Australian scientists plan to regrow breasts after cancer
November 12, 2009 — SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian scientists have developed a surgical technique that may allow cancer-suffering women to regrow their breasts after having a mastectomy, with human trials planned to start within three to six months.
Hormone therapy may up risk of dying of lung cancer
September 21, 2009 — NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Among women who already have lung cancer, hormone replacement therapy - which has been tied to a higher risk of serious conditions including breast cancer and heart attacks - seems to increase the risk of death from the tumor, according to a new study.
New pill shows promise in hard-to-treat cancers
September 3, 2009 — CHICAGO (Reuters) - An experimental cancer pill shrank tumors in patients whose skin cancer had spread, raising hope for a new class of drugs that may have an affect on many other cancers as well, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.
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