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5 foods that can help cut breast cancer risk

Healthy diet and eating habits can go a long way in lowering cancer risk.

This number of moles on your arm may signal a higher melanoma risk

People who have 11 or more moles on one of their arms could have a higher risk of the deadly skin cancer melanoma, according to a new study. 

Almost half of elderly patients miscalculate life expectancy

Almost half of elderly people don't have an accurate sense of how much longer they're likely to live, a problem that may lead some of them to make poorly informed medical decisions, a U.S. study suggests.

Novartis broadens cancer immune therapy pipeline with acquisition, pacts

Novartis has broadened its immuno-oncology pipeline with the acquisition of Admune Therapeutics and through licensing agreements with small drug developers Xoma and Palobiofarma.

Is less really more? ACS issues new breast cancer guidelines

False positives cause unnecessary tests

Breast cancer screening advice from 2 major groups compared

Advice varies on when women should start getting screened for breast cancer and how often.

Mammogram guidelines changed by American Cancer Society

Cancer screening recommendations updated

Fiber's cancer-fighting effect depends on gut bacteria

A high-fiber diet may protect against colon cancer, but only if you have the right gut bacteria, a new study in mice suggests.

American Cancer Society eases mammogram recommendations

In a major shift, the American Cancer Society is recommending that women at average risk of breast cancer get annual mammograms starting at age 45 rather than at age 40, and that women 55 and older scale back screening to every other year.

American Cancer Society eases mammogram recommendations

Screenings should start at age 45