US Cancer Death Rates Continue Drop.

U.S. cancer death rates are falling, with big decreases in major killers such as colon and lung cancer, the American Cancer Society said on Wednesday. The improvement was due a decline in smoking, better treatment and earlier detection, it said.

The Links Between Diabetes And Cancer

A new consensus statement of experts assembled by the American Diabetes Association and the American Cancer Society reviews emerging evidence that suggests cancer incidence is associated with diabetes as well as certain diabetes risk factors and treatments....

CA-125 Promising Screening Biomarker for Early Ovarian Cancer

MDAnderson.org – Evaluating its change over time, CA-125, the protein long-recognized for predicting ovarian cancer recurrence, now shows promise as a screening tool for early-stage disease, according to researchers at The University of Texas MD...

Vulvar Cancer – Better Outcome If Detected Early

WomensHealthResearch.org – Vulvar cancer is the fourth most common cancer of the female genital tract. In 2008, roughly 3,460 cases of vulvar cancer will be diagnosed in the United States and about 870 will die of this cancer, according to the American...

Hip Bone Density Helps Predict Breast Cancer Risk

Measuring a woman’s bone mineral density can provide additional information that may help more accurately determine a woman’s risk of developing breast cancer. That is the conclusion of a new study published in the September 1, 2008 issue of CANCER,...