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Finding HPV in tumor meant lower death rates in those with cancer at back of the mouth, study finds For patients battling a type of cancer that affects the back of the mouth, the chances of survival increase if the tumor contains the sexually...
For many women with early-stage breast cancer, treatment may become considerably less arduous, researchers say. A new study found that certain women getting a lumpectomy may not need an operation to remove underarm lymph nodes, a procedure that ...
My Dear Friends, I just can't believe how the time flies! On June 21st, Cancer Schmancer will be turning 3! And to top it off, on the same day I'll be celebrating my 10 year anniversary of wellness from uterine cancer. Woohoo! For our birthday, we...
My doctor’s call came early last month just as I was completing a column noting that 41 percent of Americans come down with cancer. That statistic felt as remote as a puff of cloud in the stratosphere — until my physician, Gary Raizes, gently...
A largely ignored contaminant doesn’t just resemble bisphenol A, the chemical found to leach out of hard plastic water bottles. It’s BPA’s fluorinated twin — on steroids. BPA's structure resembles a pair of spectacles with two methyl, or CH3,...

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