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Black patients may need breast cancer screenings earlier than what many guidelines recommend
A study suggests that Black patients might benefit from breast cancer screenings starting at age 42, rather than age 50.
CRISPR-edited fat shrank tumors in mice. Someday, it could work in people, scientists say.
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.
Hormonal birth control slightly increases breast cancer risk, regardless of type
Hormonal contraceptives slightly raise users' risk of breast cancer, regardless of whether they're combination or progestogen-only.
Prostate cancer treatments can be avoided or delayed in many cases, huge study finds
A decades-long study finds that many prostate cancer patients can delay aggressive treatments and instead receive "active surveillance."
Breast cancer: Symptoms, treatment and prevention
Breast cancer is the second most common cancer among women in the United States.
Ovarian cancer: Symptoms, diagnosis and treatment
Ovarian cancer occurs when abnormal cells in the ovaries or fallopian tubes grow and multiply out of control.
Some cancer cells grow stronger after chemo. Research hints at how to kill them.
New research hints at why some cancer cells develop drug resistance, and how to kill them.
