TheAmericanLungAssociationhasinitiatedanationalcampaignthismonthtoeducateAmericansaboutearlydetectionoflungcancerthroughnewscreeningtestforhighriskgroups.Alow-d
Scientistshavethefirstmajorevidencethatbloodtests,calledliquidbiopsies,holdpromiseforscreeningpeopleforcancer.DoctorsfromHongKongtrieditforatypeofheadandneckcan
TheoutstandingprogressinboostingtheimmunesystemtotreatcancermayhelpunlockacureforHIV,accordingtoscientistsmeetinginParis.Thebody'snormaldefencesstruggletocleart
HIVexpertsataninternationalconferencestartingonSaturdayarekeenlycourtingcolleaguesinoncologytoexplorewhetheradvancesinharnessingtheimmunesystemagainstcancercanh
Twoexperimentaltreatmentsforskincancer,tailor-madetotargetaparticularpatient'stumours,provedsafeinsmall-scaletrials,theirdevelopersreportedWednesday.Thevaccines
ResearchersworkingonastudyledbyStanfordUniversityhaveassignedlevelsofriskto25mutationsassociatedwithbreastandovariancancer,andtheresultsmaybehelpfulinguidingtre
A high-fat diet during pregnancy may increase the risk of breast cancer over generations, a new study suggested Monday.
High-fat diet in pregnancy may increase the risk of breast cancer over generations, a new mice study suggested Monday.
A new molecular test can pinpoint which patients will have a very low risk of death from breast cancer and these "ultra-low" risk patients could be treated less aggressively to avoid toxic effects, a new clinical study indicates.
Anewmoleculartestcanpinpointwhichpatientswillhaveaverylowriskofdeathfrombreastcancerandthese"ultra-low"riskpatientscouldbetreatedlessaggressivelytoavoidtoxiceff
Researchershavepinpointedacancerproteinwhichcontrolsthedisease'sspreadfromtheskintootherorgans,andproposedWednesdaythatblockingitmaybeaneffectivetreatment.Worki
TV personality Mao Kobayashi, right, and Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ebizo announce their engagement in January 2010.
TVpersonalityMaoKobayashi,right,andKabukiactorIchikawaEbizoannouncetheirengagementinJanuary2010.MaoKobayashi,apopularTVpersonality,diedonJune22afteralongbattlew
TVpersonalityMaoKobayashi,right,andKabukiactorIchikawaEbizoannouncetheirengagementinJanuary2010.MaoKobayashi,apopularTVpersonality,diedonJune22afteralongbattlew
Researchershaveunveilednewdatatohelpbetterassessbreastorovariancancerrisksinwomen,accordingtotheUniversityofCambridgeinBritain,identifyingtheadvantagesofearlyde
ThousandsofAustraliansmokerswillbesubjectedtoregularchestscansinanattempttouncovercancerattheearliestpossiblestage,itwasannouncedonTuesday.Resultsofthetrial,bei
AustralianscientistsannouncedonFridaythattheyhavedevelopedatreatmentthatiscapableofstoppingthegrowthofaggressivebreastcancertumors.ResearchersfromtheWalterandEl