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3D printing points way to smarter cancer treatment

British scientists have developed a new use for 3D printing, putting it to work to create personalized replica models of cancerous parts of the body to allow doctors to target tumors more precisely.

Smoking causes 14 million medical conditions in US yearly, study finds

Smoking is to blame for about 14 million major medical conditions among American adults yearly, a new study shows.

Indianapolis Billboard Compares Hot Dogs to Cigarettes

Race fans who attend the Indianapolis Motor Speedway – and residents who live near the track – are being warned of a possible link between hot dogs and cancer

Mammograms do not reduce breast cancer deaths, study finds

Yearly mammograms in middle-age women do not reduce breast cancer deaths — these tests are essentially as good as physical examination alone, according to a new 25-year study from Canada.

New pancreatic cancer therapy labeled 'breakthrough' by FDA

A new, immune system-boosting therapy for pancreatic cancer was deemed a "breakthrough therapy" by government regulators meaning the drug could start extending the lives of patients within a few months 

Nutrition education may prevent breast cancer recurrence

New research has found that nutrition education focused on reducing red meat consumption and increasing fruit and vegetable consumption may reduce the recurrence of breast cancer.

What you need to know about new PSA screening guidelines

Recently, the American Urological Association (AUA) announced new guidelines for prostate specific antigen (PSA) testing. Here is what you need to know

19-year-old girl wakes up during brain surgery, asks doctors ‘How’s it going?’

A teenage girl in Poland woke up during brain surgery and asked her doctors how the operation was going, The Daily Mirror reported.

Prenatal testing may detect early-stage maternal cancer, study says

A blood test used to screen for chromosomal abnormalities in a developing fetus may also detect early-stage maternal cancers, Medical News Today reported.

Thin melanomas cause greater number of deaths

More people are dying from melanomas thinner than a dime than from the thicker cancerous skin lesions long thought to be more dangerous, according to a new study from Queensland, Australia.