More Cancer Center News

• Task Force Member Defends Mammography Guidelines

  Nov. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Responding to the uproar over revised mammogram recommendations unveiled earlier ...

• Too Few Older Adults Get Recommended Screenings

  Nov. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Screening for cancer and other preventive health measures can prolong ...

• Mammography: What to Do Now?

  Nov. 18 (HealthDay News) -- When a U.S. government task force recommended that women wait ...

• Folic Acid Fortification Might Boost Cancer Risk

  Nov. 17 (HealthDay News) -- Although folic acid fortification of foods can prevent many birth ...

• Guidelines Push Back Start of Mammograms to Age 50

  Nov. 16 (HealthDay News) -- Women don't need to start having mammograms to screen for ...

• Gene Linked to Breast Cancer Might Boost Heart Health

  Nov. 15 (HealthDay News) -- The over-activity of a gene known to boost a woman's ...

• Leukemia Drug May Help Some Ovarian Cancer Patients

  Nov. 12 (HealthDay News) -- A drug for people with a form of leukemia holds ...

• Less HRT, Fewer Cases of Possible Breast Cancer Precursor

  Nov. 12 (HealthDay News) -- Declining use of hormone replacement therapy may be driving down ...

• Lab Study Slows Breast Cancer Spread to Bone in Mice

  Nov. 12 (HealthDay News) -- An experimental drug reduced the spread of breast cancer into ...

• Cancer Can Strain Marriages to Breaking Point

  Nov. 11 (HealthDay News) -- Cancer can put an enormous strain on a marriage, and ...

• New Polyp Detection Method Could Be Cost-Saver

  Nov. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Optical technology could help physicians detect small colorectal polyps during ...

• Breast Cancer May Be Gone, But Pain Lingers

  Nov. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Even three years after finishing treatment for breast cancer, almost ...

• Breast Cancer Drugs May Fight Cervical Cancer, Too

  Nov. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Two drugs used to treat breast cancer and osteoporosis eliminated ...

• Dense Breasts Raise Risk of Cancer Recurrence

  Nov. 9 (HealthDay News) -- After a lumpectomy, women with very dense breasts have a ...

• Istodax Approved for Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma

  Nov. 6 (HealthDay News) -- The Gloucester Pharmaceuticals drug Istodax (romidepsin) has been approved by ...

• Early Morning Colonoscopies May Find More Polyps

  Nov. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Early morning colonoscopies detect more polyps than colon cancer screenings ...

• Thyroid Cancer Higher in Volcanic Areas

  Nov. 6 (HealthDay News) -- New research suggests that living near a volcano puts people ...

• Green Tea May Help Prevent Oral Cancer

  Nov. 5 (HealthDay News) -- A new study appears to add to growing evidence that ...

• Low Cholesterol May Help Prevent Cancer

  Nov. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Low blood cholesterol levels reduce the risk not only of ...