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Chemo’s Side Effects
Chemotherapy for breast cancer – or any cancer – takes a toll on the body. A new study shows just how great – and widespread -- the toll is...more
11/13/08

Meat: Let It Marinate
Marinating meat greatly reduces the amount of suspected carcinogens produced when it is cooked at high temperatures. Spices make a difference, too...more
10/23/08

The Scent Of Skin Cancer
Some dogs are able to detect skin cancer because its cells emit an odor that is distinct from that of normal skin. A new study suggests that these odor profiles can be used to diagnose the disease non-invasively...more
10/09/08

Fertility Treatment Brings New Hope to Women Undergoing Chemotherapy
A new fertility treatment for women facing cancer treatment significantly increases the odds that they will be able harvest their eggs...more
7/28/08

Gum Disease and Cancer Risk
Research has provided yet another reason to get serious about flossing -- the risk of cancer rises in people with gum disease...more
6/16/08

Breast Cancer Risk Remains Long After Quitting HRT
A recent study has found that the risk of breast cancer persists long after a woman has stopped hormone replacement therapy...more
3/20/08

Anemia Drugs Pose Possible Danger to Cancer Patients
Some studies indicate that some anemia drugs can cause more rapid tumor growth...more
3/18/08

Caffeine Reduces Ovarian Cancer Risk
Caffeine reduces the risk of ovarian cancer; and alcohol and cigarette use had no ill effect...more
1/30/08

New Test for Prostate Cancer Risk
Researchers have found that a simple blood test can reveal the degree of genetic risk for prostate cancer...more
1/25/08

HPV Link to Head and Neck Cancer
HPV causes cervical cancer, but that's not all...more
10/10/07

Why Stopping Smoking Does Not Always Stop Cancer
Some smoking effects are irreversible...more
9/10/07

Cancer and Color
Fruits' and vegetables' color may slow colon cancer cells' growth...more
8/27/07

Low Cholesterol Associated with Cancer?
Side effects of cholestrol-lowering drugs = increased cancer risk? more
7/23/07

Fat Cells Can Kill Cancer
Using fat cells as "guided missles" against cancer...more
7/9/07

Red Wine Protects the Prostate
Are flavonoids found in red wine the key to lower prostate cancer risk? more
5/29/07

The Busier, The Better
More experience/surgeries = lower risk of death from breast cancer surgery? more
2/5/07

Family Size Linked to Brain Tumor Risk
Number of younger siblings indicates brain tumor risk? more
12/15/06

All or Nothing at All
Only reducing smoking is not enough to avoid health consequences...more
11/28/06

Three Ways to Lower Cancer Risk -- Exercise, Aspirin Consumption and Childbirth
Research on lowering cancer risk... more
11/16/06

Preventing Skin Cancer with -- a Tan
Medicinally-induced tans can protect at-risk individuals... more
9/27/06

Does Prostate Cancer Treatment Cause Diabetes and Heart Disease?
A common treatment increases risk for diabetes and cardiovascular disease... more
9/22/06

Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer: Yes or No?
OncoPlan-A: a good predictor for chemo response? more
9/15/06

Detecting a Killer
Early detection of lung cancer... more
9/14/06

Vitamin D Fights Pancreatic Cancer
Vitamin D cuts pancreatic cancer risk in half... more
9/12/06

Prostate Cancer Treatment: Too Much Too Soon?
Less aggressive treatment better? more
8/15/06

Can a Curry a Day Keep the Oncologist Away?
Not only tasty but really good for you, too... more
8/1/06

Keep on the Sunny Side
Could sunlight help reduce cancer? more
8/1/06

Cancer and the "Lance Armstrong Effect"
Is heat the key? more
7/26/06

Estrogen + Testosterone = Breast Cancer?
Is there an increased risk in menopausal women? more
7/26/06

Pomegranate 1, Cancer 0
Pomegranate juice fights prostate cancer? more
7/1/06

Fighting Back
New hope for patients with treatment-resistant lymphoma... more
4/29/05

Natural Born Killer
Viruses take aim at cancer cells... more
6/14/04

Breast Cancer Risk
Researchers find a new tool to assess a woman's chances of getting breast cancer... more
6/02/03

What Next!
Researchers find a link between showers and cancer... more
5/23/02

Tea for Two
A new study says green tea may protect against breast cancer... more
9/6/01

More Sex, More Cancer?
The more sexual partners a man has, the greater his risk of prostate cancer, researchers find... more
8/8/01



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