Health News Archives

U.S. Cancer Rate-Death Rate Combo Drops for 1st Time
But smoking-related cancers continue to rise in some regions of country, report finds

Tests Could Predict Benefit From Cancer Drugs
Markers in blood or tumor tissue may help those fighting colon, lung or pancreatic malignancies

Radiosurgery Proves Viable for Some Pancreatic Cancers
Team cites precision of robotic 'CyberKnife,' with therapy delivered in only a week

Genetic Mutations Linked to Deadly Cancers
Findings of 3 studies focus on brain and pancreatic tumors

Vitamin C Shows Promise as Cancer Treatment
The nutrient shrunk brain, ovarian and pancreatic tumors in mice

More Cancer Lymph Nodes Analyzed at Specialty Centers
If too few are tested, patient's treatment and prognosis may be affected, study says

Nanoparticle Stops Cancer From Spreading
'Smart bomb' curbs metastasis with fewer side effects, study finds

Pancreatic Cancer Biomarkers Found
Blood test for 5 proteins could detect disease sooner, when it's more treatable

New Hope for Tough-to-Treat Cancers
Gemzar, everolimus almost doubled survival time with pancreatic, kidney cancers, respectively

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