There are two main types of cancer that start in the lungs: small cell and non-small cell lung cancer.
Lung cancers are thought to start as areas of precancerous changes in the cells lining ...
February 9, 2012 - 9:15am
For the first time since cancer statistics have been monitored, fewer U.S. women are getting lung cancer and dying from the disease.
According to the Annual Report to the Nation on the Status ...
February 6, 2012 - 9:28pm
The all-day empty calorie feast that happens each year around the Super Bowl can be a challenge for anyone concerned about his or her waist, hips and thighs. That’s especially true if you are a ...
February 1, 2012 - 9:15am
Patients with deadly metastatic melanoma who take the recently FDA-approved drug, vemurafenib, marketed under the brand name Zelboraf, are realizing an improved overall survival, but patients ...
January 31, 2012 - 1:41pm
Four new studies aimed at improving the quality of life for women breast cancer survivors are currently seeking participants in the United States and Canada.
Each study's goal is to promote a ...
January 26, 2012 - 8:23am
You may think of your mobile device as your direct connection to all things important, but do you know it could actually be your secret weapon in losing weight, avoiding risky sexual situations or ...
January 23, 2012 - 7:38pm
A blood test used on sample tissues to detect early stage pancreatic cancer is showing encouraging results and one day may lead to improved detection and treatment of the disease in high-risk ...
January 18, 2012 - 7:03pm
When a loved one is newly diagnosed with cancer it not only affects the patient, but those around them. Caregivers are often also faced with learning to “live with cancer” while managing a ...
January 17, 2012 - 11:20am
A new Facebook campaign is requesting giant U.S. toymaker, Mattel, to mass-produce a bald Barbie for girls and women who’ve lost their hair due to cancer and other illnesses.
The campaign has ...
January 11, 2012 - 12:24pm
Ginger root may help some people prevent colon cancer, according to a new study published in the journal Cancer Prevention Research.
Suzanna M. Zick, a naturopathic doctor at the University of ...
January 9, 2012 - 9:11pm
Those who know Lillian Shockney, or Lillie, as she likes to be called, say she is an unstoppable force for good. As administrative director of the Johns Hopkins Avon Foundation Breast Center in ...
January 4, 2012 - 9:56pm
New findings from a Dutch case-control study show getting a mammogram doesn’t keep you from developing breast cancer, but it can certainly save your life.
Women who attended at least three ...
January 3, 2012 - 9:38am
This year, why not be resolute about improving your health? Try these ten tips to get your New Year off to a great start and lower your cancer risk.
10. Trim your waistline: Dr. Anna E. ...
December 28, 2011 - 11:08pm
Security body scanners like those used at major airports across the country may pose a significant cancer threat, particularly to people older than 65 and women genetically at risk of breast ...
December 26, 2011 - 8:42pm
Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C), the Melanoma Research Alliance and the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) has assembled a "Dream Team" of multidisciplinary experts dedicated to melanoma ...
December 21, 2011 - 4:39pm
A new ad campaign in the African country of Mozambique is hoping to raise awareness about early breast cancer detection by enlisting some pretty powerful American women.
Wonder Woman, Storm, ...
December 20, 2011 - 9:48am
Younger looking skin may well be the hallmark of good health. After all, who wants to look their age — or worse yet, older than they actually are? As one television ad puts it, “Age gracefully? ...
December 14, 2011 - 9:54pm
A new case study looking at the evolution of follicular lymphoma shows for the first time how the blood cancer develops inside the human body. This insight is giving scientists a first look at how ...
December 12, 2011 - 8:14pm
The mayor of a small Peruvian town is concerned mineral levels in the village water supply could lead to an increase in homosexuality among residents.
José Benítez, the mayor of Huarmey, a ...
December 7, 2011 - 8:50pm
Food plays important cultural and religious roles in most societies, so it's only natural it would take center stage for the holidays. But did you know that food also has the power to help you ...
December 5, 2011 - 11:03pm
An exciting breakthrough in cancer research was announced this week. University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA) researchers working with mice blood stem cells proved the cells could be engineered ...
November 30, 2011 - 8:29pm
Last year you promised not yourself you wouldn’t buy another reindeer sweater, fruitcake or a gift-pack of international cheese food products for friends and family this year. Instead, you said ...
November 28, 2011 - 6:52pm
Menopausal women who experience the onset of new breast tenderness after taking combination estrogen-progestin hormone therapy have a 33 percent greater risk of subsequent breast cancer than women ...
November 23, 2011 - 3:49pm
Want to cut your endometrial cancer risk by 25 percent? Pour yourself a cup of Joe.
Harvard researchers say coffee, one of the most popular drinks on earth, is emerging as a protective agent ...
November 22, 2011 - 9:47am
University of Southern California researchers have confirmed for the first time cytomegalovirus (CMV), a common virus present in most people is a cause of salivary gland cancers and could possibly ...
November 17, 2011 - 8:37am
In late autumn, emergency medical teams enter into what they call the “CO season”— a time when the number of carbon monoxide (CO) poisonings spikes due to faulty furnaces, space heaters, ...
November 14, 2011 - 8:45pm
It’s that time of year again to roll up your sleeve to prevent influenza.
Influenza (the flu) is a number different viruses that can cause very serious illness, especially if you have ever had ...
November 10, 2011 - 9:08am
A recent survey shows a surprising number of Americans believe scientifically unproven claims concerning cancer. Don’t let yourself be a victim of misinformation. Test your knowledge with this ...
November 8, 2011 - 9:08am
Inside the human stomach could well be one of the most hostile places on Earth.
Stomach acid is mainly comprised of super-strong hydrochloric acid that aids in digestion and does a miraculous ...
November 3, 2011 - 4:28am
Starting college can be incredibly stressful. For many 18-year-olds, it is the first time they have lived away from home. Add in course-work challenges, trying to live on a budget, balancing ...
November 1, 2011 - 9:07am
Five years ago, Sheri Scott, 31, was planning for her upcoming wedding. She knew her life was about to change forever, but she didn’t expect the change to be breast cancer.
Just weeks after ...
October 27, 2011 - 6:23am
The ardent dream of untold millions is to find a cure for breast cancer. It is a worthy goal, one that should be pursued until the last knowledge rock is unearthed.
But what about preventing ...
October 25, 2011 - 10:02am
Breast cancer has been a high public and private research priority since 1971, when the United States first pledged to win the War on Cancer. Although we don’t yet know the exact cause of breast ...
October 20, 2011 - 8:41am
Four years ago, Cindie Hubiak embarked on the most difficult journey of her life. Actually, it was more like she got drug along to a cold, dark and lonely place where she never wanted to go. The ...
October 18, 2011 - 9:13am
Broccoli is one of nature’s miracle foods. It’s relatively inexpensive, available year round and is naturally low in calories. One cup of chopped and cooked broccoli has only 46 calories, yet it ...
October 13, 2011 - 5:03am
California may be called the Golden State, but most of the state’s 9.5 million teens wanting that sun-kissed glow are going to have to achieve it the old-fashioned way. Gov. Jerry Brown signed ...
October 11, 2011 - 8:24am
Dramatic improvements in cancer detection, treatment and technology over the last 40 years means more Americans than ever before are living with, and beyond, their cancer diagnosis.
In 1971, ...
October 6, 2011 - 9:21am
Blue Shield of California says as of October 17, 2011, it will no longer pay for the cancer drug Avastin to treat metastatic breast cancer.
The decision, announced on the company’s web site, ...
October 4, 2011 - 7:40am
City officials put the kibosh on an event scheduled to kick off October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month in Savannah, Ga., because they say it went too far, even for a worthy cause.
The idea, ...
September 29, 2011 - 8:19am
When it comes to their sexual health, few women are told about possible changes in their intimate lives before they undergo treatments for gynecological and breast cancers. Many survivors agree it ...
September 27, 2011 - 10:50am
In the United States, the number of people diagnosed with liver cancer is fairly low as compared with the rest of the world. A person’s lifetime risk of getting liver cancer in the U.S is about 1 ...
September 22, 2011 - 3:10am
Chances are you rarely think about your pancreas unless you become ill. While measuring only about six inches in length, the pancreas is a large and important organ located behind the stomach and ...
September 20, 2011 - 10:27am
In today’s economy, no one wants to pay too much for whatever he or she is buying. For most things, a prudent consumer can research the best deal, to ensure they are getting the most for their ...
September 15, 2011 - 12:28pm
Foodborne illness, commonly referred to as “food poisoning", can make anyone sick. But people with weakened immune systems from chronic illnesses or those currently undergoing cancer treatments ...
September 13, 2011 - 6:02am
In 2005, the legal case of Terri Schiavo, a Florida woman who had become comatose after suffering massive brain damage following full cardiac arrest in 1990, caught the attention of the world. The ...
September 8, 2011 - 6:14pm
Lymphoma is a group of blood cancers that start in the lymphatic system. The lymphatic system carries lymph, a watery, colorless fluid and white blood cells throughout body through a system of ...
September 7, 2011 - 9:43am
Yesterday I went to a big box store to buy a birthday present for my 6-year-old niece. With my children grown, it’s been sometime since I’ve perused the toy aisle so I wandered a few minutes ...
September 1, 2011 - 8:00am
There’s more bad news for cigarette smokers. The risk for bladder cancer is higher than previously reported, according to new data from scientists at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) at the ...
August 30, 2011 - 1:53pm
Fresh smelling clothes may be the hallmark of cleanliness, but did you know that fresh scent is also classified as air pollution?
University of Washington professor Anne Steinemann’s research ...
August 25, 2011 - 10:07am
California has some of the toughest anti-smoking laws in the country and has led the nation on banning public and workplace smoking, tobacco education and cessation programs. This two-decade ...
August 23, 2011 - 9:13pm
