Docs: Argentine leader’s thyroid wasn’t cancerous
Argentine President Cristina Fernandez didn’t have cancer after all. After having some of Argentina’s leading cancer surgeons completely remove her thyroid gland, tests showed no presence of any cancerous More...
Venezuela’s Chavez: Did U.S. give Latin American leaders cancer?
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez speculated on Wednesday that the United States might have developed a way to give Latin American leaders cancer, after Argentina’s Cristina Fernandez joined the list of presidents More...
Argentine leader’s cancer forces her to delegate
Argentina’s president cracked jokes and sounded optimistic Wednesday after her thyroid cancer diagnosis was announced, but she’s clearly struggling with the need to delegate power while she recovers More...
Cancer Survivors Have Higher Risk of Melanoma
Doctors have long known that people who survive one melanoma have a markedly higher risk of developing another of these aggressive skin cancers. Now, for the first time, a study has found that survivors of non-skin More...
Bee Gees Singer Robin Gibb Battling Cancer
Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb is gravely ill with liver cancer, according to a report. The disco-music star, 61, who along with his brothers sold more than 200 million records worldwide as the Bee Gees, was diagnosed More...
Boxing great Joe Frazier dies after cancer fight
Joe Frazier had to throw his greatest punch to knock down “The Greatest.” A vicious left hook from Frazier put Muhammad Ali on the canvas in the 15th round in March 1971 when he became the first man More...
Can NSAIDs Cut Colorectal Cancer Deaths in Older Women?
Older women who take nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs — such as aspirin or ibuprofen — appear to have a lower risk of death from colorectal cancer than women who don’t use these medications, a large new More...
Superfoods That May Help Prevent Cancer
Cancer is a leading cause of death in both men and women in the U.S. as well as other countries. There are several factors that affect your risk of cancer, but one risk factor you can control is your diet. Eating More...
Lung Cancer Rates Begin to Decline for U.S. Women
The rate of new lung cancer cases among American women is finally beginning to decline, much as it has for men in for years, a new U.S. government report shows. New cases of lung malignancies fell by 2.2 percent More...
Music Soothes Anxiety, Pain in Cancer Patients
Singing, playing an instrument, or even just listening to music may lessen anxiety in cancer patients and improve their overall quality of life, according to a new analysis of previously published research. Music-based More...