CANCER

Researchers from the University of Minnesota, Masonic Cancer Center have found a strong correlation between mortality amongst menopausal women and their weight. They have found that women who are either obese or underweight are most prone to die from colon cancer post menopause.

British doctors urge men above age 60 to enroll themselves for a national screening program for prostate cancer. The $15 prostate specific antigen test would rule out the risk in half of the male population and allow doctors to concentrate their scarce resources on those most susceptible to developing and dying from the condition, The Daily Telegraph reported.

Routine prostate cancer screening does not appear to help men live longer, according to a new study that pooled the best available data on the controversial topic.

Atomic bomb blast victims lucky enough to survive one cancer have a high risk of developing a second, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday, in a study that offers new insights about cancer risks from radiation exposure.

Cancer patients who die at home do so more peacefully -- and their caregivers end up doing better emotionally, too, researchers reported on Monday.

The economic downturn threatens to raise cancer rates in Europe as lifestyles change, budgets are cut, and private and public sector employers take short cuts on safety, public health experts said Monday.

Women who drink alcohol regularly are at a greater risk of breast cancer, repeated research has shown. It shows that alcohol reduces a person's immunity against fighting the cancer cells, and it leads to cancer developing in the milk producing glands that are connected to the ducts carrying milk to the nipple. Studies have shown that high estrogen levels are the main cause of cancer developing in ...

Men who have a certain genetic variations that put them at higher risk of prostate cancer may benefit from regular screening for the disease, a study by British scientists found Friday.

Exposure to extremely low-frequency magnetic fields (ELF-MFs)--emitted by anything from power lines to appliances or improperly grounded wiring--is not likely to increase children's risk of developing brain tumors, the authors of a new analysis conclude.

Tests of tumor samples taken before and after treatment with an experimental melanoma pill helped researchers find the right dose in early stage testing, an approach that may boost the drug's chances of success and aid in developing others, company researchers said on Tuesday.

Smokers developing lung cancer may get a cure in the common diabetes drug metformin, Reuter reports according to National Cancer Institute research findings on Wednesday. Metformin prevented lung tumor growth in mice exposed to a cancer-causing agent found in tobacco.

The hallucinogen psilocybin -- known by the street name magic mushrooms -- may help ease the anxiety that often accompanies late-stage cancer, U.S. researchers said on Monday.

Michael Douglas has taken his throat cancer in his stride. He told People magazine that he was optimistic and treating this as a curable disease. But he admitted that he was uncertain about the future.

People who take a commonly used class of osteoporosis drugs called bisphosphonates for more than five years may be doubling their risk of developing cancer of the gullet or esophagus, a British study found on Friday.

The common diabetes drug metformin may hold promise as a way to keep smokers from developing lung cancer, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.

Rates of oesophageal cancer in men have risen by 50 percent in Britain in a generation, an increase that is probably being driven in part by growing rates of obesity and poor diet, scientists said on Saturday.

Rates of esophageal cancer in men have risen by 50 percent in Britain in a generation, an increase that is probably being driven in part by growing rates of obesity and poor diet, scientists said on Saturday.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Thursday mocked rumours that he was suffering from cancer as wishful thinking by his squalid enemies.

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez on Thursday mocked rumours that he was suffering from cancer as wishful thinking by his squalid enemies.

Men who show signs that their disease has returned after prostate cancer treatment are still more likely to die of other causes, a new study in US veterans shows.

Adding an experimental drug to chemotherapy helped wipe out brain cancer cells in mice, offering a promising new treatment approach for the deadly cancer, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.