health - "cancer"

Australian health authorities say they will review new information raising possible safety concerns about a popular cholesterol-lowering medication.

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Washington, Aug 23 : Women with increased breast density that shows up on mammograms have an increased risk of developing breast cancers with invasive characteristics, says a new study on the subject.

University of Edinburgh researchers are seeing positive results from a new approach for treating depression in cancer patients.

The National cancer Institute concluded that there is a causal relationship between depictions of smoking in the mass media and youth smoking, and that there is a causal relationship between cigarette ...

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill., -- Actress Christina Applegate's public disclosure of her breast cancer, her decision to have a double mastectomy, and plans to go forth with breast reconstruction, calls attention to ...

A stable form of cell-cycle arrest known to offer potent protection against cancer also limits liver fibrosis, a condition characterized by an excess of fibrous tissue, according to a new report in the August 22nd Cell, a Cell Press publication. Triggered by chronic liver damage produced by hepatitis infection, alcohol abuse, or fatty liver disease, liver fibrosis can lead to cirrhosis, a major health problem worldwide and the 12th most common cause of death in the United States.

Australians are far more likely to survive cancer in the short-term than they were two decades ago, according to new figures which celebrate the success of improved detection and treatments.

As if there were any doubt, the movies totally make smoking look sexy and cool. At least that's what a new sutdy from The National cancer Institute seems to suggest.

Scientific American magazine focused on two University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Comprehensive cancer Center researchers in a news story on experimental next-generation anti-cancer therapies. David T. Curiel, M.D., Ph.D., is a UAB professor of medicine and director of the human gene therapy division, and Ronald Alvarez, M.D., is a UAB professor of medicine and director of the gynecologic oncology division.