Cervical cancer 'not just a young woman's disease'

There is a perception that cervical cancer is a young woman's disease, but half of deaths occur in women over 65, a British Medical Journal report says.

It argues that the age limit for cervical screening should be raised to 70 and older women should be targeted in health campaigns.

Mother's diet around conception can affect child's lifelong cancer risk...

Mother's diet around conception can affect child's lifelong cancer risk, study says

While it’s known that a mother’s diet can affect her unborn child’s development in utero, a new study found that her eating habits around the time of conception can also alter her child’s lifelong risk of cancer.

Drug Shows Promise Against Advanced Lung Cancer

Patients given nivolumab reported fewer side effects, longer survival than those receiving usual chemo agent

A new drug appears to harness a person's immune system to fight the most common form of lung cancer, according to new clinical trial findings.

Symptoms of Prostate Cancer

In the early stages of prostate cancer, you might not experience any symptoms. That is because symptoms are often caused when the tumor grows and presses against the urethra or other internal areas, such as your spinal cord.

Obesity in adolescence linked to bowel cancer risk, says study

Being overweight in adolescence is linked to a greater risk of bowel cancer later in life, a study suggests.

Researchers followed nearly 240,000 Swedish men for 35 years.

New Method May Spot Ovarian Cancer Earlier

A screening method that uses blood tests can detect twice as many cases of ovarian cancer as older testing methods, and that may lead to women getting diagnosed sooner, researchers say.

Blood Test 'Boost' in Ovarian Cancer Fight

Regular blood tests can detect 86% of ovarian cancers before the point at which normally women would be diagnosed, according to a trial that could lead to national screening.

Can Statins Help Lower Lung Cancer Death Risk?

Small reduction seen with cholesterol-lowering drugs, but study couldn't prove cause-and-effect link

Taking the cholesterol-lowering medications known as statins for a year before getting a diagnosis of lung cancer was associated with a 12 percent lower risk of dying from that cancer, new research suggests.

Cervical Cancer Risk Higher in Women With IBD?

A new study of 27,408 women with IBD followed for 35 years found an increased risk for the development of cervical cancer.  The risk was highest in women who have Crohn's disease.  Study author Professor Tine Jess, MD, from Statens Serum Institut in Denmark stated that these changes were not due to a lack of screenings by some of the women.  If you have IBD, the following tips can help you to mitigate some of the risks of cervical cancer.

Breastfeeding May Lower Breast Cancer Recurrence

Strongest benefit seen in most common types of tumors, researchers say

Women who breast-feed their babies and later develop breast cancer are less likely to have the cancer return or to die from it than women who do not breast-feed, new research shows.