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Although some teenagers and young adults become infertile following cancer treatment, physicians are hesitant to discuss options to preserve fertility with patients, according to a new Florida study.

Wyeth and Pfizer were sued Tuesday by Nevada's attorney general for alleged deceptive trade practices in selling four hormone therapy drugs.

A vitamin found in meats, nuts, grains and cereals might be more effective than sunscreen in preventing skin cancer, new research has found.

Politicians have expressed their disappointment over new figures which revealed cancer patients are waiting longer for treatment.

You've heard the saying 'mind over matter.' Now a new study gives that phrase some scientific backing.

Latina women who prefer speaking Spanish are more likely than other ethnic groups to express regret or dissatisfaction with their breast cancer treatment, according to a new study by researchers at the ...

Two critical properties of cancer cells are their ability to divide without restraint and to spread away from the primary tumor to establish new tumor sites.

That basic rule, "know thyself," can help prevent a pleasant seaside vacation from turning into a skin cancer risk, Australian dermatologists report.

Main Category: Medical Devices / Diagnostics Also Included In: Radiology / Nuclear Medicine ; Cancer / Oncology Article Date: 17 Nov 2008 - 1:00 PST A new piece of medical technology unveiled at the National ...

Lake Norman Regional Medical Center will host the American Cancer Society's Look Gooda Feel Better program on Monday, Nov.

New cross-Canada study in Journal of Clinical Oncology outlines risks A new cross-Canada study has found that breast and prostate cancer treatment can foster bone loss.

An intra cellular pathway not previously linked to breast cancer is driving a sub-type of the disease that is highly lethal and disproportionately over-represented in African American women.

Main Category: Breast Cancer Also Included In: Cancer / Oncology ; Medical Devices / Diagnostics ; Genetics Article Date: 10 Nov 2008 - 2:00 PST DiaGenic ASA and Applied Biosystems Inc.

Margaret Williams is not your typical cancer survivor. The Middletown resident didn't have the negative side effects of cancer treatments and her experience was mainly positive.

US Oncology Applauds Senator Baucus's Healthcare Reform 'Call to Action' for 2009, Supports Collaborative Measures to Enhance Cancer Patients' Access to Care While Improving Quality and Access Comtex ...

Scientists have discovered why the drug tamoxifen doesn't work against breast cancer in some women.

Nearly one in five cancer drugs entering development now reach the market, a remarkably good success rate given the high level of failures in other disease areas, British researchers said on Friday .

CALGARY, Nov. 14 /CNW/ - Oncolytics Biotech Inc. announced today that a poster presentation authored by Dr.

About six in 10 breast cancer cases are caused when estrogen triggers cell receptors to promote abnormal cell growth leading to tumors.

British scientists say they have found a possible explanation for why some women develop resistance to the most commonly used breast cancer drug, something that raises the risk their tumors will return, ...