Radiation therapy in lymph nodes may help prevent breast cancer recurrence Two studies set to be published Thursday in the New England Journal of Medicine suggest that radiation therapy may reduce the rate of breast cancer recurrence.
New breast cancer drug prolongs life Fifty-year-old Lisa Canale has been battling breast cancer for 15 years – and although she lives with the diagnosis daily, she said she feels great. It’s partly due to a new drug she’s been taking called Kadcyla, which was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in February.
Illinois mom’s cellphone photo leads to son's cancer diagnosis For all intents and purposes, Avery Fitzgerald is an ordinary 2-year-old boy— one who jumps on the couch with his older brother when his mother looks away.
New blood test could detect breast cancer recurrence Researchers from London say they have found a new blood test that can detect breast cancer DNA months before it would show up on medical scans.
European code against cancer calls for smoke-free, active lives Cancer experts issued a 12-point code on Tuesday aimed at preventing up to half of all new cases of the disease in Europe by guiding people towards smoke-free, active lives free from cancer-causing infections and substances.
Giraffe 'kisses' goodbye dying zoo worker in touching photograph A touching moment between a zoo worker and one of his favorite animals has gone viral.
Study shows higher risk of death for obese breast cancer patients A new study of 80,000 women with early breast cancer found that obesity was associated with a 34 percent higher risk of death for pre-menopausal women whose disease is susceptible to higher levels of the hormone estrogen.
Second cancers are on the rise; 1 in 5 US cases is a repeat Second cancers are on the rise. Nearly 1 in 5 new cases in the U.S. now involves someone who has had the disease before.
Fukushima meltdown unlikely to lead to large number of cancers, U.N. scientists say Japan's Fukushima nuclear reactor meltdown in March 2011 is unlikely to lead to a large number of people developing thyroid and other cancers like after Chernobyl in 1986, U.N. scientists said on Wednesday.
Cancer deaths rise to 8.2 million, breast cancer sharply up The global death toll from cancer rose to 8.2 million in 2012 with sharp rises in breast cancer as the disease tightened its grip in developing nations struggling to treat an illness driven by Western lifestyles.
