CancerInfo Center

Strange Link Between Eye Disease and Bladder Cancer
A disease affecting one part of your body may be playing a completely different role in another part.  A new study has identified a protein associated with a rare eye disease as a way to battle invasive bladder cancer.
Teaching Hospitals Get an 'A' for Prostate Cancer Surgery
While going to a student hairdresser may not be the best idea, the same cannot be said about teaching hospitals. A new study finds teaching hospitals are the place to go for prostate cancer surgery.
SNaPshot Makes Genetic Testing a Snap
In the not too distant future, sophisticated genetic screening may be done on a routine basis in a hospital lab. And this means cancer patients increasingly will be treated with therapies that target their specific genetic needs.
Tiny Medicine Delivering Big Results Against Melanoma
As things get smaller, like cell phones, it seems to be they just keep getting more powerful. The same can be said of medicine as super-small particles are delivering powerful tools to battle melanoma.
FDA Focus on TNF Blockers
A class of drugs is now under suspicion of causing cancer in children, adolescents and young adults under the age of 30. These are called Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF) blockers, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently released an update regarding its ongoing safety review of these drugs.
Screening Yourself for Cervical Cancer
While they are readily available in this country, women in other parts of the world don't have access to cervical cancer screenings - pap smears. A new, simpler test is being studied to overcome these barriers.
Sleeping Beauty Helps Uncover Colon Cancer
Who said fairy tales can't help battle cancer? A “Sleeping Beauty” has helped uncover what drives colon cancer.
These Genes are Made for Returning
Genes are continuing to be the superheroes of treatment breakthroughs. A new study has discovered a gene linked to leukemia coming back in younger patients.
The Final Knock Out
He almost didn't know what hit him. Joe Frazier had only been diagnosed with cancer about six weeks before the disease killed him.
These Chemo Treatments Make a Great Team
Teaming up with a partner makes any difficult task easier. When therapies team up even the difficult task of dealing with an incurable disease is made easier.