For decades, scientists and doctors have been searching for a cure for cancer. Now, researchers from the Cancer Science Institute
Continue reading »
Seaweed extract found to have promising effects in brain cancer treatment
A compound found in brown seaweeds could help to treat one of the most common and aggressive forms of malignant
Continue reading »Q&A: Turmeric use in breast cancer treatment
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I recently was diagnosed with breast cancer, and I will have surgery followed by chemotherapy. A friend
Continue reading »Low risk of cancer spread on active surveillance for early prostate cancer
Men undergoing active surveillance for prostate cancer have very low rates – one percent or less—of cancer spread (metastases) or
Continue reading »Skilled surgeons boost colon cancer survival by 70%
Patients of more technically skilled surgeons, as assessed by review of operative video, have better long-term survival after surgery for
Continue reading »My grandad, dad, and uncle all had prostate cancer. Online says your doctor should check you after you’re 40. Given history, should I be checked to see if I have prostate cancer sooner? Is this a blood test? X-ray? How do they check?
Thanks for your question. Prostate cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer among sex-assigned at birth males.
Continue reading »Researchers discover new tactic to stop the growth of a deadly brain cancer
University of Calgary scientists and members of the Clark H. Smith Brain Tumor Centre at the Arnie Charbonneau Cancer Institute
Continue reading »Axillary surgery may not be necessary for all women with invasive breast cancer
More women could potentially be spared an axillary lymph node dissection—the surgical removal of 10-20 lymph nodes—a procedure that causes
Continue reading »The obesity and cancer metastasis connection
One in two men and one in three women will be diagnosed with cancer within their lifetimes. Fortunately, there has
Continue reading »Van Halen says tongue cancer was due to guitar picks in his mouth
Heavy smoker Eddie Van Halen blamed his tongue cancer on the fact that he used to hold his brass and
Continue reading »