Cancer biology overlaps frequently, and some drugs designed for a specific mutation may have multiple uses, as one study shows.

For men at risk for prostate cancer or diagnosed with a slowly progressive prostate cancer, the options to track the tumor are limited. A new urine test may allow men to avoid biopsies.

Metastasis turns cancer into a multi-front war. New research into identifying how cancer travels in the blood is the first step to preventing it.

There has been a lot of controversy in the medical profession over using PSA (prostate specific antigen) level tests for prostate cancer screening. A new test may actually be more accurate than the traditional method.

Food as medicine is an increasing area of research interest. The scientific community has even labeled various foods so-called "super foods." And one of those is the main ingredient in chocolate.

Targeted therapies are among the latest advances in treating cancer. They target specific genetic defects an individual has. And while the benefits are impressive, some of these drugs do have dangerous side effects.

The metal platinum is widely used in chemotherapy drugs such as Cisplatin . Another less expensive metal might have a silver lining for cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.

There are several treatments available for prostate cancer, and information on which is best has been hard to organize and difficult to interpret - until now.

Cancer develops in a struggle between the normal genes that keep your cells healthy, and other genes that developing cancer cells misuse to protect themselves.

Stage, screen and television actor Ben Gazarra , has died of pancreatic cancer, an illness he had been battling for some time. He was 81. Gazarra is best known for his big screen roles in "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof," "Anatomy of a Murder" and "The Big Lebowski ." He also appeared in the television series "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" and was the lead in the 1960s series “Run for Your Life.” Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest of all malignancies. It often starts silently, giving no warning of its menacing ways. The pancreas is both an organ and a gland. Its ...