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Test may predict HPV throat cancer

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:03:06 GMT

Most people associate HPV with cervical cancer because virtually all of these cancers are caused by this virus. But HPV can also trigger oropharyngeal or throat cancer, especially in men.

Blood test may spot colon cancer

Sat, 08 Jun 2013 01:16:32 GMT

A blood test for colon cancer could be on the horizon. But the research is still preliminary and the test is not currently recommended as a screening tool.

Breast cancer gene risk for black women

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 20:21:24 GMT

About 1 in 5 African-American women with the disease have an inherited mutation that drastically raises their risk for breast and ovarian cancer, according to a study released Monday.

7 questions on cancer gene testing

Wed, 15 May 2013 23:13:38 GMT

Angelina Jolie's case highlights the importance of knowing one's family history and learning one's cancer risks in order to address them proactively.

Angelina Jolie has double mastectomy

Tue, 14 May 2013 09:08:04 GMT

Angelina Jolie says that she has had a preventive double mastectomy after learning she carried a gene that made it extremely likely she would get breast cancer.

Grieving dad helps kids get to chemo

Fri, 03 May 2013 22:44:19 GMT

Richard Nares organizes free rides to the hospital for poor children with cancer. Nares lost his own son, Emilio, to leukemia in 2000: "It's like he's still with me"

Docs blast ethics of $100K cancer drugs

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 02:51:39 GMT

A group of more than 120 cancer researchers and physicians took the unusual step this week of publishing a research paper taking aim at pharmaceutical prices they see as exorbitant and unjustifiable.