New prostate cancer technology could lead to more targeted therapies After noticing an increasing PSA score, doctors typically would do a "blind" biopsy, in which doctors would blindly select areas of the prostate to test. Now in a way similar to using a GPS, doctors can utilize MRI ultra-sound fusion technology to target specific locations in the prostate to biopsy
More evidence breast cancer and prostate cancer cluster in families Women with close male relatives with prostate cancer are more likely to be diagnosed with breast cancer, a new study confirms.
Biomarkers in urine may help detect kidney cancer early, study finds More than 80 percent of patients whose kidney cancer isn’t discovered until after it has spread will die within five years, and current tests for the disease are dependent on whether a patient has started showing symptoms.
One dose, then surgery: A new way to test brain tumor drugs Lori Simons took the bright orange pill at 3 a.m. Eight hours later, doctors sliced into her brain, looking for signs that the drug was working.
Breast cancer detection not better with computer aid, study finds Computer-assisted detection used in most U.S. mammograms adds no benefit to breast cancer screening while substantially increasing costs, a large study suggests.
'Surveillance' may be safest for low-risk prostate cancer Among men whose low-risk prostate cancer was managed with so-called active surveillance for up to 15 years, just 1.5 percent died of the cancer, according to new data from a Canadian study.
Years of Sitting on the Job Linked to Cancer People in sedentary jobs for 10 years or more had twice the colon-cancer risk of those without such jobs, according to a new study in the American Journal of Epidemiology
Doctor who told hundreds of healthy people they had cancer to learn his fate Dr. Farid Fata put hundreds of people through hell in order to line his own pockets, and now federal prosecutors are seeking to put the Detroit-area oncologist away for 175 years.
Superhero helps kids deal with cancer When a child is diagnosed with an illness, they’re thrust into a world of doctor’s appointments and tests. A cancer doctor who has been treating children for 30 years has written ‘The Great Katie Kate Tackles Questions About Cancer’ to help ease anxiety and fear
Best practice guidelines released for cervical cancer screening The American College of Physicians (ACP) has released best practice guidelines to reduce overuse of cervical cancer screening for average-risk women, including what ages screening should start, stop and how many years to wait between each test.
