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Vitamin D could help fight ovarian cancer

Ovarian cancer has one of the highest death rates of all cancers. One reason for this is that cancer turns the body's defenses against...

This herbal supplement may help treat lung cancer

Scientists from the University of Technology Sydney found berberine, a natural compound found in plants such as barberry and goldenseal, suppresses the proliferation of...

High cost of cancer care in the U.S. doesn’t reduce death risk

Scientists from Yale University and Vassar College found that while the U.S. spends twice as much on cancer care as the average high-income country,...

Man with end-stage colon cancer seeks to share knowledge with fellow patients

Steve Keating knows how it feels. He knows what it’s like for your hands to tingle from oxaliplatin. He knows the sensation of sweat pooling...

This new vaccine can destroy several types of cancers, study finds

Scientists from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and elsewhere have developed a new type of vaccine that helps the immune system destroy cancerous tumors by overcoming...

This new vaccine may effectively treat several cancers

Scientists from Cancer Amsterdam and elsewhere found that a vaccine targeting a certain protein is effective in treating multiple types of cancers in several...

How to protect yourself against HPV

More than half of all sexually active people get a genital infection with the human papillomavirus (HPV) at some point in their lives, but...

Medicinal cannabis could reduce pain and painkiller use in people with cancer

Scientists from the Technion Israel Institute of Technology found for most cancer patients who used medical cannabis, pain improved strongly, other cancer-related symptoms also...

Scientists find an effective drug combo to treat liver cancer

Scientists from the University of Missouri found specific combination immunotherapy that shows promise in the fight against liver cancer. The research is published in The...

Why a high-fat diet is linked to cancer development

It has long been hypothesized that dietary habits can precede and even exacerbate the development of cancer. Scientists from Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and...