Screening Could Cut 21K Annual Colon Cancer Deaths

Coalition aims for 80 percent participation by 2018

 Boosting older adults' colon cancer screening rates to 80 percent by 2018 would lead to 21,000 fewer deaths from the cancer each year in the United States by 2030, a new study suggests.

Colon Cancer's Location May Be Factor in Survival

Poorer outcome seen in study when tumor began on the organ's right side

The area of the colon where a cancer develops may play a role in a patient's survival, a new study suggests.

Researchers report that people with colon cancer that started in the left colon may be more likely to survive than those whose disease originated in the right colon, researchers say.

Top Cancer Killer of Women in Wealthy Nations

It has been the leading cancer killer of American women for many years

Coffee May Lower Endometrial Cancer Risk

Women benefited from drinking about 4 cups daily, study suggests

Ladies, a heavy coffee habit might do more than perk you up. New research suggests it may also reduce your risk of endometrial cancer.

FDA Approves New Breast Cancer Drug

Ibrance is targeted for postmenopausal women with advanced disease

A new drug to treat postmenopausal women with advanced breast cancer has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

'Half of UK people' will get cancer

One in two people in the UK will be diagnosed with cancer at some point in their lives, analysis suggests.

Cancer Research UK said this estimate, using a new calculation method, replaced a forecast of more than one in three people developing the disease.

Coffee Drinkers May Have Extra Protection from the Sun

Americans spend between 30 and 32 billion dollars a year on coffee, according to the Specialty Coffee Association of America. While that might seem like a lot, coffee might offer some protection against malignant melanoma, according to a study published in January, 2015 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute (JNCI). The study found that non-Hispanic adults who drink four or more cups of coffee per day have a 20 percent lower risk of developing malignant melanoma.

No Link Between Migraine, Breast Cancer Risk

Since both involve hormone levels, researchers suspected a possible connection

Vitamin D Linked to Lower Colorectal Cancer Risk

Researchers say they can now show how vitamin D has the power to protect some people from getting colorectal cancer, otherwise known as bowel cancer.

A study found that vitamin D boosts the immune system's defenses against tumor cells.

Breast cancer breakthrough as Cambridge University finds gene behind killer disease

Cambridge University and the Wellcome Trust’s Sanger Institute have discovered the gene responsible for triple negative breast cancer

Scientists have identified the gene behind one of most aggressive forms of breast cancer in a breakthrough which could bring life-saving new treatments.