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A breast cancer decision: What kind of reconstruction is right for you?

A breast cancer diagnosis can take you down a path of deeply personal choices. If you are having a mastectomy (the removal of one or...

Common depression drug may help stop cancer growth

Sertraline is used to treat depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic attacks, post-traumatic stress disorder and social anxiety disorder. In a study from KU Leuven, scientists found...

Unvaccinated cancer patients with COVID 7 times more likely to die

In a study from Regenstrief Institute, scientists found unvaccinated adult cancer patients with COVID were found to be seven times more likely to die...

A new blood test may detect over 50 cancers early

Cancer is a group of diseases involving abnormal cell growth with the potential to invade or spread to other parts of the body. These contrast with benign tumors, which do not spread. In a...

Aspirin may improve survival for bladder and breast cancers

Breast cancer is the second most common cancer in women after skin cancer. Mammograms can detect breast cancer early, possibly before it has spread. The...

New findings help reveal the root causes of ovarian cancer

Ovarian cancer causes more deaths each year than any other gynecologic cancer in the U.S. Recent discoveries from Cedars-Sinai Cancer help improve the understanding of...

For people with cancer, heart disease prevention is very important

Are you at risk for heart problems during and after cancer treatment? This depends on how healthy your heart is and the specific drugs you'll...

This anti-inflammatory drug could help stop spread of cancer

Most cancer-related deaths come from metastases, the spread of cancer cells from a primary tumor to surrounding tissues or distant organs. The cells that seed...

Drug for diarrhea may help treat deadly brain cancer

In a study from Goethe University, scientists found that the anti-diarrhea drug loperamide could be used to induce cell death in glioblastoma. Glioblastoma is a...

Liver cancer cases and deaths may rise by more than 55% by 2040

In a study from International Agency for Research on Cancer, scientists found that primary liver cancer was among the top three causes of cancer...