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The uproar over new breast cancer screening guidelines in the United States underscores the delicate balance scientists and...
Making drastic changes to U.S. breast cancer screening guidelines will take much stronger evidence than that offered by a...
Eating fruits and vegetables, and drinking tea and red wine may offer overweight men and normal weight women some protection...
Women in the United States should start cervical cancer screening at age 21 and most do not need an annual Pap smear, according...
Britain's health watchdog has blocked a critical liver cancer drug, saying it is too pricey for the state health service,...
Heart patients in Norway -- where unlike many countries foods are not enriched with folic acid -- were more likely to die...
Sweeping new U.S. breast cancer guidelines released on Monday recommend against routine mammograms for women in their 40s,...
Sweeping new U.S. breast cancer guidelines released on Monday recommend against routine mammograms for women in their 40s,...
So crammed is Tanzania's only cancer treatment centre that Rukia Kondogoza, wrapped in bright kanga cloth, has to share her...
Cataract surgery does not appear to worsen the course of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a progressive loss of vision...
Australian scientists have developed a surgical technique that may allow cancer-suffering women to regrow their breasts after...
Women are six times more likely to end up separated or divorced if they are diagnosed with cancer or multiple sclerosis than...
The chemical acrylamide, which is classified as a probable cancer-causing agent, does not appear to increase overall risk...
In a study of Danish women who had surgery for breast cancer, nearly half still reported pain 2 to 3 years later, according...
Most adults transition to their post-cancer treatment lives needing minimal or no healthcare support, but a significant proportion...
Women with dense breasts who have had lumpectomies for breast cancer are at a higher risk of a recurrence, according to a...
People who live in volcanic areas may have an elevated risk of developing thyroid cancer, a new study suggests. Italian researchers...
Obesity causes more than 100,000 cases of cancer in the United States each year -- and the number will likely rise as Americans...
Scientists have managed to halt a rare and fatal brain disease with an experimental gene therapy technique using a deactivated...
Decades of illegal waste disposal in southern Italy may be having dire consequences for the health of people living in the...
An experimental vaccine cured nearly half of women with pre-cancerous growths on their genitals, producing major improvement...
Men who eat a lot of red meat and processed meats may have a higher risk of developing prostate cancer than those who limit...
Low total cholesterol may be a sign of cancer rather than a cause, as some researchers have suggested, and men who have low...
Survivors of childhood brain tumors often suffer lasting problems with memory and other "cognitive" functions, results of...
Many U.S. primary care doctors are out of step with guidelines on Pap testing for cervical cancer -- largely because they...
in particular, the shots against measles, mumps, and yellow fever, according to the researchers. However, scientists have...
Worried about what to do with fat you've had liposuctioned from pudgy areas? Researchers have turned it into stem cells in...
Worried about what to do with fat you've had liposuctioned from pudgy areas? Researchers have turned it into stem cells in...
Women dread a diagnosis of endometrial cancer, but those who drink at least two cups of caffeinated coffee a day may have...
Women who regularly use nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) have better survival after a colorectal cancer diagnosis,...
