Oncology

• People With Diabetes May Need Earlier Colon Screen

  

  Posted 10:04 PM 5/22/2012

  May 22, 2012 -- Should people with diabetes be screened for colon cancer at younger ages than is usually recommended?

  That may very well be the case, say researchers who found that people in their 40s with (More)
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• The Laxative-Free 'Virtual Colonoscopy'

  

  Posted 8:32 PM 5/14/2012

  May 14, 2012-- For many people, preparing for a colonoscopy is sometimes more daunting than the procedure itself.

  You typically stop eating solid food for at least a day, and then drink what seems like gallons of liquid to clean out your bowel. You need to stay close to a bathroom, because you will be going and going and going.

  Dread of the prep might be one reason why, according to government estimates, about 4 out of 10 Americans ages 50-75 don't (More)
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• Beastie Boy 'MCA' Dies, Had Salivary Cancer

  

  Posted 6:15 PM 5/4/2012

  May 4, 2012 -- Adam Yauch, 47, best known as MCA and a founding member of the Beastie Boys rap group, died today after a three-year battle with salivary cancer, Rolling Stone magazine reports.

  In 2009, Yauch received surgery and (More)
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• HPV Cancer Hits 8,000 Men, 18,000 Women a Year

  

  Posted 5:38 PM 4/19/2012

  April 19, 2012 -- HPV cancer isn't just a female problem, new CDC figures show.

  Although HPV causes 18,000 cancers in women each year, it also causes 8,000 cancers in men, the CDC calculates. To get the figures, CDC researchers analyzed data collected from 2004 to 2008 in two large cancer registries.

  HPV, human papillomavirus, is the cause of nearly all cervical cancers. But that's obviously not the only cancer caused by this sexually transmitted (More)
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• Cancer Diagnosis Linked to Suicide, Heart Attack

  

  Posted 2:59 PM 4/5/2012

  April 5, 2012 -- Newly diagnosed cancer patients have an increased risk of suicide and death from heart attack and (More)
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• Half of Cancer Survivors Die From Other Conditions

  

  Posted 6:52 PM 4/3/2012

  April 3, 2012 (Chicago) -- Many people fear that a cancer diagnosis carries an almost certain death sentence. But a new national study shows nearly half of cancer survivors die from other conditions.

  There are now nearly 12 million cancer survivors in the U.S., according to the National Cancer Institute. That's up from 3 million in 1971 and 9.8 million in 2001.

  Two-thirds of (More)
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• Can Being Tall Raise Your Risk of Ovarian Cancer?

  

  Posted 6:31 PM 4/3/2012

  April 3, 2012 -- Taller women may be more likely to develop ovarian cancer, a new study suggests.

  What's more, an increasing body mass index or BMI also raises the risk for ovarian cancer among women who have never taken hormones during menopause.

  Exactly how increasing height (More)
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• Daily Aspirin May Help Prevent and Treat Cancer

  

  Posted 10:40 PM 3/20/2012

  March 20, 2012 -- Millions of Americans who take an aspirin every day to lower their risk for heart attack and stroke may also (More)
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• New Cervical Cancer Guidelines: Less Screening

  

  Posted 8:44 PM 3/14/2012

  March 14, 2012 -- Combining a Pap test with a human papillomavirus (HPV) test can safely extend the interval between cervical cancer screenings from three years to (More)
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• Genetic Makeup of Tumors More Complex Than Thought

  

  Posted 6:57 PM 3/8/2012

  March 8, 2012 -- A small study that shows a surprising complexity of genetic changes within a single tumor has far-reaching implications for the march toward personalized cancer therapy, according to researchers.

  A single biopsy from a tumor might not be sufficient to give a full picture of its genetic landscape, a team from the United Kingdom reports.

  When the (More)
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