Cancer

New York, October 7 -- The U.S. researchers claim to have found that women who don’t undergo regular screening mammograms are more likely to die of breast cancer than those who are regularly screened.

New York, October 6 -- With the breast cancer awareness month becoming more and more popular in the United States, people are now getting suspicious regarding the ingenuity of corporate houses' "pink avatar".

New York, October 5 -- Curcumin, a yellow pigment found in turmeric, the Indian spice, may block nicotine from activating cancer causing cells in patients with head and neck cancer who continue to smoke, suggests a new study.

Maryland, October 1 -- A new study has found that vigorous physical activity like jogging, brisk walking or aerobics each week in the post-menopausal period provides protection from breast cancer.

Toronto, September 30 -- In a major breakthrough, researchers from the University of Toronto have combined nanotechnology and biomarker readers to detect cancer by a simple, painless diagnostic process that requires no biopsies, or endless wait for lab results.

New York, September 30 -- Natalie Morton, a 14-year-old British teen, died just hours after she was given the Cervarix, cervical cancer vaccine, at the Blue Coat School, Coventry, England, on Monday.

Los Angeles, September 29 -- Although colon cancer affects men and women with equal frequency, a new study suggests that the hormonal benefit of estrogen enhances the survival rate in younger women with the disease.

New York, September 29 -- A new study finds that men are often not told about the pros and cons of the prostate-antigen screening(PSA) test, which is used to detect prostate cancer tumors by their doctors.

Beijing, September 28 -- Scientists from the University Of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center have teamed up with researchers at Fudan University Cancer Hospital in China to investigate the efficacy of toad venom for cancer treatment.