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Over the last 10 years, the use of preventive cancer screenings has fallen in the United States. Read More ›

According to recent research figures, a man’s lifetime risk of developing cancer will be 1 in 2 by 2027. Read More ›

For those who have been affected by cancer, the holidays can be stressful and anxiety-ridden. Read More ›

A recent study has determined that chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is not an independent risk factor for lung cancer. Read More ›

Results from a retrospective analysis of more than 36,000 individuals with colon cancer indicated that patients with early-stage disease plus diabetes or high blood pressure have an increased risk of death or cancer recurrence compared with those colon cancer patients without either condition. Read More ›

A variety of therapies exist for the severe, debilitating fatigue that often follows cancer treatments. Read More ›

Chronic pain is a reality for more than 100 million Americans, including many cancer patients. Read More ›

The Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, located on the campus of Sibley Memorial Hospital, provides medical oncology services to cancer patients in the Washington, DC, community. Read More ›

The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) 54th Annual Meeting, held in Boston, Massachusetts, coincided with Superstorm Sandy. Despite the havoc wreaked by the storm, Boston was largely spared, although ASTRO canceled Monday afternoon’s Plenary Session when public transportation was shut down. Read More ›

Genetics as it pertains to cancer risk tends to be a hot topic in the news lately. Patients may see a story that states, for example, “Researchers have found that the risk of developing cancer in women with a mutation in gene Q is 500% higher,” but what does that risk actually mean? Read More ›