U.S. researchers have found that women who smoke face a much higher risk of bladder cancer than previously thought. A study in the Journal of the American Medical Association says the newest information shows that about half of bladder cancer cases in women are caused by smoking — up from 20-30 percent in previous studies. […]
Study: Women Smokers Face Higher Risk of Bladder Cancer
Posted August 16th, 2011 at 8:45 pm (UTC-5)
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Study: Coffee May Prevent Skin Cancer
Posted August 15th, 2011 at 10:15 pm (UTC-5)
Coffee drinkers may have another reason to enjoy their daily brew. A study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences says caffeine can cut the risk of developing skin cancer by killing damaged cells that could turn into tumors. The study says coffee could even be applied directly to the skin. The researchers […]
British Doctors Successfully Test Cancer Vaccine in Mice
Posted June 19th, 2011 at 7:20 pm (UTC-5)
British researchers say they have developed a vaccine that appears to cure prostate cancer in mice. The vaccine works by triggering the body’s own immune system to attack cancer cells while leaving healthy cells alone. The scientists, writing in the journal Nature Medicine, developed a special vaccine using the genetic code from a healthy human […]
Washington, DC Hosts ‘Race for the Cure’
Posted June 4th, 2011 at 10:05 am (UTC-5)
The U.S. National Mall in Washington, DC was like a sea of pink t-shirts and hats Saturday, as thousands of people gathered for a high-profile race to collect money for breast cancer research. Organizers of the so-called “Race for the Cure” said they expected 40,000 people to run or walk the 5-kilometer race course that […]
Lawyer Says Mladic Was Treated for Cancer
Posted June 2nd, 2011 at 10:10 am (UTC-5)
The lawyer for Bosnian Serb war crimes suspect Ratko Mladic says he has medical records showing the former general was treated for cancer two years ago at a Serbian hospital. Attorney Milos Saljic Thursday said Mladic suffered from lymph node cancer and underwent treatment for it in 2009. Saljic previously said his 69-year-old client has […]
