Despite advances in the fight against many types of cancers, survival rates for people who have advanced melanoma have not improved in more than three decades, according to new research. "There has not been a substantial change in survival [for people...
A study has found a lower mortality rate (death following an operation) for cancer patients having surgery at facilities designated by the...
For some of the 10 million Americans who have survived cancer, life can be bittersweet. Their everyday concerns focus not just on...
Nearly 65% of cancer patients now survive five years after being diagnosed. Only half of patients lived that long in the 1970&...
An American adult diagnosed with cancer today has a 64% chance of surviving for at least five years, while almost 80% of...
Using both computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans to target radiation therapy can help prevent erectile dysfunction in men...
Two studies examine the benefits and I risks of prostate cancer medications. A small Finnish study suggests hormone therapy used to fight...
According to the National Prostate Cancer Coalition, prostate cancer is the second deadliest form of cancer in American men. The American Cancer...
The drug toremifene, currently used to treat breast cancer, shows promise as a preventive for prostate cancer, according to a study. The...
For the first time, a vaccine therapy that harnesses the power of the body's own immune system is proving successful...
Capsule endoscopies can detect tumors in the small bowel that previously went undetected by other diagnostic technology, according to a new study....
A new preliminary study comparing two imaging techniques-positron emission tomography (PET) and computed tomography (CT)-found that PET detected colon cancer 8f/...