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Women may require more oxygen uptake than men for same fitness task

If you set a healthy man and a healthy woman in a room, put them on stationary bikes with an identical amount of resistance, and ask them to exercise for the same amount of time, the woman’s respiratory muscles will demand more oxygen to complete the task.

Living alone linked with higher risk of melanoma death in men

Men who live alone may have a higher risk of dying from the skin cancer melanoma compared with men who live with a partner, a new study from Sweden finds

Researchers oppose unvalidated gene panel tests for cancer links

A group of international researchers is making the case that genetic tests that look for multiple hereditary genes suspected of being linked to breast cancer should not be offered until they are proven to be valid and useful in clinical practice.

Woman's strange skin stain caused cancer scare

A woman who had previously battled melanoma was terrified when she saw a new brown mark on her heel. Although the mark looked very similar to a type of skin cancer that appears on the foot, doctors found it was actually a harmless spot caused by touching walnuts

In the fight of her life: Triple negative breast cancer at 30

Anne Goodman was blindsided when she was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer at just 30 years old. She tells Fox News Health about her fight and the latest medical treatments that are making her a survivor

Pfizer, FDA in talks on prescription details for key breast cancer drug

Pfizer Inc said Thursday it has begun talks with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to finalize the prescription label of its breast cancer drug palbociclib, in an indication the drug was likely closer to regulatory approval.  

Mouse study finds extra oxygen may spur tumor-fighting cells

A provocative study in mice suggests something as simple as breathing in extra oxygen might give immune cells a boost in attacking cancer.

US fracking linked to higher hospitalization rates, say researchers

People who live in areas near hydraulic fracturing are more likely to be hospitalized for heart conditions, neurological illnesses and cancer, according to researchers from the University of Pennsylvania and Columbia University.

Obesity tied to higher risk of 10 common cancers

Being overweight and obese puts people at greater risk of being diagnosed with 10 common cancers, reported BBC News.

Texas baby slowly improving following emergency brain surgery, family says

Little Savannah Snodgrass -- a 7-month-old Texas girl who was stricken with a life-threatening brain tumor -- remains hospitalized at Texas Children's in Houston where her family says she is improving following her operation on Friday.