Melanoma is the most deadly form of skin cancer, estimated by the National Cancer Institute to afflict more than 70,000 people in the United States annually and the incidence rate continues to rise. In a study published online in Genome Research, resea…
More than half of young adults(18-29) interviewed, and 65% of whites, reported at least one sunburn in the last 12 months. The CDC along with the National Cancer Institute analyzed data from The National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), which is an ann…
A study in the May 8 edition of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute reveals that physical activity is linked to lower rates of breast and colon cancer deaths. However, there is not enough evidence to link physical activity to other types of ca…
Government regulators and the scientific community should work to ensure that they give clear guidance to the public about dietary supplements and cancer risk, according to a commentary published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Evidenc…
According to the April 13 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, whether or not first-line platinum based chemotherapy can benefit advanced-stage ovarian cancer patients can now potentially be established by using a DNA repair pathway-f…
Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in the UK, with almost 48,000 women and about 300 men diagnosed every year. About one in eight women in the UK will develop breast cancer at some stage during their life, but thanks to better awarenes…
According to a study published March 14 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, even though there has been a significant decline in smoking and lung cancer mortality in the United States, more deaths could have been prevented had all smoking c…
A study in the March 14 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, shows that young adults watching movies in which people smoke have a greater risk of smoking than their older peers. Movies that feature smokers are known to have an impact …
According to the University of Kentucky, a study funded by a National Cancer Institute research grant and conducted by Dr. Daret St. Clair, the James Graham Brown Endowed Chair and professor of toxicology, provides new understanding into the associatio…
A study by researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College reveals the vital steps cancer cells undertake after they convert themselves in order to detach from a tumor and metastasize. The study published online and in the upcoming issue of Cancer Resear…
