E-Cigarettes Don’t Live Up to Promises
New studies find that electronic cigarettes trail other methods in helping people quit smoking, but they are growing in popularity among teens.
Progress Against Cancer
New studies find that electronic cigarettes trail other methods in helping people quit smoking, but they are growing in popularity among teens.
Younger Americans are less likely to get screened for colorectal cancer screening, a study finds. The gaps were largest among racial and ethnic minorities and socioeconomically disadvantaged individuals.
Patients with cancer often have at least one other chronic disease. Researchers hope to shine a light on how conditions and treatments interact in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia and other cancer types.
A new nanoscopic biological computer kills cancer cells, spares healthy ones.
Critics warn that lower nicotine content in the cigarettes may not translate into better odds of quitting.
Geriatric assessment minimizes toxic effects of treatment for older patients with advanced cancer.
Women who have been diagnosed with breast cancer are at greater risk for developing high blood pressure and diabetes, common risk factors for heart disease.
Researchers find that when treating metastatic melanoma, timing is everything.
Many women are being diagnosed with cervical cancer, despite the availability of tools to prevent and diagnose the disease. Black and Hispanic women and low-income and rural populations are especially vulnerable.
New therapies are being developed to attack a previously untreatable cancer mutation.
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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