Researchers can predict where cancer cells tend to spread, but figuring out how to trap them has been tricky. A…
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Jimmy Carter says cancer has spread to brain, will begin radiation treatment
Former President Jimmy Carter announced Thursday that his cancer is on four small spots on his brain and he will…
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Aspirin users with common genes may get less colon cancer, study says
Researchers have identified common genetic traits that may explain how aspirin can help protect against colon cancer. It’s too soon…
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Cancer is in remission for Connecticut teen forced to undergo chemo
A 17-year-old girl’s cancer appears to be in remission after she was forced to undergo chemotherapy by the state because…
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Study links low vitamin D to increased risk of pancreatic cancer
While it’s clear that too much sun can increase the risk for skin cancer, a new study has found that…
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US cancer survival rates improving, study finds
The proportion of people surviving years after a cancer diagnosis is improving, according to a new analysis. Men and women…
Read More‘It can catch cancer before it becomes hopeless’: How a colonoscopy saved one woman from a potentially fatal diagnosis
After three of her family members died from colon cancer, one California woman pushed to have herself screened early— which…
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Panel advises HPV test replace Pap test for cervical cancer screening
In new interim guidelines released today, a panel of cervical cancer screening experts has recommended the human papillomavirus (HPV) test…
Read MoreThe skin cancer you’re not looking for
More people survive melanoma now than in generations past, but the death rate of one type of melanoma has not…
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Terminally ill woman fulfills dream and plays in college basketball game
Usually an NCAA Division III women’s college basketball game does not garner much attention, but for Mount St. Joseph’s freshman…
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