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Clinical Trial Investigates New Gene Therapy for Brain Tumors
A clinical trial is exploring a new treatment that ultimately may help turn those with a certain type of deadly brain cancer into patients with a much better prognosis.
The Best Way to Survive Breast Cancer: Catch It Early
One-eighth of all U.S. women will be diagnosed with breast cancer. It's the most common cancer in women, and is the second deadliest cancer for women, surpassed only by lung cancer. Learn how you can virtually guarantee surviving this disease.
How You Can Vaccinate Against Cancer
You can eliminate your -- or your children's -- risk for six types of cancer with the safe and proven vaccine that prevents the human papillomavirus (HPV). Learn move about the HPV vaccine.
The Vaccine That Can Keep Your Child From Getting Cancer
If you could vaccinate your kids against cancer, would you? Although the human papillomavirus (HPV) has been shown to cause cancer, many parents don’t vaccinate their children against HPV, a common infection spread by skin-to-skin contact.
How Coloring Brain Tumors Pink Can Help Cancer Patients Live Longer
When a surgeon removes a brain tumor, precision is everything: The goal is to remove as much tumor as possible, while preserving the surrounding brain tissue. A drug can improve a surgeon's ability to do that by turning tumor cells bright pink.
Where Breast Cancer Patients Get the Best Care
When it comes to getting the best treatment for breast cancer, accreditation matters. Here's how to evaluate a hospital when you're seeking treatment for breast cancer.
New Guidelines Advise Younger Age For First Colorectal Cancer Screening
Since 1994, colorectal cancer has increased 51 percent among those under age 50. Learn when you should start thinking about a colorectal cancer screening.
How a Cardiologist Can Aid Your Cancer Treatment
Cancer treatments such as chemotherapy and radiation carry some cardiac risk, either immediately or later on.