Compound in pomegranates may help fight colon cancer
Colorectal cancer is a disease in which cells in the colon or rectum grow out of control. Sometimes it is called colon cancer, for short.
In a study...
Scientists find better method to detect pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic cancer has the lowest five-year survival rate among cancers.
It is projected to become the second leading cause of cancer death in the United...
Cancer may cause changes to the heart before treatment
An estimated 1.9 million people in the United States are expected to be diagnosed with cancer this year, according to the National Cancer Institute.
Having a...
Scientists find many existing drugs can help kill cancer
Cancer is a disease caused when cells divide uncontrollably and spread into surrounding tissues.
Cancer cells can break away from the original tumor and travel through...
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...