Health News
Scoring Life After Cancer on a Scale of 0-100
Treating esophageal cancer is rigorous. Surgery can involve not just the throat, but the chest and abdomen. So how's life after such extensive treatment? Researchers wanted to know and found out.
"Re-purposing" Drugs to Fight Thyroid Cancer
Developing new drugs takes years of research and costs millions of dollars. That's why scientists often look at the existing pool of pharmaceutical medications as possible solutions for a wide range of diseases.
At Last - Possible Therapy for Brain Metastasis
Progress is being made on most oncology fronts. Unfortunately, brain metastasis remains something medicine hasn't touched in an effective way. Researchers may have found a new opening in resolving the greatest challenge women with advanced breast cancer face.
Estrogen Blockers may Block Melanoma too
More and more, we're hearing about unintended consequences and side effects of medicines that have been on the market sometimes for years. Women who have beaten breast cancer can bask in new findings about a medication most of them take.
Why Has Liver Cancer Tripled?
While the prevalence of a number of cancers is declining, some types are on the rise. The incidence of one of the more difficult forms of liver cancer to treat has tripled over the past 30 years. And researchers are beginning to know why.
2012 Cancer Stats and Trends
A cancer diagnosis is no longer a death sentence. More people are living beyond cancer than ever before. That's the great news.
Food Affects Your Genes and Your Jeans
MicroRNA are molecules that control genes - particularly the expression (presence) of genes. Recent research illustrates that a microRNA involved in liver cancer might be a new way to treat the disease.
Cholesterol Drugs Lower Prostate Cancer Risks
They are among the most commonly prescribed medications. Now researchers are learning that the health benefits of statins may not stop at lowering cholesterol.
Cancer's "Cellular Orchestra Conductor"
Changes in cell biology are at the heart of cancer. Specifically, when our genes go off key, the cacophony of cancer blares. Scientists are now learning how these genes are reprogrammed.
Effects of Cancer
You know what cancer is, and the odds are good that someone you care about has been affected by the disease. But what does cancer do to the body?