Hospital cancer service is saved
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Protesters win a partial victory to keep cancer care services at a hospital, but coronary care is likely to move.
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Tumor cells found in the blood of breast cancer patients up to 20 years after surgery suggest that the body may have ways of keeping a dormant cancer in check, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.
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A blood test has been developed which counts cancer cells in the advanced breast cancer patientâs blood stream and tells whether the treatment is successful.
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NEW YORK  - Researchers have developed a checklist of measures they say could improve the quality of care for people undergoing colon cancer surgery.
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Thousands of breast cancer patients each year could be spared chemotherapy or get gentler versions of it without harming their odds of beating the disease, new research suggests.
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Breast cancer screening has nearly halved the number of deaths from the disease, according to a study of women seen on the NHS published today
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New findings suggest a benefit in consulting a team of specialists after a breast cancer diagnosis.
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A vaccine to help patients fend of blood cancers could be a reality in the near future.
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The unpaid work of carers saves the UK Â£87bn per year - more than was spent by the NHS last year, say experts.
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When Cheryl Lawrence got a diagnosis of breast cancer, her surgeon told her she could save her breast. But Lawrence decided to have it removed anyway. And then she decided to have the healthy one removed, too.
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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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The number of patients who use hospital A&E departments when they do not need to is reviewed.
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A London cancer hospital was evacuated on Wednesday after a major blaze broke out, a fire brigade spokesman said.
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Why more needs to be done to help provide care for women with secondary breast cancer.
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The addition of radiation therapy to chemotherapy after breast cancer surgery "substantially" improves survival, according to a 20-year followup analysis of a British Columbia trial.
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Researchers have developed a  checklist of measures they say could improve the quality of  care for people undergoing colon cancer surgery.
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Marian C. Bennett found more than cancer when she discovered a lump in her breast five years ago. She found a cause she thought was worth fighting for.