New Colorectal Cancer Screening Test Approved
2014-08-12
Disease is the second-leading cause of cancer death in United StatesContinue Reading
FDA Approves Highly Accurate At-Home Colon Cancer Test
2014-08-11
DNA analysis of stool boosts accuracy rate of Cologuard to more than 90 percent, researchers sayContinue Reading
Black Veterans Less Likely to Get Colon Cancer Screening, Study Finds
2014-08-11
Research in Southern California VA system points to lack of primary care doctor as one factorContinue Reading
U.S. Lung Cancer Rates Falling Overall, Study Finds
2014-08-11
Yet certain types of lung malignancies are still on the rise
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Shingles Vaccine Still Effective After Chemotherapy
2014-08-08
Study finds cancer treatment didn’t seem to lessen immunization’s effectsContinue Reading
Insurance Status May Affect Cancer Outcome: Study
2014-08-08
Those with no coverage or Medicaid were diagnosed later, less likely to be alive two years laterContinue Reading
New Cancer Classification System Might Boost Patient Outcomes
2014-08-07
Categorizing tumors by cell type and not the organ they grow in may alter treatment, experts sayContinue Reading
Gut Bacteria May Reveal Colon Cancer, Study Finds
2014-08-07
Test could be used in addition to current methods to better improve detectionContinue Reading
Is the PSA Test Worth It? Major Study Is Inconclusive
2014-08-06
While the prostate screen does seem to save lives, worries about overdiagnosis remain, experts sayContinue Reading
Sharp Rise in Risk With New Breast Cancer Gene, Scientists Say
2014-08-06
One in three women with PALB2 mutation will develop disease by age 70Continue Reading