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Melanoma Cases Rising in U.S.

Melanoma Cases Rising in U.S.

Latest Cancer News TUESDAY, Feb. 18, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Cases of melanoma in the United States increased 2% a year between 2005 and 2015, and will likely rise from 96,000 cases in 2019 to 151,000 cases in 2030 if the trend continues, a new study says. The researchers noted that most cases of melanoma […]

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More Sex Partners, Higher Cancer Risk?

More Sex Partners, Higher Cancer Risk?

Latest Cancer News By Dennis ThompsonHealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Feb. 13, 2020 (HealthDay News) — If you need more than two hands to count the number of lovers you’ve had in your life, new research suggests you might want to worry about your cancer risk. People who have had 10 or more sexual partners had higher […]

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Cholesterol Drugs Might Help Curb ‘High-Risk’ Prostate Cancers

Cholesterol Drugs Might Help Curb ‘High-Risk’ Prostate Cancers

Latest Cancer News FRIDAY, Feb. 14, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Drugs that many men with prostate cancer might already be taking — cholesterol-lowering statins — may help extend their survival if they have a “high-risk” form of the disease, new research suggests. High-risk patients include men with high blood levels of prostate specific antigen (PSA) […]

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More Aggressive Surgery Can Extend Survival From Brain Cancer: Study

More Aggressive Surgery Can Extend Survival From Brain Cancer: Study

Latest Cancer News FRIDAY, Feb. 7, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Adults with glioblastoma — the most common and deadly type of brain tumor — could survive more than twice as long if surgeons removed surrounding tissue as well as the tumor, a new study finds. That involves cutting out “non-contrast-enhancing tumor” — which doesn’t light […]

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CRISPR Gene Editing Creates ‘Designer’ Immune Cells That Fight Cancer

CRISPR Gene Editing Creates ‘Designer’ Immune Cells That Fight Cancer

Latest Cancer News By Amy NortonHealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Feb. 6, 2020 (HealthDay News) — In a first, scientists have used gene-editing technology to create “designer” immune system cells that can fight tumors and survive for months in cancer patients’ bodies. It’s a proof of principle, the researchers say — and an early step toward bringing […]

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For Patients on Blood Thinners, GI Bleeding May Signal Colon Cancer: Study

For Patients on Blood Thinners, GI Bleeding May Signal Colon Cancer: Study

Latest Cancer News FRIDAY, Feb. 7, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Gastrointestinal bleeding in patients taking blood thinners for an irregular heartbeat should prompt doctors to check for colon cancer, a new study advises. Researchers looked at more than 125,000 patients in Denmark with the heart rhythm disorder atrial fibrillation (a-fib). They reported that those with […]

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New Gene Study Unravels Cancer’s Secrets

New Gene Study Unravels Cancer’s Secrets

Latest Cancer News By Dennis ThompsonHealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Feb. 5, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Cancer is a genetically driven disease, and a mother lode of new genetic data on dozens of different cancers is promising to break open fresh avenues of prevention and treatment. Nineteen out of 20 cancers now can be tracked back to […]

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Health Risks Persist for Young Cancer Survivors

Health Risks Persist for Young Cancer Survivors

Latest Cancer News WEDNESDAY, Feb. 5, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Teen and young adult cancer survivors are nearly twice as likely to be hospitalized as those who haven’t had cancer, a new study finds. “Few studies have investigated health risk in adolescents and young adults after cancer treatment,” said study author Chelsea Anderson, a postdoctoral […]

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Symptoms and Signs

Symptoms and Signs

Articles on Anal Cancer What are anal cancer statistics? A lump or mass near the anus is a sign of anal cancer. Anal cancer is far more rare than colorectal cancer. Anal cancer will be found in about 5,530 women and 2,770 men in 2019. It will result in about 1,280 deaths in 2019. It […]