Survival rates for childhood cancer surge in Europe
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PARIS  - The chances of surviving childhood cancer have risen dramatically in Europe, although there remains a big gap between East and West and incidence of the disease appears to be rising, a study said.
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MONDAY, Oct. 18 (HealthDayNews) -- Having had cancer as children increased the risk among surviving adult women for breast cancer, particularly those who were treated with chest radiation, a new study says.
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Cancer survival rates for people 50 to 85 are increasing at a faster rate than for any other age group, but survivors of all ages - including a former New York congresswoman - yesterday said
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NEW YORK  - Teenagers who've survived childhood cancers may be more likely than their siblings to be depressed or anxious, have attention problems or show antisocial behaviors, researchers report.
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NEW YORK  - A woman's likelihood of surviving breast cancer is related to the survival rates among her first degree relatives with breast cancer, according to a new report.
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A British study finds that children who live near high-voltage electrical power lines may have twice the risk of some kinds of cancer.
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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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Babies who are breastfed have a lower risk of developing childhood leukemia, according to a new analysis of 14 studies by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley.
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By Dr Koshy Philip  IF statistics are anything to go by, alarmingly more lives have been lost to cancer than to war. And this status quo may continue.
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NEW YORK  - Women who survived childhood cancer have an increased risk of developing breast cancer compared with other women their age, the results of the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study reveal.
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Children living under high-voltage power lines could run double the risk of getting cancer, new research reportedly suggests. Those living within 100 metres of the cables are more likely to suffer from leukaemia, the study indicates.
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Â·  Steady increase in overall success rate Â·  Watchdog's warning on delaying children
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Breast cancer cases have soared in the last three decades in England - but death rates are reducing.
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CHICAGO  - Data from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study indicate that the majority of long-term survivors of childhood cancer do not receive the recommended follow-up care, despite the fact that they have a significant risk of developing late side effects of cancer therapy, including heart disease and secondary cancers.
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Cancer survival in the UK is below the European average, despite recent improvements, a report says.
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Death rates from many cancers in Ireland are higher than in the rest of Europe, a cross-border report finds.
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Scottish children who undergo heart operations are 'more likely' to die than in the rest of the UK, figures show.