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a black woman with short straightened hair wears a hospital gown and is facing away from the camera. A white woman wearing scrubs is helping position the patient for a mammogram

Breast cancer screening should start at age 40, expert task force says

By Nicoletta Lanese published

A task force of experts recommended that female patients be screened for breast cancer starting at age 40.

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New ultrasound device helps powerful chemo reach deadly brain cancers, human trial shows

By Nicoletta Lanese published

An implanted ultrasound-emitting device helped chemotherapy drugs safely pass into the brains of cancer patients.

woman with dark brown skin sits in a doctor's office and receives chemotherapy. She is wearing a white head scarf, white undershirt and jean button up, as well as a blue surgical mask

Does it matter what time of day you get cancer treatment?

By Nicoletta Lanese published

The emerging field of "cancer chronotherapy" hints that it may be best to receive cancer treatment at a particular time of day.

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Black patients may need breast cancer screenings earlier than what many guidelines recommend

By Nicoletta Lanese published

A study suggests that Black patients might benefit from breast cancer screenings starting at age 42, rather than age 50.

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CRISPR-edited fat shrank tumors in mice. Someday, it could work in people, scientists say.

By Kamal Nahas published

Genetically modified fat can be transplanted into mice to shrink mouse and transplanted human tumors, but this novel cancer therapy still needs to be tested in human trials.

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Hormonal birth control slightly increases breast cancer risk, regardless of type

By Rebecca Sohn published

Hormonal contraceptives slightly raise users' risk of breast cancer, regardless of whether they're combination or progestogen-only.

microscopic image shows a prostate cancer cell, depicted in purplish blue, against a pink background of other cells

Prostate cancer treatments can be avoided or delayed in many cases, huge study finds

By Nicoletta Lanese published

A decades-long study finds that many prostate cancer patients can delay aggressive treatments and instead receive "active surveillance."

woman holding her breasts to check for signs of cancer

Breast cancer: Symptoms, treatment and prevention

By Rachael Rettner last updated

Breast cancer is the second most common cancer among women in the United States.

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Ovarian cancer: Symptoms, diagnosis and treatment

By Laura Geggel last updated

Ovarian cancer occurs when abnormal cells in the ovaries or fallopian tubes grow and multiply out of control.

An ant drinking water pooling on a leaf.

Ants can detect the scent of cancer in urine

By Jennifer Nalewicki published

Ants use their antennae to sniff out cancer

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