Spot On: Skin Exams Save Lives

If caught early, 99 percent of the one million cases of skin cancer diagnosed each year are curable. The American Academy of Dermatology is urging everyone to screen themselves and the people they love for skin cancer, especially the deadliest form, melanoma. ... More

A Closer Look at Colon Cancer

By: Wendy Braun

The FDA has approved a disposable imaging device that features a miniature “rear view mirror” to help physicians who perform colonoscopies better detect polyps on both sides of the colon. Data from a national study show that the Third Eye Retroscope detected 13 percent more polyps and 10.0 percent more adenomas than a standard colonoscopy ... More

The Future of Medicine is Now

By: Elinor Nauen

The inventor tinkering in a garage and coming up with a better mousetrap is a cherished American image. These days, that tinkering is likely to take place at a sophisticated computer or high-powered microscope. But no matter how they do their work, scientists continue to come up with ingenious and useful advances. Here are a ... More

The Top Cancer Research Advancements of 2008

By: Wendy Braun

The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) recently reported major scientific advances in the following areas: new therapy options for hard-to-treat lung and pancreatic cancers; FDA drug approvals for women with advanced breast cancer that does not express the HER2 gene (the majority of breast cancers) and people with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (a cancer with ... More

Are Kidney Cysts Harmful?

By: Cory SerVaas, M.D.

Will the cyst on my kidney turn into cancer? The doctor says I have a cyst on my kidney but did not explain what to do or why I got it. Will it turn into cancer? I had renal failure (caused by a drug) 30 years ago and am now in good health. I take ... More

Foods that Fight Colon Cancer

By: Post Editors

What should you eat to help fight colon cancer? A diet high in onions, apples, tea, beans, and kale may reduce the risk for advanced colon cancer by 76 percent. National Cancer Institute researchers found the startling results in a study of 2,000 men and women who were diagnosed with pre-cancerous polyps of the colon ... More