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1 in 20 Cases of Melanoma Linked to Tanning Beds: Study
1 in 4 Breast Cancer Diagnoses May Spur PTSD
10 Years of Tamoxifen Better Than 5: Study
10 Years On, Still Much To Be Learned From Human Genome Map
11 Countries Now Restrict Indoor Tanning Before Age 18
3-D Imaging Might Make Some Surgeries Safer
3-D Mammograms Might Be Safer, More Accurate, Early Study Shows
Abandoning PSA Screening Could Cost Lives: Study
Abdominal 'Chemo Bath' May Extend Survival in Ovarian Cancer Patients
Abraxane Approved to Treat Advanced Lung Cancer
Acupuncture Might Ease Fatigue Linked to Breast Cancer
Advice From a Cancer Veteran: Do What's Best for You
Afinitor Disperz Approved for Rare Tumor
Age, Other Illnesses May Make Prostate Cancer Treatment Unnecessary
Agent Orange Tied to Lethal Prostate Cancer
Alcohol Blamed for 1 in Every 30 Cancer Deaths: Study
Almost Half of Cancer Doctors Report Symptoms of Burnout: Survey
American Cancer Society Celebrates 100 Years of Progress
Among Hispanics, Risky Sun Exposure Varies by Language Spoken: Study
Angelina Jolie Has Preventive Double Mastectomy
Angelina Jolie Will Have Ovaries Removed to Lower Chances of Cancer: Report
Another Study Finds Colonoscopy Can Save Lives
Another Study Links Diabetes Drug Actos to Bladder Cancer
Antidepressant Lessens Chemo-Related Pain
Antioxidants in Tea, Fruit, Veggies Might Fight Prostate Cancer: Study
Antioxidants Might Help Cut Pancreatic Cancer Risk, Study Suggests
Antiviral Therapy for Hepatitis C May Thwart Liver Cancer
Antiviral Therapy May Cut Recurrence of Hepatitis B-Linked Liver Cancer
Anxiety Often Plagues Cancer Survivors and Their Loved Ones
Are Pricey Computer-Aided Mammograms Worth It?
As Economy Rebounds, More Folks Try Turning Back Hands of Time
As Summer Approaches, Experts Offer Tips on Preventing Skin Cancer
Aspirin May Reduce Risk of Liver Cancer, Death From Liver Disease
At-Home Drug Errors Common for Kids With Cancer, Research Shows
Avastin May Boost Survival in Advanced Cervical Cancer: Study
Avastin May Help Boost Survival With Aggressive Cervical Cancer: Study
Avastin Shows No Benefit for Earlier Colon Cancer: Study
Avastin Won't Extend Breast Cancer Survival: Study
Avoiding Alcohol May Cut Risk for Esophageal Cancer
B Vitamin Supplements Don't Affect Colon Cancer Risk: Study
Before Deciding on Breast Implants, Consider FDA Precautions
'Believing' Propels Cancer Survivors to Exercise, Study Finds
Benefits of CT Scans May Outweigh Cancer Risk for Young Adults
Benefits of Exercise on Prostate Cancer Risk May Vary by Race
Black Breast Cancer Patients May Have Higher Death Risk in First 3 Years
Black Breast Cancer Survivors Face Higher Heart Failure Risk: Study
Black Men Often Face Delays in Prostate Cancer Care: Study
Black Patients More Apt to Have Voice Box Removed When Cancer Strikes
Black Patients With Kidney Cancer Fare Worse Than Whites: Study
Black Prostate Cancer Patients More Likely to Delay Treatment: Study
Black Women More Likely to Die From Breast Cancer: Report
Blood Cancer Patients May Benefit From New Transplant Technique
Blood or Bone Marrow Better for Stem Cell Transplants?
Blood Pressure Drugs Linked to Lip Cancer in Study
Blood Test May Help Define Breast Cancer Risk in Older Women
Blood Test May Spot Rare Lung Cancer
Blood Test May Spot Serious Health Risks in Women
Blood Test Might Help Guide Pancreatic Cancer Treatment
Blood Test Might Spot High-Risk Breast Cancer Genes
Blood Test Might Spot Pancreatic Cancer Early, Study Finds
Blood Thinners May Boost Survival for Prostate Cancer Patients: Study
Body Fat May Affect Death Risk Among Breast Cancer Patients
'Boomers' With Hepatitis C Boosting Demand for Liver Transplants
Boosting Patients' Well-Being During Cancer Treatment
Boys With Undescended Testicles at Higher Risk for Testicular Cancer: Study
Breast Cancer Charity Overstates Value of Mammograms: Researchers
Breast Cancer Death Rates Higher for Black Women: Study
Breast Cancer Drug Duo Wins Out in Study
Breast Cancer Drug Linked to Sexual Problems in Older Women
Breast Cancer Drug May Harm the Heart More Than Thought
Breast Cancer Drug Might Help Men on Prostate Cancer Therapy
Breast Cancer Gene May Be Tied to Early Menopause
Breast Cancer Gene Tests Won't Help Most Women: Report
Breast Cancer Radiation Has Long-Term Heart Effects: Study
Breast Cancer Research Needs More Focus on Environment: Report
Breast Cancer Survival Varies by Race, Ethnicity, Study Shows
Breast Reconstruction Using Women's Own Tissue Appears Safe: Study
Breast-Feeding Might Cut Risk for Tough-to-Treat Breast Cancer: Study
Brief Life Expectancy Should Rule Out Certain Cancer Screenings: Study
Calcium May Cut Risk for Precancerous Colon Lesions in Some People
Calcium, Vitamin D Supplements May Pose Risks for Men With Prostate Cancer
Campaign Has Smokers Listening to Smoking's Victims
Campaign Urges Smokers to Enlist Doctors' Help in Quitting
Can Allergies Thwart Fatal Colon Cancer?
Can Selenium Lower Risk of Advanced Prostate Cancer?
Cancer Cases Dropped After Nuke Plant Closed: Study
Cancer Chemotherapy Tied to Slight Rise in Risk for Leukemia
Cancer Costs Billions Yearly in U.S. Worker Productivity: Study
Cancer Drug Doesn't Speed Up Tumor Growth, Researchers Say
Cancer Drug May Flush Out 'Hidden' HIV: Study
Cancer Overtakes Heart Disease as Top Cause of Death Among U.S. Hispanics
Cancer Patients May Be Unintended Victims of Budget Cuts
Cancer Patients May Face Higher Bankruptcy Odds
Cancer Patients Often Shy Away From Talking About Costs
Cancer Portrayed Too Grimly in Movies, Study Suggests
Cancer Rates Dropping Among Black Americans
Cancer Rates Vary Widely by State, Race: CDC Report
Cancer Society Suggests CT Lung Screening for Heavy Smokers
Cancer Survivors Call in Sick to Work More Often, Study Finds
Cancer Survivors Prefer to Stay With Cancer Doctors: Study
Cancer-Related Fatigue Often Overlooked, Study Finds
CDC Launches New Graphic Antismoking Ads
Certain Heart Meds May Give Chemo a Boost
Certain Skin Cancers More Common in HIV-Positive People
Cervical Cancer Spotted Later in Women Without Health Insurance
Cervical Disease Treatment Not Linked to Premature Birth Risk
'Chemo Brain' After Breast Cancer Backed by Study
'Chemo Brain' May Occur Before Treatment Even Starts
Chemo May Extend Survival After Breast Cancer's Return
Chemo Pills Effective, But Patients May Skip Doses
Child Abuse Linked to Higher Odds for Cancer as Adult
Childbirth After 30 Lowers Risk of Endometrial Cancer: Study
Children of Older Parents With Cancer May Be at Risk, Too
Children Who Have CT Scans May Face Higher Cancer Risk
Child's Cancer Often Causes Parents Severe Distress: Study
Cholesterol Drugs Might Boost Kidney Cancer Survival
Chronic Heartburn May Raise Odds for Throat Cancer: Study
Chronic Illness Afflicts Most Childhood-Cancer Survivors, Study Finds
Clearing Up the Confusion on When to Get a Pap Test
Coffee May Cut Your Risk for Common Form of Skin Cancer
Coffee May Lower Risk of Death From Mouth Cancer: Study
Coffee May Speed Up Bowel Recovery From Colon Surgery
College Students Who Use Tanning Beds Often Burn: Study
Colon Cancer Gene Database May Assist Research Efforts
Colon, Rectal Cancers Seem to Be Same Disease
Colonoscopy Cuts Advanced Cancer Risk by 70 Percent: Study
Colorful Fruits, Vegetables May Be Key to Cancer-Fighting Diet
Common Diabetes Drug Shows Promise as Ovarian Cancer Treatment
Common Heart Drug Linked to Cancer Risk in Study
Common Heart Drug Might Improve Lung Cancer Survival
Common Skin Cancer a Chronic Condition, Study Says
Cosmetic Procedures for Arms on the Rise, Plastic Surgeons Say
Costly Breast Cancer Screenings May Not Help Seniors: Study
Could Compact Fluorescent Bulbs Pose Skin Cancer Risk?
Could Duration of Prostate Cancer Hormone Therapy Be Halved?
Could Green Tea Help Fight Prostate Cancer?
Creative Arts May Help Cancer Patients Cope
CT Scans Reduce Lung Cancer Deaths, Study Confirms
Cutting Unneeded CT Scans in Kids Could Lower Future Cancer Risk
Daily Aspirin Linked to Lower Risk for Deadly Skin Cancer in Women
Daily Aspirin May Cut Cancer Deaths, Another Study Finds
Daily Aspirin May Help Fight Prostate Cancer, But Not Breast Cancer
Daily Sunscreen Helps Middle-Aged Skin Stay Young: Study
Delaying Colonoscopy Puts Man in Grave Danger
Dense Breasts Not Linked to Cancer Deaths
Depression Could Shorten Cancer Survival, Study Suggests
Depression, DNA Linked to Higher Death Risk in Bladder Cancer Patients
DNA Test Shows Promise in Guiding Advanced Breast Cancer Care
Doctors Often Misinterpret Patients' Wishes, Study Says
Doctors Too Pap-Happy, Survey Suggests
Doctors Who 'Self-Refer' to Radiation Clinics Add to Patients' Burden: Study
Doubling Time on Tamoxifen Cuts Odds for Breast Cancer's Return: Study
Drug May Aid People With Advanced Thyroid Cancer
Drug May Work Against Advanced Thyroid Cancer
Drug Used to Prevent Prostate Cancer Won't Lower Quality of Life
Drugs Can Cut Breast Cancer Risk for Some, Task Force Finds
Eating Meat May Raise Breast Cancer Risk in Whites: Study
Endoscopes Not Always Cleaned Properly: Study
EPA Lowers Permissible Soot Levels in Air
Estrogen Level in Pregnancy May Affect Breast Cancer Risk in Daughters
Even Light Smoking Boosts Women's Risk of Sudden Heart Death: Study
Even Moderate Exercise Might Cut Breast Cancer Risk: Study
Every 3 Years Is Best for Stomach Cancer Tests: Study
Evidence Grows That Cancer Has Its Own Stem Cells
Excess Pounds Raise Risk of Breast Cancer Recurrence, Death: Study
Experimental Drug May Work Against Hepatitis C
Experimental Drug Shows Benefits Against Melanoma in Early Study
Experimental Drugs Show Promise Against Prostate Cancer
Experimental Vaccine Might Help Women Already Infected With HPV
Experimental Vaccine Shows Promise for Ovarian Cancer
Expert Panel Suggests PSA Test May Benefit Some Men
Experts Dispel Common Melanoma Myths
Face-Down Position May Be Safer During Radiation for Breast Cancer: Study
False-Positive Mammograms Can Trigger Long-Term Distress
Fans of Reality Beauty Shows Twice as Likely to Tan: Study
FDA Approves New Drug to Fight Advanced Prostate Cancer
FDA Bans BPA From Baby Bottles, Sippy Cups
FDA Gives Nod to New Breast Cancer Drug
FDA Issues Another Warning on Fake Version of Cancer Drug Avastin
FDA OKs Drug for Advanced Prostate Cancer
FDA OKs Expanded Use of Prostate Cancer Drug
FDA OKs First Ultrasound Imaging System for Dense Breasts
FDA Proposes Tougher Warnings for Tanning Beds
Few Doctors Discuss Exercise With Cancer Patients: Study
Fine-Tuning Breast Cancer Treatments: What Works Better?
First Generic Version of Cancer Drug Doxil Approved
Fitness in Middle Age May Help Shield Men From Cancer Later
Fluorescent Tracer 'Lights Up' Brain Tumor for Surgery
Folic Acid Supplements Don't Affect Cancer Risk, Review Finds
For Aggressive Breast Cancer, Chemo May Work Better in the Young
For Early Cancer, Lumpectomy Beats Mastectomy for Survival: Study
For Older Women, Mammograms Every 2 Years Found as Good as Annual Test
For Older Women, Missed Mammograms Tied to Worse Breast Cancer Outcomes
For One Woman, HPV Vaccine Was a 'No-Brainer'
For Psychiatric Patients, Cancer Is Often Spotted Too Late
For Some Seniors With Skin Cancer, Surgery Not Always Best Choice
Freezing Treatment May Help Destroy Lung Tumors: Study
Fried Foods May Boost Prostate Cancer Risk, Study Says
Gauging Brain Cancer Survival Time May Get Easier: Study
Gel Manicures Durable, But Can Cause Lasting Problems
Gene Discovery May Offer Breakthrough for Rare Leukemia
Gene May Boost Death Risk From Most Common Thyroid Cancer
Gene Might Predict Brain Tumors' Aggressiveness
Gene Mutations Appear Key to Childhood Leukemia Risk, Study Says
Gene Mutation's Benefit for Ovarian Cancer Patients May Not Last: Study
Gene-Based Blood Test for Colon Cancer Shows Promise
Gene-Based Blood Test Might Help Spot Colon Cancer
Genes Linked to Effectiveness of Tamoxifen for Breast Cancer
Genes May Be Key for Patients With Multiple Colon Polyps
Genes May Determine Aspirin's Effect on Advanced Colon Cancer
Genes May Influence Impotence After Prostate Radiation
Genetics May Be Tied to Breast Cancer Risk in Unexpected Ways
Going Online for Info May Reflect a Pro-Active Stance Against Cancer
Grapefruit Juice May Give Boost to Cancer Treatment: Study
Great American Smokeout Is Thursday
Grilling Tips to Cut Colon Cancer Risk
Half of People With Hepatitis C Don't Complete Needed Tests: CDC
Harmful Chemicals Found in Day Care Centers, Study Says
Health Issues Add to Risk of Vitamin D Deficiency, Study Says
Health Tip: Smokeless Tobacco Isn't Safe Either
Health Tip: Surviving With Cancer
Healthy Grilling Tips for Summer Barbecues
Healthy Lifestyle Boosts Survival Odds for Older Women With Cancer
Heart Disease Risk Factors Also Tied to Death From Prostate Cancer
Heart Failure Patients May Be at Higher Risk for Cancer: Study
Heavy Smokers, Drinkers May Face Pancreatic Cancer Earlier in Life
Heavy Smoking May Raise Odds for Lethal Bladder Cancer
Herceptin May Carry Higher Heart Risks for Women Than Thought
'Hidden' HPV May Reactivate in Older Women, Study Suggests
High-Carb Diet Linked to Colon Cancer Recurrence in Study
Higher Fruit, Veggie Intake Tied to Lower Risk of a Tough-to-Treat Breast Cancer
High-Fat Dairy Foods Linked to Worse Survival After Breast Cancer
HIV Drug May Prevent Bone Marrow Transplant Complication
Hoping to Ease Shortage, FDA Fast-Tracks Generic Form of Cancer Drug
Hops, Key to Flavor in Beer, May Prove Useful in New Drugs
Hormone Replacement Therapy: Safe or Not?
How Cervical Cancer Vaccines Came to Be
HPV Might Raise Risk of Form of Skin Cancer
HPV Shot Doesn't Encourage Sexual Activity in Girls: Study
HPV Test Beats Pap Long-Term: Study
HPV Vaccine Lowering Infection Rates Among Girls: CDC
Human Gene Patent Case Goes to Supreme Court
Hysterectomy May Not Raise Heart Risks After All: Study
If Colonoscopy Picks Up Cancer Risk, Get Next Screen in 5 Years: Study
Imaging Tests Up Among Advanced Cancer Patients
Immune Therapy Shows Early Promise for Advanced Leukemia
Immune-Based Drug Shows Promise Against Advanced Melanoma
Implants May Delay Breast Cancer Detection, Raise Death Risk
Indoor Tanners Rationalize Risky Behavior, Study Finds
Indoor Tanning Causes Common Skin Cancers, Study Finds
Intermittent Hormone Treatment for Prostate Cancer Not the Best
Is a Breath Test for Colon Cancer Possible?
Is Early Baldness in Blacks a Clue to Prostate Cancer?
It's Possible to Be Obese and Heart-Healthy: Studies
Japan Nuke Disaster Will Kill Up to 1,300 People Worldwide, Study Estimates
Just How Might Exercise Lower Breast Cancer Risk?
Keeping Fit May Boost Survival With Endometrial Cancer
Kids' Abdominal Injuries May Not Warrant CT Scan
Kyprolis Approved for Multiple Myeloma
Lab Contamination Behind Debunked Link Between Virus, Prostate Cancer
Lance Armstrong Resigns as Chairman of Cancer Foundation
Lance Armstrong Stripped of Tour de France Titles
Laser Liposuction May Zap Fat Without Skin Sag: Study
Least Aggressive Breast Cancer Still Poses Long-Term Risk, Study Finds
Less Frequent Pap Tests Safe for Most Women, Ob/Gyn Group Says
Leukemia Patients Get Treatment Boost From Donors' Immune Cells
Limited Radiation May Help Some Kids With Lymphoma
Longer Wait for Mammogram After Benign Breast Biopsy May Be Warranted
Longtime Smokers Lose a Decade of Life
Look for New, Improved Sunscreen Labels
Low Breast-Feeding Rate Linked to Early Deaths, Illnesses: Study
Low-Cal Diets Kept Monkeys Healthier, But Didn't Lengthen Lives
Low-Income, Minority Parents More Open to HPV Vaccine for Girls, Study Says
Lung Cancer Scares Vary by State, Study Finds
Mailed Kits May Prompt Parents to Protect Kids From Sun
Mammo Rates Unchanged Despite Controversial Guidelines
Mammograms Can Measure How Breast Cancer Drug Is Working: Study
Mammograms Do Not Prevent Advanced Breast Cancer, Study Suggests
Mammograms Every Other Year OK for Women Over 50: Study
Mammograms Have 'Limited or No Effect' on Breast Cancer Deaths: Study
Mammography Doesn't Reduce Breast Cancer Death Rates: U.K. Study
Mammography's Benefits Outweigh Harms for Older Women: Study
Many Black Women Prone to Gene-Driven Breast Cancer: Study
Many Kids Who Undergo Stem Cell Transplants Must Return to Hospital
Many Lesbians Not Screened for Cervical Cancer, Study Finds
Many Mistakenly Think Radiation Might Cure Terminal Lung Cancer
Many Ovarian Cancer Patients Denied By-the-Book Care, Study Says
Many Suffer Chronic Pain After Breast Cancer Surgery, Study Finds
Many Terminal Cancer Patients Put False Hope in Chemo, Study Finds
Many Who Got Thyroid Cancer After Chernobyl Still Alive: Study
Many Young Breast Cancer Patients May Opt for a Mastectomy
Medical Group Notes Key Elements of Well-Woman Exams
Medical Marijuana: Voodoo or Legitimate Therapeutic Choice?
Medicare Spending Not Linked to Longer Cancer Survival
Melanoma Odds Doubled for Transplant, Lymphoma Patients: Study
Melanoma Rates Rising in U.S. Children
Menopause-Like Woes Hinder Breast Cancer Treatment: Study
Metformin Won't Aid Breast Cancer Survival in Diabetics
Michael Douglas Blames His Throat Cancer on Oral Sex
'Microbeads' May Boost Survival in Advanced Colon Cancer Patients
Midlife Fitness May Mean Healthier Old Age, Study Finds
Might Smallpox Virus Help Fight a Lethal Breast Cancer?
Millions Got Free Preventive Care Due to Health Law, HHS Says
Millions of Healthy Years of Life Lost to Cancer Worldwide
Millions of Nonsmokers Exposed to Smoke From Neighbors' Apartments: Report
Minorities Less Prone to Think They'll Get Cancer: Study
Missing Follow-Up Colonoscopies Could Raise Colon Cancer Risk
Moderate Drinking May Not Affect Breast Cancer Survival: Study
Modified Polio Virus May Help Fight Brain Tumors, Study Suggests
More Americans Have at Least 2 Chronic Health Issues: CDC
More Cancers May Be Missed Under Latest Mammogram Guidelines
More Evidence Shows Hormone Therapy May Increase Breast Cancer Risk
More Evidence That Smoking Raises Breast Cancer Risk
More Focused Radiation Treatment May Work Better Against Brain Tumors
More Genetic Insights Into 3 Types of Cancer
More New Drugs a Bad Fit With Grapefruit, Study Finds
More Stomach, Esophageal Cancers Seen in AIDS Patients Than Others
More Than a Quarter of Melanoma Survivors Skip Sunscreen, Study Finds
More U.S. Kids Get High-Radiation Scans, Study Says
More Younger Women Diagnosed With Advanced Breast Cancer: Study
Most Americans Say 'No' to Smoking in Their Homes, Cars
Most Docs OK With Medical Marijuana: Survey
Most Doctors Don't Help Lung Cancer Patients Quit Smoking: Survey
Most Men Don't Need PSA Tests, Doctors' Group Says
Most Prostate Cancer Patients Don't Die From the Disease: Study
Most Women Who Choose Double Mastectomy Don't Need To, Study Shows
Multiple Brain Tumors Even More Malignant: Study
Multivitamins May Slightly Lower Men's Cancer Risk: Study
Myelodysplastic Syndrome Linked to Abnormal Stem Cells
Nearly 14 Million Cancer Survivors in U.S.: Report
New Analysis Says Evidence Lacking for HRT-Breast Cancer Link
New Clues to Cancer Resistance From Long-Lived Rodents
New Clues to How Alcohol May Boost Cancer Risk
New Clues to How Exercise May Reduce Breast Cancer Risk
New Device May Reduce Repeat Breast Cancer Surgeries
New Device May Show Doctors More of the Colon
New DNA Test Shows Promise for Spotting Colon Cancer
New DNA-Based Blood Test May Spot Signs of Cancer
New Drug May Help Fight Certain Advanced Lung Cancers
New Drug May Help Immune System Fight Cancer
New Drug May Slow Advanced Ovarian Cancer
New Drug Regimens May Slow Advanced Breast Cancer
New Gene Test Predicts Whose Mouth Lesions Might Be Cancerous
New Guidelines Issued for Biopsy Use in Melanoma Patients
New Guidelines Urge Limiting Endoscopy for GERD
New Melanoma Drug May Extend Survival
New Melanoma Treatment Might Delay Cancer Progression
New Pap Guidelines May Miss Aggressive Cancer in Young Women: Study
New Prep for Colon Screen Uses Four Pills, Not Liquid Laxative
New Raccoon Virus May Offer Clues to Human Cancer
New Silicone Breast Implants Approved
New Strategy Helps Young Lymphoma Patients Avoid Radiation Treatment
New Therapies Show Some Promise Against Pancreatic Cancer
New Video Demonstrates Skin Cancer Self-Exam
Newer Bone Drug Better for Advanced Breast Cancer Patients: Study
Newer Rheumatoid Arthritis Drugs Don't Raise Cancer Risk: Study
Newer, Pricier Prostate Cancer Radiation No Better Than Old: Study
Night Shift Linked to Raised Risk of Ovarian Cancer
No Benefit Seen in Extending Herceptin for Breast Cancer
No Dip in Cancer Screening for Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
No Drop in Teens' Use of 'Smokeless' Tobacco
No Evidence That Lupus Drugs Lead to Cancer, Says Study
Non-Melanoma Skin Cancers Tied to Risk for Other Cancers
'Nonsmoking' Hotel Rooms May Not Fully Protect Guests
Novel Drug Approach Shows Promise Against Breast Cancer
Nutrients in Fruits, Vegetables May Help Prevent Breast Cancer: Study
Obesity Complicates Lung Cancer Surgery: Study
Obesity Helps Spur Cancer's Growth, Mouse Study Suggests
Obesity Linked to Prostate Cancer, Study Finds
Obesity Might Hinder Treatment of Some Breast Cancers
Obesity, Exercise May Affect Risk for Key Type of Colon Cancer
Ob-Gyn Group Lists Procedures That May Not Be Needed
One-Third of Men With Anal Cancer Have HIV, Study Finds
On-the-Job Stress Won't Raise Your Risk for Cancer, Study Finds
Ovarian Transplants May Preserve Fertility in Young Cancer Survivors
Pace of New Drug Advances May Be Slowing, Study Finds
Pain Intensity May Help Differentiate 2 Skin Cancers
Panel Rules Against HRT for Preventing Chronic Disease
Pan-Fried Red Meat May Raise Prostate Cancer Risk: Study
Pap Test Could Spot Some Ovarian Cancers, Study Finds
Parents' Worries About HPV Vaccine on the Rise: Study
People With Darker Skin Still at Risk for Melanoma
Pets Battling Cancer Can Join Clinical Trials Too
Physical Ailments Take Toll on Mental Health: Study
Physician-Assisted Suicide Program Rarely Used, Study Finds
Plastics Chemical BPA Found in Fetal Livers
Pomalyst Approved for Advanced Multiple Myeloma
Poorer Patients Find Thyroid Cancer at Later Stage: Study
Post-Op Radiation May Boost Results for Prostate Cancer Patients: Study
Pot Use May Raise Risk of Testicular Cancer: Study
Prepping for a Colonoscopy: Why It's a Necessary Evil
Primary Care Docs Shouldn't Screen All Patients for Oral Cancer: Experts
Proscar Won't Boost Prostate Cancer Survival, Study Finds
Prostate Cancer May Be Deadlier for the Uninsured
Prostate Cancer Websites Often Hard to Understand: Study
PSA Testing Linked to Improved Prostate Cancer Survival
Quality of Life After Cancer May Depend on Tumor Type
Quick Survey May Pick Up Ovarian Cancer Warnings: Study
Quitting Smoking Before Cancer Surgery Best, Study Finds
Race May Affect Quality of Prostate Cancer Surgical Care
Race, Income Tied to Breast Cancer Treatment Delays, Reduced Survival
Race, Income Tied to Late Colon Cancer Diagnoses, Study Finds
Racial Disparities Seen in U.S. Lung Cancer Treatment
Racial Disparities Still Seen in Use of Breast Cancer Treatments
Radiation for Childhood Cancer Might Raise Diabetes Risk
Radiation Therapy May Raise Future Death Risk From Heart Surgery
Rare Breast Cancer Poses New Set of Challenges
Red Hair Pigment Might Raise Melanoma Risk: Study
Redheads May Face Higher Risk of Melanoma, Even Without Sun Exposure
Reductions in U.S. Teen Smoking Stalled: CDC
Report: 39 States on Pace for Obesity Rates Above 50%
Researchers Propose Plan for Managing Drug Shortages
Revised Sunscreen Labels Should Help Consumers Make Wiser Choices
Rise in Pregnancy-Associated Cancers Not Fully Explained by Older Age
Routine Checkups Don't Cut Cancer, Heart Deaths: Study
Rural Colon Cancer Patients Fare Worse
Scientists Can't Replicate Surprising Finding on Alzheimer's Treatment
Scientists Create Breast Cancer Survival Predictor
Scientists Discover More Genetic Clues to Testicular Cancer
Scientists Find Gene Differences in Nonsmokers With Lung Cancer
Scientists Find Links Among Parkinson's, Cancer and Family History
Scientists Gauge Radiation Dose From Trip to Mars
Scientists ID Antibody That Might Boost Cancer Therapy
Scientists ID Cancer-Causing Agent in Smokeless Tobacco
Scientists ID Gene Linked to Aggressive Liver Cancer
Scientists ID 'Genetic Signatures' for Aggressive Prostate Cancer
Scientists Link Gene to Lower Risk of Lung Cancer
Scientists Link More Genes to Common Brain Tumor
Scientists Pinpoint Most Major Genes Behind Deadly Blood Cancer
Scientists Spot Cancer Metabolism Changes
Scientists Uncover Gene Variation Linked to Melanoma
Screening Debate Typifies Prostate Cancer Uncertainties
Serious Mental Illness Tied to Higher Cancer, Injury Risk: Studies
Service That Speeds Up Breast Cancer Diagnosis Pays Off: Study
Shingles Not Linked to Increased Cancer Risk, Study States
Side Effects of Prostate Cancer Treatments Similar in Long Run: Study
Sleep Woes Tied to Prostate Cancer Risk in Study
Smartphone Apps for Skin Cancer Risk Aren't Reliable, Study Finds
Smog Exposure During Pregnancy Might Raise Child's Cancer Risk: Study
Smokers, Nonsmokers Alike Urged to Learn About Lung Cancer
Smoking Raises Asbestos Workers' Cancer Risk, Study Says
Soaring Prices Keep Leukemia Drugs From Patients, Experts Say
Socializing May Ease Pain of Breast Cancer
Some Cancer Risks Higher in 9/11 Recovery Workers: Study
Some Complain of Shorter Penis After Prostate Cancer Treatment: Study
Some HPV-Linked Cancers Rising in U.S.: Report
Some Screens Miss Spread of Breast Cancer: Study
Some Types of Skin Cancer Linked to Lower Chances of Alzheimer's
Some Women's Brains Contain Male DNA: Study
Stars Pedal Hard to Help Fight Rare Cancers
Statins May Cut Risk of Death From Cancer, Study Suggests
Stem Cell Technology May Help Rejuvenate Immune Cells
Stem Cell Therapy Reversed Chemo-Linked Infertility in Male Monkeys
Strides Made in Preventing Cancer, But Challenges Remain: Report
Strong Social Support Seems to Boost Breast Cancer Survival
Study Claims Marijuana Tied to Lower Bladder Cancer Risk
Study Examines Link Between Breast Cancer and Diabetes
Study Gives First Evidence That Adult Human Lungs Can Regrow
Study Hints of Links Between HPV and Lung Cancer
Study IDs 4 Key Habits of Successful Aging
Study Links Another Gene Variant to Male Breast Cancer
Study Links Timing of ER Visit to Prostate Cancer Survival Odds
Study Questions Guidelines on Radiation for Older Breast Cancer Patients
Study Questions Value of PSA Test for Older Men
Study Sees Link Between Prolonged Formula Feeding, Leukemia Risk
Study Supports Using Low-Dose CT Scans to Spot Early Lung Cancer
Study Ties Infant Birth Weight to Mothers' Breast Cancer Risk
Study: Chest CT Scans May Increase Breast Cancer Risk
Study: Digital Beats Film Mammography at Spotting Breast Cancer
Study: Lungs From Heavy Smokers OK for Transplant
Study: No Long-Term Heart Risks From Breast Radiation
Sugary Drinks Tied to 25,000 U.S. Deaths a Year
Sunless Tanners Still a Tough Sell, Survey Finds
Supplement of Red Wine Ingredient Won't Help Healthy Women: Study
Supportive Spouse May Extend Cancer Survival
Surgery May Spur Rise in Heart Deaths After Cancer Diagnosis: Study
Surgery Not Best Option for Early Stage Prostate Cancers: Study
Survival of 'Obamacare' Tops List of Biggest Health News in 2012
Survivor of Aggressive Breast Cancer Stresses Need for Quick Action
Taking Breaks From Prostate Cancer Hormone Therapy Seems Safe: Study
Targeted Prostate Cancer Biopsies Might Improve Care: Study
Targeted Radiation for Breast Cancer May Cause More Complications
Tattoos Can Pose Health Hazards, Doctor Warns
Testicular Cancer on Rise in U.S., Especially Among Hispanic Men
Testing Lung Cancer Patients for Gene May Aid Treatment, Study Finds
The Health Benefits, and Risks, of Alcohol
Tofu-Rich Diet May Help Women With Lung Cancer Live Longer
Too Few Girls Get HPV Vaccine Against Cancer: CDC
Too Much Drinking, Weight May Harm Liver
Too Much Sitting Linked to Chronic Health Problems
Too Much Sitting May Lower Odds of Surviving Colon Cancer
Too Much Travel May Be Tough on Olympians
Trained Beagle Sniffs Out Troublesome Hospital Infection
Trees Plus Man-Made Pollution Creates Smog, Study Suggests
Tumor in Bone Shows Neanderthals Got Cancer Too
Tweaking Dietary Fat Mix Might Boost Prostate Cancer Survival
U.S. Abandons Effort to Place Graphic Labeling on Cigarettes
U.S. Appeals Court Backs Ruling Against Graphic Images on Cigarette Packs
U.S. Cancer Death Rates Continue to Fall: Report
U.S. Cancer Death Rates Have Dropped 20 Percent Since 1991
U.S. Cancer Patients Suffering From Drug Shortages
U.S. Cancer Screening Rates Dropping: Study
U.S. Imports Scarce Nutrition Drugs for Sick Babies
U.S. Lung Cancer Deaths Highest for Blacks in Segregated Areas: Study
U.S. Mammography Rates Drop Following Task Force Recommendations
U.S. Minorities Less Likely to Get Colon Cancer Screening: Study
U.S. Panel Rejects Ovarian Cancer Screens for Low-Risk Women
U.S. Spends More on Dementia Care Than Heart Disease or Cancer: Study
Unhealthy Snacks Tied to Colon Cancer for Those at High Risk
Untreated Heartburn May Raise Risk for Esophageal Cancer, Study Says
Urologists' Group Issues Updated Guidelines on PSA Test
Using Marijuana to Treat Pain? A Pill May Outlast a Puff
UV Nail Lamps Don't Appear to Cause Skin Cancer
Vaccine With Drug Payload Shows Promise Against Tumors
Vaccines Might Become Another Way to Fight Cancer
Viagra Can Help Prostate Cancer Patients Maintain Sex Lives: Study
'Virtual' Colonoscopy Safe, Effective for Medicare Patients: Study
Vitamin D May Delay Deterioration of Smokers' Lungs: Study
'Wake-Up' Cigarette May Raise Risk for Lung, Mouth Cancers
Walk Your Way to a Longer Life, Study Says
'Watch and Wait' Approach Often Best for Older Patients With Kidney Cancer
Water Pipe No Safer Than Cigarettes: Study
What's Good for the Heart May Also Prevent Cancer
When Breast Cancer Spreads to Lungs, Surgery May Increase Survival
When Partner Has Breast Cancer, Men Find Their Own Ways to Cope
Which Women Might Benefit From Drugs to Prevent Breast Cancer?
With Benefits Unproven, Why Do Millions of Americans Take Multivitamins?
With Testicular Cancer, CT Scan Benefit May Beat Risks
Without Laws, Many Tanning Salons Would Allow Kids: Study
Women Smokers More Likely to Get Colon Cancer Than Men: Study
Women With Dense Breasts Open to Additional Cancer Screening: Study
Women With HIV May Not Have Higher Cervical Cancer Risk: Study
Women's Smoking Deaths at All-Time High in U.S.
X-Rays May Up Breast Cancer Risk for Women With Certain Genes: Study
You Can Help Reduce Your Colon Cancer Risk: Expert
Young Cancer Patients Often Lack Support: Study
Young Cancer Survivors Say Costs Hinder Follow-Up Care
Young Children Treated for Cancer May Be at Risk for PTSD: Study
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