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.
Thyroid cancer survivors – especially those diagnosed before age 40 – have elevated risk for several aging-related diseases.
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.
The type of fat and its location in the body appear to play a role in the risk of developing cancer, a study in the AACR journal Cancer Prevention Research.
Mexican-Americans face different – and perhaps greater – risks for developing liver cancer than Mexican residents. Liver cancer is a relatively rare cancer type, but its incidence and mortality have been on the rise...
A study suggests working within a religious framework may help eas cultural barriers to cancer screening with mammograms.
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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