Prostate test 'public health disaster' - discoverer
The most commonly used tool for detecting prostate cancer, routine PSA screening, has become "a hugely expensive public health...
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Experiment seeks blood test for breast cancer
An experimental approach that looks for the DNA leaking out from dead and dying cells may provide a route to a blood test...
Specialty may bias doctors' prostate cancer advice
New research suggests that the type of specialist a prostate cancer patient sees -- rather than the patient's own preference...
Melanoma risk higher in Parkinson's patients
People with Parkinson's disease face an increased risk of the most deadly type of skin cancer, new research confirms. Exams...
Smoking tied to lung cancer in women with HIV
Women infected with HIV or at risk of becoming infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, appear more likely to develop...
Bladder tumor risk higher after childhood cancer
Childhood cancer survivors are at a four-fold increased risk of developing new cancers of the bladder later in life, new...
Plant-focused diet may curb breast cancer risk
Diets high in vegetables, fruits and soy might cut the risk of developing breast cancer by 30 percent, new research suggests....
New guidelines on prostate cancer urge frank talk
New guidelines from the American Cancer Society urge doctors to make sure their patients fully understand the risks as well...
Cigarette smoking may raise prostate cancer risk
Cigarette smoking may increase a man's risk for developing and dying from prostate cancer, pooled data from 24 studies involving...
Radiotherapy delay ups risk of breast cancer return
The longer women wait for radiotherapy after breast cancer surgery, the greater the risk their disease will come back, scientists...
Maine lawmakers mull cell phone health warnings
Maine's state Legislature could soon vote on a bill making the Northeast U.S. state the first to require that cellular phones...
U.S. fish oil makers sued over supplements
A group including a California nonprofit organization is suing fish oil manufacturers and pharmacies that sell the popular...
"Big Tobacco" still on the march, WHO warns
Governments must do more to protect workers in bars, restaurants and the entertainment sector from harmful smoke, and curb...
Hormone replacement tied to lung cancer risk
Women who use hormone replacement therapy combining estrogen and progestin may have a higher risk of lung cancer than non-users,...
Is newer prostate surgery really better than the old?
Robot-assisted laparoscopic, or "keyhole," surgery appears to be no better at reducing side effects than traditional "open"...
Democratic US Sen Lautenberg diagnosed with cancer
Democratic U.S. Senator Frank Lautenberg, 86, has been diagnosed with lymphoma of the stomach and will undergo chemotherapy...
Fewer platelets may still protect cancer patients
Doctors trying to ward off unwanted bleeding in people receiving chemotherapy or bone marrow transplants can do it with half...
U.S. probes potential risks of cancer, flu, MS drugs
U.S. health regulators are reviewing potential risks of several widely used medicines. The Food and Drug Administration said...
UK cancer survival rates, spending lag Europe
Cancer death rates are falling in Britain but the chances of surviving the disease are still worse than the European average...
Breast cancer survivors who take aspirin live longer
Breast cancer survivors who take aspirin regularly may live longer and be less likely to see their cancer return, U.S. researchers...
New drug offers last-ditch prostate cancer option
Johnson & Johnson's experimental drug abiraterone can help men with advanced prostate cancer who have run out of standard...
Roger Ebert calls himself "happy" despite surgeries
Film critic Roger Ebert has opened a window on his life since losing his ability to speak four years ago, telling Esquire...
Occupation a key factor in men's lung cancer risk
Men who work in certain occupations continue to be at increased risk of lung cancer, new research from Italy shows. In fact,...
Perfect sunbed tan could cost you, EU warns
You may need a sunbed to get that especially fine tan over this long winter, but the EU warned on Friday that some tanning...
Who owns your cells? New book tackles thorny issue
No one cares about the untold numbers of cells our bodies slough off every day. But imagine that someone got hold of your...
Pricey scans have no impact in breast cancer: study
Expensive extra scans using MRI on breast cancer patients make no difference to the number of patients who have a repeat...
Childhood cancer survivors at increased heart risk
Survivors of childhood cancer who received certain types of treatment are at dramatically increased risk of dying from a...
Louis Gossett Jr. fighting prostate cancer
Actor Louis Gossett Jr, best known for his Oscar-winning role as the tough drill instructor in "An Officer and a Gentleman",...
Researchers find sex-specific lung cancer genes
Lung cancer is often dramatically different in women than it is in men, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday in another study...
Even third-hand smoke carries carcinogens
Old tobacco smoke does more than simply make a room smell stale - it can leave cancer-causing toxins behind, U.S. researchers...
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