Women's microbiomes may give cancer warning A woman's microbiome may signal if cancer is lurking in her body, a small new study suggests.
Mammograms tied to overdiagnosis of breast cancer Widespread breast cancer screening may catch more small, slow-growing tumors that are unlikely to be fatal without curbing the diagnosis of advanced cancer cases, a Danish study suggests.
Smoking costs $1 trillion, soon to kill 8 million a year, study finds Smoking costs the global economy more than $1 trillion a year, and will kill one third more people by 2030 than it does now, according to a study by the World Health Organization and the U.S. National Cancer Institute published on Tuesday.
Does having a vasectomy increase the risk for prostate cancer? Q&A with Dr. Manny: I've been thinking of getting a vasectomy, but a friend of mine told me it could increase my risk for prostate cancer. Is this true?
FDA speeds up review of Roche's Tecentriq to treat another bladder cancer Roche said on Monday that U.S. regulators agreed to priority review of its Tecentriq immunotherapy for an additional type of bladder cancer, a boost to the Swiss drugmaker's bid to expand indications for the drug.
1 month ago, she had a headache. Now, Florida girl fighting cancer and requesting get-well cards. A Florida family facing a long road to recovery as their 5-year-old receives cancer treatment is asking well-wishers to send cards to lift her spirit.
Jury: DuPont should pay Ohio man $10.5M more in cancer suit A federal jury says DuPont should pay an additional $10.5 million in damages to an Ohio man who says he got testicular cancer because of a chemical used to make Teflon.
Cancer death rates in US have fallen by 25 percent since 1991 Cancer death rates in the United States have declined steadily over the years, thanks to improved screening guidelines and falling smoking rates, among other factors, according to a report released Thursday by the American Cancer Society.
Did women foolishly follow Angelina Jolie into BRCA cancer gene testing? Did many women needlessly get tested for the cancer-causing BRCA mutations after actress Angelina Jolie announced she had been tested, as a study claimed?
Woman battling stage 4 cancer raising awareness of 'silent' disease A 54-year-old woman who attended routine check-ups is urging more awareness of ovarian cancer after she was diagnosed with stage 4 of the disease— five months after doctors said her pelvic exam results were normal.
