And what you can do to make yourself a more proactive patient
Study suggests link between high blood pressure in pregnancy and risk of the malignancy
Study may lead to better diagnosis and monitoring for head/neck cancers
But benefits only apply to normal-weight women, study says
But it's not clear if the cholesterol-lowering drugs protect against the disease
A genetic aberration may lead to effective, targeted therapies
Receptors on the surface of breast cancer cells may be the key, scientists say
Symptoms correlated with lower recurrence rates, study finds
Markers in blood or tumor tissue may help those fighting colon, lung or pancreatic malignancies
Review finds no connection between drugs that block tumor necrosis factor and malignancies
Study found those who took them were less likely to get venous thromboembolism
International review finds it's an accepted treatment in adults as well as children
Snapdragon flower pigments produced color, antioxidants in genetically modified fruit
People with changes in K-ras gene won't benefit from cetuximab, study finds
Leadership has to come from White House to offset growing complacency, presidential panel says
Strategy caused tumor regression, relapse-free outcomes in about half of patients treated
Discovery could lead to new targeted, individualized treatments, experts say
Researchers think feat could shed light on how cancer develops
Those with poorest prognosis remember the least, study finds
This imaging was best at spotting disease progression in high-risk patients, study finds
Method detects masses with higher blood flow speeds, likely indicating disease, study says
Getting chemotherapy did improve chances of survival, study found
Instructional booklet altered attitudes about indoor salons
Large study found no danger from chemical produced during high-temp cooking
New diagnostics and a potential vaccine offer hope, experts say
Research suggests aggressive treatment is viable, even for patients in their late 70s
Friday is National Mammography Day
Besides hair loss and nausea, side effects include fatigue, vomiting, mouth sores and pain
Early study suggests it pushes cells to migrate to distant sites
H. pylori could help prevent some esophageal adenocarcinomas, study suggests
A 186-gene panel, discovered in normal cells surrounding the tumor, may predict cancer survival, new research contends
Study suggests link to radiation therapy, but experts say treatments are safer today
Finding may lead to new treatments to attack other tumor subtypes, study says
Only about half receive recommended tests for colon, breast, cervical disease, study finds
Large study did discover link with benign breast disease, or when tumor was larger
1 in 6 likely to develop some form of disease by 20 years after operation, study says
Finding suggests need for more careful screening for these patients, researcher says
Blacks, the poor diagnosed at younger age, with more advanced disease, study says
But the benefit disappears when breast cancer drug is stopped
It's a good start for new vaccine, CDC says
It helped older and younger patients, study says
Analysis of 38 studies found painkillers showed protective effect
Flow cytometry illuminates signaling protein pathways, study says
Study found it detected twice as many malignancies, serious precancerous polyps
Study suggests the drug may make tumors easier to spot
Less likely to feel distress, more likely to enjoy better quality of life, study finds
But long-term effects of hormone-blocking drugs still need review, study finds
But authors say research, which focused on men, doesn't mean it's OK to smoke
Researchers also found technique could track response to treatments
Heavy men with high output of the hormone had quadruple the death risk, study found