The European Union (EU) has to increasingly invest in cancer prevention that is the best way to fight this widespread and deadly illness, EU health ministers agreed during a two-day informal meeting that concluded here Tuesday.
Smoking is a harmful habit that causes a number of urological diseases that few people are aware of, experts said Thursday.
Australian researchers have found that cane toad venom kills off prostate cancer cells while sparing healthy cells.
Chinese researchers said Tuesday they have developed a simple, cheap and non-invasive method to screen for prostate cancer, a common type of cancer in men worldwide.
Botox, the popular wrinkle eraser, could also be effective in treating stomach cancers, a new study said Wednesday.
Obesity could hinder the effects of a common drug that is used as part of a treatment to fight breast cancer in post-menopausal women, New Zealand scientists said Wednesday.
A lambasted claim on national television by an Australian senator last week has effectively overshadowed a key breakthrough in breast cancer research here, after the minister caused widespread outrage in claiming a link between abortion and breast cancer.
Bowel cancer patients with high levels of vitamin D in their blood are more likely to survive the disease, a study shows.
Children undergoing complex imaging tests like computed tomography (CT) scans for heart problems may have higher cancer risks over their lifetime
Way to predict survival in ovarian cancer patients by counting the number of tumor-attacking immune cells that have migrated into the tumor in an effort to eradicate it.
A kit to test for cancer using "a single drop of blood" has been approved for China and the EU.
British researchers have developed a device that can read odors in urine to help diagnose patients with early signs of bladder cancer, according to a paper published Monday in the U.S. journal Plos One.
The Chinese University of Hong Kong made public a set of scores on June 13 to predict risks of liver cancer in chronic hepatitis B patients who are receiving antiviral therapy.
The Hong Kong Breast Cancer Foundation (HKBCF) officially announced May as the “Breast Cancer Survivorship Month”, to honor the brave survivors who have fought vigorously against breast cancer and also to raise public awareness of breast heath.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said on his Twitter account Monday that he has returned home after a two-month cancer treatment in Cuba.