Doctors have spotted cancer coming back up to a year before normal scans in an "exciting" discovery.
The dangers that secondhand smoke pose to growing children and unborn babies is well documented, but now researchers are adding another frightening health risk to the list — genetic changes associated with a common type of childhood cancer.
People who take antibiotics for a long time are more likely to develop growths on the bowel which can be a precursor to cancer, a study suggests.
Many more women could be helped by a new type of breast cancer drug, say experts
People who are obese have a greater risk of developing and dying from several types of cancer including malignancies of the breast, ovary, kidney, pancreas, colon, rectum and bone marrow, a research review confirms.
A blood test every four months could help women at high-risk of ovarian cancer find tumours early, say doctors.
Women receiving chemotherapy for breast cancer are more likely to keep most of their hair with the help of devices that cool the scalp, according to two new studies.
Lasers can help surgeons rapidly analyse brain cancers and decide how much tissue to remove, a study shows.
JEDDAH: Saturday marks World Cancer Day. The disease is responsible for killing 8.8 million people every year, according to figures released this week by the World Health Organization (WHO).
A diagnosis of DCIS doesn't lower life expectancy in patients over 50, study finds
