cancer screening: An example of when less can be more, experts say
- Human ingenuity takes on cancer’s Darwinian ways
- Cancer may leave early warning signs in cheek cells
- Study: Tobacco use a cause of childhood poverty
- UN health agency devotes World No Tobacco Day 2015 to combatting illegal tobacco trade
- No Tobacco Day May 31 / Anti-Drug Event May 30
- Tobacco firms get partial win over claims on smoking effects
- Big Tobacco goes into battle over plain packaging
- Smoking Rates Are Down, But A Different Type Of Tobacco Use Is On The Rise
- FDA Denies R.J. Reynolds Request to Weaken Smokeless Tobacco Warning
- Do e-cigarettes really help smokers quit tobacco? Evidence not there, study finds
- May 31 is World No Tobacco Day
- FDA has summer to finalize tobacco deeming regs, Senate Dem says
- MRI might predict breast cancer risk in some women
- Cancer-fighting Harvard student looks to a future in STEM
- Skin cancer victim shares shocking selfie of painful scabs and blisters in stark warning against using sunbeds
- 5 myths about breast cancer
- Cuba has a lung cancer vaccine - and America wants it
- Cancer care may get easier
- Skin cancer awareness and prevention
- Hospital's new ultrasound system to improve breast cancer detection
- It's World Ovarian Cancer Day, and here are 8 things you need to know about this disease
- Survival odds improving for ovarian cancer
- What cancer patients need to know
- Cancer drug spending tops $100 Billion, up 10% in a year
- May is National Skin Cancer Awareness Prevention month
- IBM collaborates with 14 cancer institutes to decipher genomic data
- New cancer drugs are expensive, but price control are misguided
- Americans still skip life-saving cancer tests
- Cancer survivor designs cards that say all the right things
- Identifying skin cancer: 37 photos you need to see
- New ovarian cancer test twice as effective as existing methods
- New video warns firefighters of cancer dangers
- Breastfeeding reduces the risk of breast cancer
- We can win the war on cancer
- Worse survival after lung cancer surgery for residents of poor neighborhoods
- May is National Skin Cancer Awareness Month
- Changes in the blood can predict cancer years in advance
APRIL 2015
- Bodily changes can signal ovarian cancer
- The future of cancer: closer to a cure
- Cancer rates among patients with hepatitis C are increased compared to those not infected
- Cuba has had a lung cancer vaccine for years
- Tanning salons boast health benefits in bogus ad campaigns: officials
- Insurance coverage for mammograms jeopardized by new guidelines, congresswoman and breast cancer survivor says
- Overconsumption of vitamins and supplements increases risk of cancer: doctor
- Colorectal cancer: what you should know
- Could broccoli protect against cancer?
- 8 ways to significantly lower your chance of ever getting cancer
- New blood test shows promise in cancer fight
- The state of the cancer nation
- AstraZeneca reports strong progress with cancer drugs ahead of results
- Study sparks debate on accuracy of genome tests for cancer patients
- The oral cancer risk you might not know about
- Being fit at midlife seems to reduce cancer risk later
- Big bills a hidden side effect of cancer treatment
- Breath test might spot stomach cancer risk
- Muscle-building supplements increase risk of testicular cancer
- 17% of women diagnosed with breast cancer 'waited over a month to see GP'
- Israeli team finds two proteins that can suppress cancer
- HPV vaccine in men would save costs of treating throat cancer
- Why some doctors hesitate to screen smokers for lung cancer
- Why survival rate is not the best way to judge cancer spending
- Can cancer be stopped?: One of the world’s most decorated doctors on the remarkable progress made and the daunting road ahead
- How dogs can help diagnose prostate cancer
- Sound waves could help detect hard-to-find cancer cells
- Discovery of brain cancer cell weakness may improve treatment
- Research: genes could be key in the cancer fight
- Personalized cancer vaccines have already helped treat three patients
- Fitness affects men’s cancer risks, survival rates
- Can we beat cancer at its own game?
- U.S. cancer incidence & mortality are mostly stable or decreasing
- Removal of ovaries, fallopian tubes to reduce cancer risk becoming more common
- Experimental cancer drug shrinks tumors by half: study
MARCH 2015
- Easier screening tests for colon cancer
- What I hope everyone learns from PBS' big cancer documentary
- Report finds troubling breast cancer rates in black women
- New data helps doctors zero in on breast cancer risks, treatments
- The condition cancer research is in
- Ken Burns tackles history of cancer
- Colon cancer patient 'poster boy' for regular screening
- Diabetes, Advanced Breast Cancer Linked in Study
- '60 Minutes' examines polio as cancer treatment
- Colon cancer is preventable; people need to get screened
- Ovarian cancer treatment set to improve following biomarker discovery
- Angelina Jolie can’t raise cancer awareness alone
- Consuming three alcoholic drinks a day may cause liver cancer – study
- Top weedkiller could cause cancer. Should we be scared?
- Stats split on progress against cancer
- Fetuses reacting to moms' smoking
- New PBS cancer documentary filmed at Johns Hopkins Hospital
- Smoking may be linked to prostate cancer's return
- Do we need to end the 'war' on cancer?
- Meet Harlem's $238 million cancer killer
- Dana-Farber study questions benefits of online genetic testing
- Throat, tonsil and tongue cancer might be linked to oral sex
- Fitbit CEO: Wearables aren’t a cancer concern
- Cancer study: Genomes may predict aspirin's benefits
- Google wins patent for wristband that could treat
- At Eat4Life, local chefs crusade for Colon Cancer Awareness Month with gut-friendly recipes
- Obesity raises women's risk of seven cancers by 40%: 18,000 women develop disease each year as a result of being overweight
- Breast biopsies leave room for doubt, study finds
- Lost in transition after cancer
- No Butts About It: There’s cancer on the lunch line for Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
- Breaking down barriers to cancer care
- 'Love Your Butt' Campaign encourages you to get screened for colon cancer
- Japanese scientists are developing a way to detect cancer using worms and urine
- Princess Reema launches historic breast cancer awareness campaign for Saudi women
- Tetanus vaccine boosts cancer vaccine in fighting brain tumor
- New guidelines help doctors help cancer patients quit smoking
- Is the cost of cancer killing us?
- Why a powerful cancer drug only helps some patients
- Vegetarian diet may cut colon cancer
- Experimental treatment puts terminal B.C. cancer patient into remission after 5 weeks
- How to nudge people toward smarter cancer-screening decisions
- Doctors study tumors’ genetic makeup to guide cancer treatment
- Plant-based diet, with fish, may lower risk of colorectal cancer
- More evidence breast cancer and prostate cancer cluster in families
- Your body, after cancer
- A breakthrough treatment for lung cancer approved
- What every firefighter's spouse should know about cancer
- New cancer treatments target disease-causing mutations
- How a group of lung cancer survivors got doctors to liste
FEBRUARY 2015
- Want to cut your cancer risk? Lose that weight
- A faster way to try many drugs on many cancers
- Colon cancer's location may be factor in survival
- New HPV vaccine promises to eradicate 90 percent majority of cervical cancer
- Decline in smoking rates could increase deaths from lung cancer
- Small molecule might help reduce cancer in at-risk population, study finds
- More-accurate cancer tests based on computer math
- Eat your fruits and veggies. That’s a good way to help prevent cancer
- We can practice cancer prevention every day
- US initiative aims to improve cancer care, cut costs
- Hormone replacement therapy raises new cancer concern
- Ground-breaking lung cancer breath test in clinical trial
- Tim Cook on Apple watch: 'Sitting is the new cancer'
- Eisai expects new cancer drug to bring in $1 billion a year by 2020
- Uncovering cancer’s metabolic quirks
- Broadcast schedule: "Living Cancer" series
- Harnessing the immune system to fight cancer
- Preventing cancer upstream: California's safer consumer products program
- Rejected prostate cancer drug 'extends life'
- Breath of fresh air: Medicare to cover lung cancer screening
- The future of cancer: ‘Not beyond us,’ if we look behind us
- World Cancer Day: Life after recovery
- World Cancer Day 2015: For some, surviving cancer is a journey not a race
- Breast cancer death rates drop dramatically over 20 years
- Pfizer's breast cancer drug approved two months early by FDA
- Lung cancer kills more women than breast cancer in developed world
- World Cancer Day: Do you know what the biggest cause of cancer is?
- A boy who had cancer faces measles risk from the unvaccinated
- What you should know about pancreatic cancer
- Meet cologuard: the colon cancer test you can take home
- Scientists discover more potential biomarkers of early pancreatic cancer
JANUARY 2015
- Prostate Cancer: What are the symptoms and risk factors?
- Researchers find reason pancreatic cancer resists chemotherapy drug
- In the way cancer cells work together, a possible tool for their demise
- Sugary drinks tied to earlier periods, higher breast cancer risk
- Fitness a key weapon against some cancers
- Myriad genetics ending patent dispute on breast cancer risk testin
- Constant heartburn could be a sign of stomach, esophageal cancer
- Life before and life after cancer
- Lifestyle changes to help reduce the risk of breast cancer
- Partnership between U-M and WCC photography students helps cancer patients cope
- The problem with beating cancer
- Designed molecules trap cancer cells in deadly cages
- ‘Hidden’ high levels of cancer-causing formaldehyde found in e-cigarettes
- This drink could protect you from skin cancer
- City rushes to rid water of cancer-causing agent after oil spill
- Obama vows more research to cure cancer, diabetes
- Routine screening for cervical cancer urged
- HPV or Pap: Which test is best for cervical cancer?
- Gene may explain why pancreatic cancer is so aggressive
- Fewer patients with advanced colon cancer getting surgery
- Heart risk factors tied to uterine cancer risk
- Vitamin D may boost colon cancer survival
- New drug Opdivo successfully ends lung cancer trial
- Potential new drug target for combating chemo-resistant cancer cells
- Long-term flu shot, cancer cure are almost a reality: Mount Sinai chief
- Will HPV test replace Pap in detecting cervical cancer?
- Warning: that tan could be hazardous
- Scientists identify new gene that drives triple-negative breast cancer
- NHS to rein in cost of Cancer Drugs Fund
- Deeper family history may shed light on prostate cancer risk, study shows
- Specialists split over HPV test's role in cancer screening
- New policy statement issued on e-cigarettes by cancer organizations
- Anger as fund cuts six breast cancer drugs
- The cheaper cancer drug that could pave the way for much more affordable medicine
- Melanoma is the deadliest form of skin cancer
- Novel Imaging Technique Improves Prostate Cancer Detection
- Your chances of surviving cancer may depend on where you live
- Cancer death rates down
- Groundbreaking Study Reveals The Main Reason Behind Most Cases Of Cancer
