A new study supports the effectiveness of an innovative form of colonoscopy I that relies on a CT scanner to image a patient's colon. When it comes to detecting polyps that might become malignant, this so-called "virtual colonoscopy"...
For someone recently diagnosed with cancer, facing the prospect of chemotherapy and the possibility of side effects can feel like a double...
Many cancer patients augment conventional medical treatment with complementary medicine, such as nutritional or herbal supplements. The newest research and decades of...
Chemotherapy has proven to be lifesaving for many cancer patients, but the treatment often inflicts massive "collateral” damage on surrounding healthy...
A hormone called adrenomedullin may prove an effective drug target for treating lymphedema, a painful swelling of the limbs that can follow...
Lymph nodes, lymph vessels and lymph fluid L are all part of the immune system. Up to 42% of women who have...
The aromatase inhibitor drug anastrozole (Arimidex) continues to outpace the old standard tamoxifen (Nolvadex) when it comes to preventing recurrences of hormonereceptor-positive...
A non-toxic, non-psychoactive compound in marijuana may block the progress of metastatic breast cancer, according to a new study by researchers in...
Hypnosis may ease the pain of surgery and speed recovery. According to a new study, women who received hypnosis before breast cancer...
Traditionally, women whose breast cancers have been treated with lumpectomies (surgical removal of the tumor, leaving the rest of the breast intact)...
Mammograms can be uncomfortable, causing some women to skip the potentially life-saving annual exam. But experts at Baylor Health Care System in...
Radiologists are human, too, and vary widely in their interpretations of diagnostic mammograms, a new study found. The variations were linked to...