Health News Archives

3-Drug Combo Improves Advanced Pancreatic Cancer Outcomes
Study finds treatment well-tolerated, kept tumors stable for almost 6 months

Beer Drinking May Speed Pancreatic Cancer Onset
Other alcohol also boosted the risk, as did smoking, study found

Medicare Costs Soar for Cancer Care
Expenditures will continue to rise as the population ages, experts say

Laparoscopic Surgery on Pancreas Has Fewer Complications
Patients had less blood loss, shorter hospital stays, study finds

New Drug Duo Helps Cut Colon Cancer Risk
And cancer drug Sutent may slow liver cancer progression, scientists report

’Nanomachine’ Releases Anticancer Drugs Inside Cells
In response to light, its pores let loose chemicals targeting disease

Excess Pounds Raise Women’s Cancer Risk
Obesity linked to a range of tumor types, studies find

Treatment Combo for Pancreatic Cancer Has Limited Benefit
Chemo/chemoradiation therapy extended survival but not significantly

Heart Hormones Beat Back Cancers in Mice
One hormone cured 80 percent of pancreatic cancers, two-thirds of breast cancers, researcher says

Obesity Raises Cancer Risk
British study details differences between genders, ethnic groups