Lung cancer comes in two main types: non-small cell and small cell. Each has different patterns, growth rates, and treatment needs. Smoking is the top risk factor, but…
Kidney cancer affects over 80,000 Americans annually, with renal cell carcinoma as the dominant type. Benjamin R. Lee, MD, MBA, outlines current AUA guideline recommendations, including when to…
July 14, 2009 (Portland, Ore.) – One in eight women develop breast cancer in their lifetimes. Although regular mammograms can reduce breast cancer deaths by more than 30…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A further analysis of data from the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) trials indicates that the risks of hormone therapy still generally outweigh the…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Both obesity and type 2 diabetes, owing to their harmful effects on adipocytokines and inflammatory mediators, contribute to increased breast cancer risk in…
Miguel Materin, MD, Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, Director of the Ocular Oncology Section, Yale University School of Medicine, discusses eye tumors ranging from benign to malignant ophthalmic cancers.…
Jimmy K. Lee, MD, Director of the Cornea and Refractive Surgery Section, Yale Eye Center, discusses dry eye treatment, including lubricant drops, cyclosporin and plugging the drainage tube…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients with early (stage I and IIA) colon cancer derive similar benefits from intensive postoperative surveillance as those with late stage IIB and…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Combined positron-emission tomography and computed tomography (PET-CT) improves the staging of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and also reduces the numbers of total…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – High intake of saturated and monounsaturated fat may increase the risk of pancreatic cancer, according to a report in the Journal of the…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – New research suggests that for some patients with cancer, especially brain tumors and small-cell-lung cancer, the first manifestation is a psychiatric symptom. The…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – New research indicates that with effective chemotherapy, children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) do not need to receive prophylactic cranial irradiation. Prophylactic cranial…
