U.S. Cancer Survival Rates Rising - Report
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More Americans than ever before are  surviving cancer and rates in general are falling, mostly  because fewer people are smoking, the American Cancer Society  reported on Wednesday.
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White Americans have a two-fold  higher incidence of bladder cancer than black Americans, but  the risk of death among blacks is 35 percent higher than whites  when patients with the same cancer stage and grade are  compared.
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Scientists are chalking up continued gains in the fight against prostate cancer. According to the US National Institutes of Health (news - web sites), advances
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THURSDAY, Dec. 2 (HealthDayNews) -- An American adult diagnosed with cancer today has a 64 percent of surviving for at least five years, while almost 80 percent of children with cancer can expect similar outcomes, according to new data presented Thursday.
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NEW YORK  - The number of breast cancer surgeries that a hospital performs seems to be associated with the likelihood of subsequently dying from breast cancer, Milwaukee-based researchers have found.
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People who are depressed about their  cancer are no more likely to die than people who keep a  positive outlook, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.
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SUNDAY, Oct. 21 (HealthDay News) -- As women live longer lives, the number of breast cancer cases among older patients is rising, too.
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People with at least some education beyond high school have a lower cancer death risk than those with less education, according to a U.S. study published on Tuesday
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Cancer death rates are down in the United States, but certain cancers seem to be becoming more common. Why?
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TUESDAY, Sept. 14 (HealthDayNews) -- A daily walk around the block, a few laps in the pool, a vigorous game of soccer: studies suggest exercise is extending the lives of women who've survived breast cancer, even as it lifts their spirits.
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Researchers find a strong association between body mass index and a variety of cancers.
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The breast cancer rate is rising among women in Singapore and appears to be approaching that seen in Europe, researchers report. The introduction of a Westernized lifestyle and child-bearing pattern may underlie this trend, they suggest.
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U.S. cancer deaths rose by more than 5,000 in 2005, a somewhat disappointing reversal of a two-year downward trend, the American Cancer Society reported
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NEW YORK  - Two new studies suggest that  exposure to sunlight might not be as risky for cancer as is  generally believed.
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Asia is bracing for a dramatic surge in cancer rates over the next decade as people in the developing world live longer and adopt bad Western habits that greatly increase the risk of the disease.
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People with at least some education  beyond high school have a lower cancer death risk than those  with less education, according to a U.S. study published on  Tuesday
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Premiums for employer-sponsored health insurance in the United States are rising five times faster than workers&#39; earnings, a survey released Thursday shows.