Patients with metabolic syndrome have an increased risk for developing various types of cancer, according to new research from Gateway for Cancer Research, a nonprofit group based in Schaumburg, Ill.
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Nearly half of oncologists said they use the internet for more than four hours every day for professional reasons, a recent Medscape survey found.
The Prostate Cancer Foundation released new guidelines for prostate-specific antigen-based screening in Black men.
The cyberattack on Change has some cancer centers scrambling to find money for chemotherapy to avoid delaying treatment, but Change said it plans to have cancer services up and running this week, The New York Times reported March 5.
A research team based at Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta has been selected as one of five teams globally to receive a multimillion-dollar award, which it will put toward studies to address cancer disparities among populations of African descent.
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The FDA approved a new drug for first-line lung cancer treatment.
Miami-based Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center received a $50 million gift from Kenneth Griffin, founder and CEO of Citadel and founder of Griffin Catalyst.
Uterine cancer is the only cancer that has seen survival rates continuously fall in the last 40 years, but research published March 4 in the British Journal of Cancer suggests that using a medication to block a protein called Galectin-3…
Denosumab, a bone-modifying agent for cancer treatment, is being overused and costing Medicare more than $43 million each year, a recent Memorial Sloan Kettering study found.
Cancer patients who undergo surgery and have a behavioral health disorder have higher odds of a complication, prolonged length of stay and 90-day readmission, a recent study found.