In a nationwide study, less than a quarter of colorectal cancer patients eligible to use the drug bevacizumab actually received it as first-line therapy in the year after it was approved by the Food and Drug Administration.

FORT WASHINGTON, Pa. -- The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) announces several new updates to the NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology(TM) Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma (NHL). These changes highlight leading developments in the treatment of NHL and represent the recognized standard

Hamburg, Germany -- German scientists have found new proof of that old adage about an apple a day keeping the doctor away by showing the fruit helps reduce the incidence of colon cancer. German researchers led by Dr Dieter Schrenk

The American Cancer Society and other health groups are recommending two tests they had not previously endorsed to prevent or detect colorectal cancer. The new policy is based on evidence that the tests work well enough to recommend and applies

Another piece of the puzzle that is breast cancer has been found by University of Queensland researchers. Dr Melissa Brown, from UQ's School of Molecular and Microbial Sciences, and her team have discovered how a particular gene associated with breast

Destroying a tumor in a body with radiation poses a number of challenges and risks, especially for a pregnant woman and her fetus. Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are working to reduce those risks by advancing computer techniques that use

Researchers have discovered a protein which can reduce the malignancy of breast cancer tumors and also predict whether the cancer will metastasize, according to a study published Monday. "This protein seems to be suppressing tumor growth," said study author Kent

Tomatoes could be the new weapon in the fight against sun damage, research at the universities of Newcastle and Manchester has revealed. Eating tomato paste could help protect against sunburn and suninduced skin ageing. In the study, researchers compared the