Cancer patients with underactive thyroid hormone (hypothyroidism) sometimes live longer than those with normal thyroid function-but, until recently, oncologists didn't know why. What has been discovered? In a study where a hypo (low) thyroid state was induced in patients with...
We all know that spending too much time in the sun increases the risk for melanoma, the most serious form of skin...
Stress appears to hasten the progression of aggressive or advanced melanoma skin cancer, but commonly prescribed blood pressure drugs may slow the...
Despite the victory of surviving cancer, losing a breast (or two) can be devastating. That's why many cancer patients choose...
Taking hormone replacement therapy (HRT) after menopause is known to increase the risk of getting breast cancer, but women who take hormone...
Many postmenopausal women think their primary risk factor for breast cancer is genetics. Yet most breast cancers occur in women with no...
Walnuts contain compounds that may help prevent breast cancer, suggest findings from a study involving mice specially created to develop tumors. The...
Women with high levels of insulin in their blood appear to be more likely to develop breast cancer than those with lower...
In an ironic testament to the success of childhood cancer treatments, researchers report that women who were treated as children with radiation...
Don't complain about how much you sweat when you work out-it could actually be one of the reasons you can...
Housecleaning products may pose a threat to women with asthma, US reI searchers say. The Study During a 12-week study, researchers compared...
Researchers from Europe, led by a team from Imperial College in London, asked 1,028 people, about half of whom had asthma,...