As rates of melanoma rise, scientists at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine are suggesting a possible solution: screenings…
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Amanda Gatto and her mother have both battled breast cancer, a disease that claims the lives of more than 40,000…
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Scientists coat anticancer drugs with platelets to target tumors
Coating anticancer drugs in membranes made from patients’ platelets may improve cancer treatment and help stop the disease from spreading,…
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Cancer-sniffing dogs to aid British doctors
They’re known as man’s best friend; but dogs could soon also be their greatest ally in the fight against prostate…
Read MoreBristol-Myers’ Opdivo found effective in kidney cancer
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co said a late-stage trial of its drug, Opdivo, was stopped early after the immunotherapy was found to…
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More evidence smoking raises risk of death from breast cancer
Long-time smokers may face an increased risk of death if they develop breast cancer, according to a Japanese study that…
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Military veterans report limited use of sun protection while deployed, study finds
Despite working multiple hours per day in direct sunlight, U.S. military veterans who were deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan reported…
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Dangerous cervical lesions reduced since start of HPV vaccination
Abnormal changes in the cervix that can lead to cancer are less frequent in young women since the introduction of…
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Boy endures teasing to grow hair 40 inches long for charity
An 8-year-old Melbourne, Fla., boy grew his hair about 40 inches long over a two-year period to donate it to…
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Tests for new cancer drugs not reliable enough, doctors say
CHICAGO – Drugmakers including Bristol-Myers Squibb Co and Merck & Co are testing which patients will most benefit from new…
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