Cancer News & Features

Federal data show an increased cancer risk to neighborhoods across the country around plants that emit a gas called ethylene oxide, which is used to sterilize medical equipment.

While the extreme stress of losing a loved one has been linked to heart troubles in prior research, a new study found that one in six people with broken heart syndrome also had cancer.

The study uncovered links between the consumption of sugary drinks and the risk of cancer in general, and for breast cancer specifically

Perot made his fortune in the computer services industry and eventually ran for president in 1992 and 1996 with populist talk of restoring Norman Rockwell's America, according to the Times.

This new study included nearly 19,000 patients who received radioactive iodine for hyperthyroidism (mainly Graves' disease) between 1946 and 1964. None of them had cancer at the start of the study.

The findings support the theory that some of the biological processes that contribute to cancer may actually protect against dementia. But, what are those mechanisms?

Chronic pain and high impact chronic pain among cancer survivors in the study were almost double that of the general population, the study co-author said.

Radiation therapy can cause arteries to scar or thicken, leading to blockages that can result in heart attacks and strokes. Statins work by keeping plaques from building up in blood vessels, preventing blockages.

Researchers studied sediment that reflected lake conditions from about 1890 to 2016 and found peak DDT levels in the 1970s and 1980s. But the DDT concentrations in the current layer were still higher than considered safe for fish, frogs and other aquatic life.

Immune Therapy A Great Tool, But Limitations Exist

Nitrate is responsible for nearly 12,600 cases of cancer a year, researchers from the Environmental Working Group say.

Currently, thanks to better screening and treatment, more than 17 million Americans who had cancer remain alive, the American Cancer Society said in a new report.

By sharing her story, Cross hopes others will get up the nerve to talk with their doctors about symptoms such as rectal bleeding, a lump in the anus, or difficulty going to the bathroom.

Rather than making doctors beg for these drugs, if the company approves, the FDA will intercede and help the process along, the agency announced at the meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology in Chicago.

Read the latest news and research about cancer from the annual conference of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.

Overall, cancer death rates decreased 1.8% per year in men and 1.4% per year in women, continuing a trend.

The researchers estimated that dietary factors may have accounted for over 80,000 of the new invasive cancer cases reported in 2015, or about 5% of that year's total among U.S. adults.

Both women and men had similar patterns of decline in cancer deaths and recent rises in heart disease deaths.

The couple said they used Roundup on their property for more than three decades and were diagnosed with the same type of cancer, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, four years apart.

The delays cause added stress and anxiety for patients, and research has linked each week of delay in starting cancer therapy with a 1.2% to 3.2% increased risk of death, according to American Society for Radiation Oncology.

A study of just over 100,000 patients in the United States found that the urge to undergo ultimately fruitless cancer treatment "is not a rare phenomenon."

The researchers found that herbal supplements were the most common complementary and alternative therapy used by cancer patients. That’s a concern, they said, because herbal products can interfere with traditional cancer treatments, reducing their effectiveness.

Nationwide, the number of prescription drug shortages rose from 71 in 2005 to 255 in 2011. Shortages of cancer drugs more than doubled during that time.

Eight out of 11 lymphoma patients in a small, early clinical trial had partial or complete destruction of the tumor that received the initial injection, according to the researchers’ report.

Airbnb's Open Homes for Medical Stays program allows hosts to open their homes free of charge to people who are traveling for critical medical treatment or respite.