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People in low-income countries may be less informed about cancer risks such as smoking, according to a survey by the International Union Against Cancer.

According to a study conducted at Columbia University Mailman school of Public Health, health risk behaviors such as smoking and obesity are associated with lower awareness of the Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA), which could lead to a lower likelihood of undergoing actual prostate cancer screening. Although previous studies have explored predictors of PSA test awareness, this is the first research to focus on health risk behaviors, such as smoking, physical inactivity, obesity, and excessive alcohol consumption.read more

New study says skin cancer may raise risk of cancers later in life.

Breastfeeding for at least six months might lower the risk of developing so-called 'triple negative' breast cancer, an aggressive form of the disease that is more common in black and younger women, according to a study published on Monday in the journal Cancer, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports (Paulson, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 8/24).

GENEVA : The head of the World Health Organization says anti-smoking campaigns are the world's best weapon in the fight against cancer.

GENEVA (Reuters) - people in rich and poor countries alike have faulty understanding of what causes cancer and need better education on how to ward off the disease, according to an authoritative report issued on Wednesday.

Those patients that are affected by non-melanoma skin cancer are more likely to develop other types of cancers later in life. Non-melanoma is a non-fatal form of skin cancer. It is known to increase the melanoma risk, but it has never been linked to other types of cancers than skin cancer.read more

CHICAGO (AP) -- A new TV commercial shows kids eating hot dogs in a school cafeteria and one little boy's haunting lament: 'I was dumbfounded when the doctor told me I have late-stage colon cancer.'...

A barium enema, also known as a lower GI series, is a medical test used to exam the intestines for a variety of reasons, including cancer detection. If your doctor...

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Aug. 27 (HealthDay News) -- people throughout theworld have major misconceptions when it comes to what causes cancer, newresearch suggests.