health - "cancer"

American cancer Society to Deliver Progress report on Reducing the Global cancer Burden at the 20th World cancer Congress. Report Highlights Progress in Tobacco Control, Palliative Care, and Access to the HPV and Hepatitis B Vaccinations.read more

Cancer patients who are optimistic are better able manage the severity of their pain, while those with a strong sense of mastery (control over their environment) can control their fatigue more effectively while also keeping pain severity in check, new research shows.

Cancer services risk missing out on money because the funding system is not sophisticated enough, a report says.

New brides can get a great gown and help fight breast cancer at the same time this weekend.

Doctors are keeping cancer patients in the dark about expensive new drugs that could extend their lives, a poll shows.

The U.S. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry said it confirmed an elevated number of cases of polycythemia vera, or PV, a rare blood cancer, in a 20-mile stretch between Hazleton and Tamaqua.

Breast-feeding appears to reduce the risk of a particularly aggressive form of breast cancer, Seattle scientists report.

Researchers at the University of Edinburgh are seeing promising results with a new program for treating depression in cancer patients, according to a new study published in The Lancet.The program,...

New research is suggesting that using incense for long periods could increase the risk of developing cancers of the respiratory tract.

Studies have shown that approximately 16% of patients with localised prostate cancer regret their treatment choice. European Urology, the official journal of the European Association of Urology, will be publishing an article by J.W. Moul et al. comparing differences in satisfaction and regret between patients who underwent open retropubic radical prostatectomy and robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy.