Cancer Screening May Benefit Diabetes Patients
Diabetes patients may need to take extra precautions to lower their risk for cancer or catch it early.
Condition Center: Cancer
Green Day's Jason White Has Tonsil Cancer
Jason White, longtime touring guitarist for pop punk band Green Day, has been diagnosed with tonsil cancer. Luckily, the cancer is treatable, and...
Antacids May Extend Some Cancer Patients' Lives
Antacids may help with more than just heartburn. They could help some cancer patients live longer.
More Cheers to Red Wine’s Health Benefits
Break out the bottle — the red wine bottle, that is. The debate about whether alcohol is good for you is ongoing, but a new study says a compound...
Don't Miss Out — Rx Can Strengthen Men's Bones
Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) for men with prostate cancer might make their bones weak. Fortunately, a common medication can make them strong...
Got Symptoms? See a Doctor
It's easy to dismiss symptoms like irregular moles or unexplained pain. And while they're probably nothing, you should have a doctor check them...
Smoking Rate Hit All-Time Low
Efforts to reduce smoking like public bans and media campaigns may be having an effect. The number of Americans who smoke may be smaller than it...
Extra Weight Tied to 500k Cancer Cases Each Year
People who think the extra pounds they carry around can't hurt them may want to think again. Being overweight may raise the risk for cancer, a new...
Not-Nice Rice: Rice Products Tested Positive for Arsenic
That whole-grain brown rice in your pantry might not be as healthy as it appears. A new report says many rice products contained high levels of...
Coming Soon: Bob Marley Brand Marijuana
As more states make moves to decriminalize marijuana, a budding economy of legal pot sales has emerged. The family of Bob Marley is getting in on...
Diem Brown Dies of Cancer
Diem Brown, a reality TV star known for MTV’s “Real World/Road Rules Challenge,” died Friday at 10:22 a.m. in New York City.
Cellphone Use Tied to Raised Brain Cancer Risk
Consumers and researchers have long worried that long-term cellphone use might have harmful effects on the brain. But past research hadn’t...
Puma Biotech's Breast Cancer Drug Falls Short in Phase II Study
Pharmaceutical company Puma Biotechnology announced that its investigational breast cancer drug neratinib failed during a Phase II trial.
Hospice Care Patients Received Less Aggressive Treatment
Patients with terminal diseases like cancer have been opting for end-of-life hospice care more than ever. New...
Meditation and Yoga May Ease Breast Cancer Anxiety
Chemotherapy, radiation and surgery are all common ways to fight breast cancer. While complementary therapies may not directly treat cancer, many...
FDA Approves Rx to Control Chemo Side Effects
Friday, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new oral medication to treat side effects of chemotherapy.
CDC Reports Americans Living Longer Than Ever
Americans may be living longer than ever before. In a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report, measures of life span were up...
Researchers Find Possible Link Between Tobacco and Oral HPV
Smoking has been tied to health issues of all types. Now, smokers might have another reason to kick the habit — oral human papillomavirus...
