Only 21 percent of Americans 45 years old and older have gotten their first colonoscopy on time, a new survey found, yet 59 percent say they are worried about getting colon cancer.
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Penn Medicine and the Fox Chase Cancer Center are both working on treatments and models that could intercept cancer in the early stages.
Researchers in England found monitoring the purchase of over-the-counter medications could lead to early detection of ovarian cancer.
Buffalo, N.Y.-based Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center is taking a new approach to cancer care by providing low-dose CT-scans in the back of a trailer, Buffalo News reported Feb. 26.
Denver-based Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center opened a dedicated cancer center in the city.
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Pancreatic cancer, the fourth leading cause of cancer deaths in the U.S., may have a promising new drug treatment, according to researchers.
Small calcium mineral deposits known as microcalcifications could reveal the progression of breast cancer, according to a recent study led by researchers at Ithaca, N.Y.-based Cornell University.
Sutter Health's California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco is touting a treatment that previously took multiple weeks and several visits for early lung cancer patients, which has been reduced to one day thanks to robotic technology.
The American Cancer Society is creating a diversity cancer research training center to remove barriers for underrepresented students wanting to enter oncology.
Researchers found cancer screenings are rebounding, but new advanced cancer diagnoses are not rising, Epic Research reported Feb. 17.