The US National Cancer Institute has just published a report that links a diet high in animal fats to pancreatic cancer.  All meats are high in animal fats, with red meats topping the list.  Cheeses and all full-fat dairy products…

Most of us will never become doctors but most of us do become patients at one time or another.  Dr. Jerri Nielsen FitzGerald was both patient and doctor in a heroic surgery she performed on herself while stationed in Antarctica…

Investors are flocking to buy shares of biopharmaceutical company, Medarex, Inc. (MEDX), after an announcement from the Mayo Clinic revealed a new drug, manufactured by Medarex, has helped cure two men of prostate cancer tumors that were once too large…

Pfizer, Inc., the world’s largest manufacturer of medicines, has just gained US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for Palladia, the first cancer drug developed for specific use in dogs.  Canine cancer cases in the US are estimated at 1.2…

Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) once seemed so promising for alleviating the most troubling symptoms of menopause but prolonged study into their overall effect on a woman’s health continues to reveal hidden dangers in the therapy itself.  Of latest concern is…

Summer’s here, bringing lots of time for fun in the sun but, before heading out to the sand and the surf, sun worshipers should learn more about the sunscreens they rely on, including what’s really meant by those SPF numbers,…

The American Cancer Society says more than one million Americans are diagnosed with skin cancer each year.  Although the chance of developing skin cancer has been directly linked to sun exposure in repeated studies and the use of sunscreen has…

Thirteen-year-old Daniel Hauser has Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a form of cancer that is generally considered easy to treat with radiation and chemotherapy treatments.  His doctor, Dr. James Joyce, prescribed a six-month regimen of the chemotherapy treatments but the boy and his…

Hannah Powell-Auslam says she just wants to be a ‘normal kid’ going to school, enjoying sports, and hanging out with her friends.  Unfortunately, Hannah is so unique her doctors say she’s even more rare than one in a million.

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Although rare, melanoma is one of the easiest forms of cancer for an individual to detect on his or her own.  After all, it’s a form of skin cancer and can be easily seen by the naked eye.  A new…

The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics recently contracted an independent laboratory to test for two cancer-causing chemicals that might be in some of the leading brand baby shampoos and soaps.  The results are in and they suggest cause for concern.

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Hard-to-detect ovarian cancer is one of the most deadly forms of the disease, due in part because it is so very hard to detect.  Quite often it remains undiagnosed until reaching a stage at which it is nearly impossible to…

Little Heather McNamara is glad to be going home to her big sister and her Pomeranian named Angel but, after more than a month in the hospital, she says she’ll be sleeping with her parents tonight.  The cheerful 7-year-old Long…

The conclusion from two massive studies of the possibility that antioxidant supplements might ward off prostate cancer was so rock solid that the research teams released their findings way ahead of schedule, citing public health implications as their reason for…