Oncology News

Main Category: Cancer / Oncology Also Included In: Liver Disease / Hepatitis Article Date: 03 Jul 2008 - 4:00 PDT printer friendly view / write opinions rate article More than 170 physicians and health care ...

At the ESMO Conference Lugano organized by the European Society for Medical Oncology, a group headed by Prof.

Doctors have developed a new test to measure cancer cells that break off from lung tumors and travel through the blood.

Abbott Northwestern Hospital is playing a key role in the development of a cancer vaccine.

A patients advocacy group on the French islands of St-Pierre-Miquelon says a Newfoundland health agency did a poor job informing eight women on the islands about breast cancer testing mistakes.

Twin sisters and registered nurses Mollie Oster and Kate Mimken assess Cheryl Maddox, an oncology patient at Exempla Lutheran Medical Center Friday, June 27.

Main Category: Cancer / Oncology Also Included In: Biology / Biochemistry Article Date: 29 Jun 2008 Scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute report they have blocked the development of prostate tumors in ...

Main Category: Medicare / Medicaid / SCHIP Also Included In: Cancer / Oncology Article Date: 04 Jul 2008 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced additional updates to the information it uses in ...

Main Category: Breast Cancer Also Included In: Cancer / Oncology Article Date: 03 Jul 2008 - 4:00 PDT Rising public awareness about breast cancer and the treatments available has greatly improved revenues in ...

Smoke-free policies are reducing heart disease related to smoke exposure, the prevalence of smoking in adults and the exposure of both adults and children to second-hand smoke.

Brentwood-based Ambulatory Services of America Inc. has acquired three dialysis centers in St.

The growing number of cancer treatment options and their widely varying costs suggest an increased need for oncologists to understand economic issues in cancer care and be able to discuss these issue with their ...

A new technique for finding and analyzing stray cancer cells in the blood of lung cancer patients may make it possible for doctors to one day not only determine the genetic "signature" of particular tumors but ...

Scientists have discovered that they can use a kind of dimmer switch to stop a "cancer signal" from contributing to the development of tumors.

Smokeless tobacco products , which include products such as snuff and chew tobacco, do increase the user's risk of cancer -- just not as much as smoking does.

Main Category: GastroIntestinal / Gastroenterology Also Included In: Cancer / Oncology Article Date: 01 Jul 2008 At the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer and the International Society of ...

Smokeless tobacco -- such as chewing tobacco and snuff -- are less dangerous than cigarettes but still raise the risk of oral cancer by 80 percent, according to the World Health Organization's cancer agency.

RECOGNITION FOR WORK : Recipients of the Dr. B.C. Roy Awards at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Tuesday.

Cancer starts when key cellular signals run amok, driving uncontrolled cell growth.

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that cancer saved Tanja and Dan Buckley's marriage.