TEHRAN, Jul 10 - Researchers say that light therapy is an effective treatment for oral ulcers resulting from radiation therapy for head and neck cancer or stem cell transplants.
TEHRAN, Jul 9 - Soon after a man is diagnosed with prostate cancer , drugs that lower levels of testosterone are often offered as treatment, since testosterone fuels the cancer 's growth.
TEHRAN, Jul 9 - New research showed the oncolytic virus coxsackievirus, or CVA21, wiped out all cancer in a patient with non-muscle invasive bladder cancer in a recent study in England.
TEHRAN, Jul 6 - Deaths from cancer among people between age 16 and 84 cost America nearly 9 million years of life and more than $94 billion in lost earnings in 2015.
TEHRAN, Jul 4 -Deaths from cancer among people between age 16 and 84 cost America nearly 9 million years of life and more than $94 billion in lost earnings in 2015.
TEHRAN, Jun 23 -Glioblastoma brain cancer remains one of deadliest tumors, and new research shows five-year survival rates remain low for patients with the disease.
TEHRAN, Jun 22 -Researchers have found more evidence of a puzzling phenomenon: Older adults who survive cancer seem to be somewhat protected against dementia.
TEHRAN, Jun 19 -In most patients with metastatic colon cancer , the disease may have begun spreading throughout the body very early on -- when the original tumor was no bigger than a poppy seed, a new study suggests.
TEHRAN, Jun 9 -Florida company CytoSen, which developed a new biotech approach to cancer therapies, has sold for about $70 million to Netherlands-based Kiadis Pharma.
TEHRAN, Jun 3 - Adding a newer drug to standard hormone therapy lengthens the lives of younger women with advanced breast cancer , a new trial has found.
TEHRAN, Jun 1-A new treatment protocol for locally advanced pancreatic cancer can enable surgical removal of previously inoperable tumors and improve survival rates, according to a new study.
TEHRAN, Jun 1-Heartburn, ulcer and acid reflux medicine may bring relief, but over time, they could also increase a person's risk of early death, new findings show.
TEHRAN, Jun 1-Researchers report that just 46 percent of oncology providers feel comfortable recommending medical marijuana to patients, despite 73 percent saying they understand the drug could provide a benefit.
TEHRAN, May 31 - A patient in the UK has become the first in the world to take part in a study to show how radiation treatment is improved when it's targeted onto the tumor by an MRI scanner.
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TEHRAN, May 29 -There's been a steep uptick in aggressive uterine cancer s among American women, especially black women, since 2000, a new study shows.
TEHRAN, May 26-There were greater increases in colon cancer screening rates in states that expanded Medicaid than in those that did not, a new study finds.