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When exposed to radio frequency radiation like that used in 2G and 3G cellphones, male rats developed heart tumors, a government report says. But critics believe the exposures in the study can’t be directly compared with humans.

In a survey for the nation’s cancer doctors, 39 percent of respondents said they believe cancer can be cured using just alternative therapies, such as enzyme and oxygen therapy, diet, vitamins and minerals.

The claims about this exotic plant’s medicinal benefits have been “way oversold."

Eating more organically grown foods was linked to a 34 percent reduced risk of postmenopausal breast cancer, a 76 percent decreased risk for all lymphomas and an 86 percent reduced risk for non-Hodgkin lymphoma, a recent study found.

Researchers who analyzed data from 178 countries found that people from larger families were less likely to get cancer than those from smaller families.

For patients whose cancer has spread, who cannot "beat" cancer, the sound of the bell can trigger anger, resentment, resignation, or depression, according to various online accounts.

Middle-aged men living in 64 municipalities throughout Taiwan were more likely to develop oral cancer if they lived in places with high levels of air pollutants, researchers report.

Taking two or more standard-dose (325 milligram) aspirin a week was associated with a 49 percent lower risk of liver cancer, researchers found in a new study.

Sarcomas in the soft tissues (such as fat, nerves, ligaments, muscles) of all types are rare, accounting for less than 1% of all malignant tumors in adults. In 2018, the American Cancer Society estimates, about 13,000 new soft-tissue sarcomas of all types will be diagnosed, and about 5,000 Americans will die of them.

Because of safety concerns, France has banned BPA in food packaging. California lists BPA as being toxic to the female reproductive and requires manufacturers to warn consumers if certain chemicals are in their products.

Using the patients' own blood cells, researchers at the U.S. National Cancer Institute modified immune cells and created personalized vaccines to target HER2-positive cancers throughout the bod

To test whether the bacteria could help fight cancer, researchers injected the tumors of 24 patients with a single dose of Clostridium novyi-NT, ranging from 10,000 to 3 million spores.

Four small friends who met in the hospital while getting treated for cancer are back together for a group photo. And this time, they’re wearing shirts that say “Survivor.”

New cancer cases in the United States are expected to increase from more than 1.7 million in 2018 to nearly 2.4 million in 2035. The increase is due largely to an aging population.

The investigators found that when a crucial part of cellular recycling is turned off in metastatic cancer cells, they can't survive the stresses of traveling through the body.

Aretha Franklin, the "Queen of Soul," died of pancreatic cancer. She had several recent health scares but did not reveal their causes.

Almost three-quarters of Americans in a new poll approve of gene editing to prevent serious health problems in babies, the Pew Research Center found. But tampering with intelligence is going too far, the survey results show.

Only 36 percent of men aged 50 or older said they had recently gotten a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test, the researchers reported.

Melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, can occur anywhere in the body -- including in your nails, as an Illinois beauty queen learned. The key clue: A black vertical line on her thumbnail.

Looking at patients diagnosed from 2004 to 2013, the researchers found those who chose complementary medicine in addition to conventional treatments had a greater risk of dying during the study period.

People who ate their evening meal before 9 p.m. or waited at least two hours after supper before going to sleep had a 20 percent lower cancer risk than those who ate supper after 10 p.m. or those who ate and went to bed soon after, according to a new study.

There are many steps you can take to get control of the wide range of feelings that may rise up inside when you get a diagnosis of B-cell lymphoma. Learn how support from family and friends, exercise, and connecting with others who have your disease can help you manage your emotions.

A team of scientists say they've developed a new, faster method to reprogram T cells, which normally target bacterial or fungal infections, into cancer fighters.

The report on the local CSX rail yard, a heavily contaminated site just outside downtown Waycross, which was years overdue, offered no new information to grieving parents.

Flight Attendants Show Higher Cancer Risks By Amy NortonHealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, June 26, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- Flight attendants may face higher-than-average risks of breast and skin cancers, a new study finds -- though the reasons why aren't yet clear.Harvard researchers found that compared with women in the general U.S. population, female flight attendants had a 51 percent higher rate of breast cancer. Meanwhile, their rates of melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancers were about two to four times higher, respectively.The study, which included over 5,300 U.S. flight attendants, is not the first to find heightened cancer risks