German cancer surgeons have, for the first time, successfully removed a tumour with the aid of new 3-D computer modelling software which the designers say will make these operations safer and more accurate.
Diets high in refined grain products and processed meats could raise the risk of prostate cancer risk, say Canadian researchers.
A state-of-the-art portable biosensing device based on micro- and nanotechnologies will empower doctors to rapidly and accurately forewarn patients of their genetic risk of developing diseases such as cancer.
While uncommon in developed nations, heating and cooking indoors with solid fuels contributes to an increased risk of developing lung cancer, according to the results of a multicenter study.
Concerned about cancer recurrence, women with breast cancer often choose a mastectomy over a less-drastic lumpectomy when they have control over the decision, a new study found.
Scientists at the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) and colleagues report in animal studies that a single, scissor-like enzyme called matriptase, when left to its own devices, can cause cancer.
Dr. Dean Ornish and associates at the University of California, San Francisco, recruited 93 men who had chosen the option of ‘watchful waiting’ for their early-stage, non-aggressive prostate cancer.
Dr. Arch G. Mainous III, of the Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, and associate, analyzed cancer risk for 3,278 participants in the Framingham Offspring Study whose iron and lipid levels were high.
Scientists from Britain’s Institute of Cancer Research say they’ve developed a technique to markedly help in predicting the behavior of prostate cancer.
A new study indicates there is no specific PSA value that has both high sensitivity and high specificity for monitoring healthy men for prostate cancer, but rather there is a continuum of prostate cancer risk at all values of PSA, according to a study in the July 6 issue of JAMA.