Prostate cancer patients whose cancer has not improved through chemotherapy may have a new, more effective medication alternative.

A common treatment for prostate cancer is radiation therapy. Traditional radiation therapy can harm healthy tissue and result in harmful side effects. A new radiation therapy offers patients a better alternative.

African-American women tend to develop more aggressive breast cancers. Researchers have uncovered ways this cancer develops, offering new hope for early diagnosis.

As you probably know, October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. And the US Food & Drug Administration 's (FDA) Office of Women's Health is offering free materials to help spread the word about the importance of having regular mammograms.

Oral cancers used to be associated with alcohol and tobacco use - particularly chewing tobacco and snuff. Not anymore. Studies show another practice is putting young men at particular risk for this form of cancer.

Doctors are hesitant to broach the admittedly difficult topic of end-of-life care. Recent research finds such conversations do not affect survival or quality of life.

Standard radiation for treating cancer usually lasts a matter of weeks. Researchers are now finding that shortening that time has long-lasting benefits for prostate cancer patients.

There's been a great deal of debate about if and/or how to treat men in their mid-70s who have prostate cancer. A new study shows that doctors are either under- or over-treating the disease in this age group.

A new association has been established between two chronic diseases - diabetes and cancer - and mice are showing scientists why.

One of the biggest dangers of rectal cancer is that it frequently returns after surgical removal. A new method has dramatically changed those risks.