An Infection with Hepatitis C May Eventually Lead to Liver Cancer

Hepatitis C Infection by Source

Long-term hepatitis C infections, possibly from blood transfusions in the pre-screening era, are often asymptomatic, so test for this liver cancer risk factor.

Stop Cancer Now! World Oncology Forum Effort to Reduce Cancer by 25% by 2025.

ESO WOF Lugano, Italy Oct., 2012

The “Stop Cancer Now!” appeal is a Europe-wide concerted effort to raise awareness and reduce cancer death rates by 25% by 2025 through various means.

Hodgkin’s Lymphoma: New Treatments for Cancer of the Lymph Nodes

Micrograph of a lymph node with Hodgkin's lymphoma. Image by Nephron

Hodgkin’s lymphoma is a curable cancer of the lymph nodes, but treatment can lead to long-term disease. Are targeted drugs the answer to Hodgkin’s Disease?

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Quality of Life Improves with Exercise During Breast Cancer Treatment

Even moderate activity may improve quality of life for breast cancer patients. Image by Spanishale

Could exercise improve quality of life for breast cancer survivors? According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), over 200 thousand women in the United States were diagnosed with breast cancer in the year 2007 alone. There are many different risk factors that can increase a woman’s chance of developing breast cancer; two [...]

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Bladder Cancer Research Finds Protein That Stops Metastasis In Its Tracks

Are CCL2 inhibitors the key to ending the spread of cancer? Image courtesy of PubMed

Bladder cancer, according to the CDC, is the 5th most common type of cancer, and has a high short-term survival rate. Unfortunately, however, the larger danger in this type of cancer comes from metastasis, or spread of the cancer cells. When bladder cancer spreads to other portions of the body, such as your lungs, your [...]

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