Health News
Pap Smears Not Frequented In Gay Population
According to a recent study, young lesbian and bisexual women are not monitoring their sexual health as actively as heterosexual young women.
Preventing Children's Cancers From Returning
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) used to be one of the deadliest cancers for children and young adults. Now it's one of the most curable, and cures rates are climbing.
FDA Drug Safety Communication: 5-alpha reductase inhibitors (5-ARIs)
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is informing healthcare professionals that the Warnings and Precautions section of the labels for the 5-alpha reductase inhibitor (5-ARI) class of drugs has been revised to include new safety information about the increased risk of being diagnosed with a more serious form of prostate cancer (high-grade prostate cancer).
Kidney Cancer Cells Bombed
Most believe the only way to cure kidney cancer is through surgery. Yet, there are ways to slow down the spread of the disease. Now, researchers have found a sort of "smart-bomb" treatment to attack kidney cancer cells.
Treating Cancer Could Lead to Diabetes
Certain hormones can make prostate cancer worse. One treatment for this type of cancer is to stop these hormones from being made. However, that treatment can put men at risk for diabetes.
Skin Cancer Vaccine in the Works
Currently, available vaccines include measles, mumps, rubella, chicken pox, hepatitis A and B, influenza and meningitis. Vaccines have successfully minimized existence of these infectious diseases.
A New Elixir for Women Cancer Survivors?
Life after cancer has its challenges. For women, living in the aftermath of cancer can affect everything from their energy levels and sexuality to how well they feel and function day-to-day.
Treating One Patient at a Time
The basic biology of cancer cells varies from person to person, and scientists are in the process of developing ways to treat the disease of individual patients.
New Facts are in: Fat is Fatal
Obesity continues to be linked to a number of diseases. Now it's shown to be a predictor of who does - and doesn't - survive breast cancer.
Korean Patients Favor Hastening Death
Just days before physician-assisted suicide advocate Dr. Jack Kavorkian died, a new study reported that many South Koreans favor speeding the death of terminally ill cancer patients.