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A new design of screening could improve ratio between benefit and harms of screening Focusing prostate cancer testing on men at highest risk of developing the disease is likely to improve the ratio between benefits and the harms of screening, suggests a paper published this week on bmj.com...

A drug known as amiodarone, used to treat heartbeat irregularities, could raise a person's cancer risk, according to new research published in the journal Cancer. The study reveals that the risk, which the investigators described as "borderline significantly increased", is more prevalent in men...

Delegates at a conference in the US this week are hearing about early results of a trial of a new personalized ovarian cancer vaccine that offers new hope for the large number of patients who relapse after treatment. Three-quarters of trial patients who received the new two-step immunotherapy...

JAMA Internal Medicine Study Highlights A research letter by Zahava Berkowitz, M.S.P.H., M.Sc., of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and colleagues found that most of the 2,087 primary care clinicians surveyed recommended Papanicolaou (pap) tests sooner than recommended by...

Shared-decision making, clear patient preference recommended before PSA testing Men between the ages of 50 and 69 should discuss the limited benefits and substantial harms of the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test with their doctor before undergoing screening for prostate cancer, according to...

Ok so me,my brother, and my grandma think my dad has cancer. My dad has gotten really really skinny and hes been getting sick alot since last time he went to the hospital over a year ago for a blockage n his heart. It seems to me he's getting weak and even my grandma said his job is getting to...

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute scientists and colleagues have discovered that pancreatic cancer cells' growth and spread are fueled by an unusual metabolic pathway that someday might be blocked with targeted drugs to control the deadly cancer. Cancer cells are known to "rewire" their metabolic...

University of Montreal researchers have discovered a novel molecular mechanism that can potentially slows the aging process and may prevent the progression of some cancers. In a recent online edition of the prestigious journal Aging Cell, scientists from the University of Montreal explain how...

A new diagnostic test that uses a scientific method called metabolomic analysis could help detect pancreatic cancer early, and therefore, improve the prognosis of patients with the disease. This new screening method is safe and easy, according to new research published in Cancer Epidemiology...

The same sort of mathematical model used to predict which websites people are most apt to visit is now showing promise in helping map how lung cancer spreads in the human body, according to a new study published in the journal Cancer Research. A team of researchers used an algorithm similar to...

At the dawn of the third millennium medical researchers still know very little about gender-specific differences in illness, particularly when it comes to disease symptoms, influencing social and psychological factors, and the ramifications of these differences for treatment and prevention...

In recognition of National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, GIE: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy has published a special issue for March on colorectal cancer. The issue includes a practical guide for approaching and managing serrated colon polyps, one of the most common types of polyps, and a study...

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This might sound stupid but I worry about dumb shit. Well I tend to chain smoke when I'm sad. I haven't chained smoke in a while but today I smoked about 3 in a row. Since then my tounge hurt and now there's red bumps on it and I looked up the symptoms of mouth cancer and realized I have some of...

Maybe you need to hear some uplifting news this morning. I know I do. Well, check out the story of Iram Leon, the single dad with brain cancer who recently won a marathon in Beaumont, Texas, while pushing his daughter in a stroller. More » Single Dad With Brain Cancer Wins Marathon With...

Researchers have identified an elusive anti-cancer property of vitamin E that has long been presumed to exist, but difficult to find. Many animal studies have suggested that vitamin E could prevent cancer, but human clinical trials following up on those findings have not shown the same benefits...

Patients with locally advanced cervical cancer have better treatment outcomes and are more likely to survive the disease if they receive care at a high-volume medical center than patients treated at low-volume facilities, according to research presented at the Society of Gynecologic Oncology's...

March Is Colon Cancer Awareness Month Colon cancer, the number two cancer killer in the United States, is often preventable and highly curable. "It's important for people to understand that with proper screening, colon cancer can not only be detected early, but often can be prevented from...

More Women Should Receive Intraperitoneal Treatment, Suggests 10-Year Follow-up Patients with advanced ovarian cancer who undergo intensive treatment with chemotherapy that bathes the abdomen are significantly more likely to live longer than those who receive standard intravenous (IV)...

Men with low-risk prostate cancer who previously had to choose between aggressive treatment, with the potential for significant side effects, and active surveillance, with the risk of disease progression, may have a new option. Focal laser ablation uses precisely targeted heat, delivered through...