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Colon-cancer risk in young people linked to one amino acid, small study finds
A study has tied a substance in the blood to colorectal cancer in people under age 50. It may act as an early signal of the disease, scientists say, but that needs to be confirmed.
Double mastectomies don't increase cancer survival, study suggests
Other types of surgery besides double mastectomies are equally good at lowering death rates in women with cancer in one breast.
New blood test for colorectal cancer approved by FDA
Scientists hope a new blood test for colorectal cancer could improve screening rates.
Black patients may be missed on common cancer screening, study suggests
An early screening test for endometrial cancer may be missing the disease in many Black patients.
'I've never seen anything like this': Scientists hijack cancer genes to turn tumors against themselves
Scientists overcame cancer drug resistance in a new proof-of-concept study.
New blood test detects ovarian cancer years before conventional methods
Patients with early-stage ovarian cancer may have detectable changes in the immune cells in their blood.
What happens to cancer cells when they die?
Cancer treatments aim to kill tumor cells, and the immune system is tasked with getting rid of the resulting cellular corpses.
Gen Xers will have higher cancer rates than boomers, study forecasts
A new modeling study predicts that cancer rates in people over 60 may be rising among successive generations.
