As people head to the beach this summer, very few if any, really know how likely they are to develop skin cancer from their outdoor fun. That’s about to change, thanks to a new discovery by an international team of scientists that makes it possible for doctors to access [...]
University of Miami doctors have developed a new method of catching and killing tumor cells floating through the human bloodstream they say could be a potent new weapon against most kinds of cancer within a decade. Source: General Cancer News Articles Provided by Cancer Compass
The President’s Cancer Panel on Thursday reported that "the true burden of environmentally induced cancers has been grossly underestimated" and strongly urged action to reduce people’s widespread exposure to carcinogens .
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Having a bad reaction to penicillin as a child doesn’t guarantee you’re still allergic decades later. And if the oncologist says you have to switch chemotherapies because of an allergic reaction, well, maybe not. Source: General Cancer News Articles Provided by Cancer Compass
Many men and their doctors are having more in- depth conversations about prostate tests after changes in screening recommendations brought on by conflicting studies into whether screening equates to fewer deaths. Source: General Cancer News Articles Provided by Cancer Compass
Liver transplantation specialists recently convened to address U.S. guidelines for allocation of organs for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC, liver cancer). Representatives from more than 130 U.S. transplant centers were invited to the conference and participants included 180 leaders in liver transplantation (LT) from the 50 most [...]
After an imaging test revealed a small nodule in Dr. Len Lichtenfeld’s lung, his doctor ordered a series of CT scans. But Lichtenfeld turned them down. As deputy chief medical officer of the American Cancer Society, Lichtenfeld knew the tiny nodule probably wasn’t dangerous and that new research has [...]