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Nov 19 -
Morphine may accelerate cancer growth
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The pain reliever morphine may accelerate the growth of cancer cells, a study suggests, but a newly-approved drug may help keep tumors from spreading.
Nov 17 -
New guidelines for breast exams released
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The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force is suggesting that women under the age of 50 no longer need to be routinely screened for breast cancer, saying the risk of false positives, unnecessary radiation, and unneeded biopsies outweigh the benefits of blanket screening.
Nov 16 -
Australian scientists planning to grow breast tissue
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Scientists in Australia plan to start clinical trials on a technique that may allow women who've had a mastectomy to regrow their own breast tissue.
Nov 16 -
Breast cancer pain can last for years
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A Danish study has found that nearly half of breast cancer survivors suffer from pain two or three years after surgery.
Nov 16 -
Divorce rate is higher when women get sick
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Women who receive a cancer or MS diagnosis are six times more likely to end up separated or divorced than a male spouse who receives the same diagnosis, a new study has found.
Nov 15 -
Yahoo, Google want more leeway for drug advertising
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Drugmakers say the current FDA guidelines requiring both benefits and risks of drugs on ads hampers advertising on the Internet given the space constraints for ads on Web pages.
Nov 11 -
Patients want doctors to discuss costs
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Experts say that patients have started expecting their doctors to help them make decisions about their care based on the cost of treatment.
Nov 09 -
Weight training may boost self esteem in cancer survivors
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Resistance training may be as good for the mind as for the body, researchers say.
Nov 09 -
Shorter course of radiation may be as effective: study
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The study found that the shorter radiation course, when given to the whole breast, had similar outcomes as a more traditional five to seven week course of radiation.
Nov 09 -
Cancer recurrence linked to dense breasts
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Women who have dense breasts are four times more likely to experience a cancer relapse than those who don't have dense breasts, a new study has found.
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