Linking Night Shift Work to Cancer Risk
Women who work the night shift may have an increased risk of breast, skin, and gastrointestinal cancers, according to a study.
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Women who work the night shift may have an increased risk of breast, skin, and gastrointestinal cancers, according to a study.
A recent study revealed large variations in colorectal cancer screening rates among states and counties. Colorectal cancer is the fourth most commonly diagnosed cancer in the United States with more than 135,000 diagnoses and...
An American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Special Conference highlighted the connections between weight and cancer.
Whole-genome sequencing may help identify the patients who are most likely to benefit from certain types of chemotherapy.
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More Americans are beating childhood cancer, but many experience effects later in life such as high blood pressure.
Study: Urban native populations may have decreased survival following invasive prostate and breast cancer. Urban American Indians and Alaskan Natives (AIAN) appear to have lower survival rates following invasive prostate and breast cancer as...
Study: Non-obese diabetic African-American women may have a higher risk of developing ER-negative breast cancer.
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AACR Fellow Lewis C. Cantley, PhD, leads a national effort targeting triple-negative breast cancer and ovarian cancer with a novel drug combination.
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