Fighting Prostate Cancer Prostate Cancer - patients, like Mayor Giuliani and Police Commissioner Howard Safir, traditionally had to choose between survival and sex when deciding on their treatment - but not anymore...
New approaches promising for breast cancer A panel of some of the world's best-known authorities on breast cancer has expressed optimism about the future of breast cancer detection and treatment during an educational session...
More evidence that targeted x-rays fight prostate cancer A new type of radiation treatment--known as targeted radiation therapy--appears to be more effective than traditional radiation for the treatment of prostate cancer, researchers report...
Radiation not linked to later cancer Women with breast cancer who choose to have breast-conserving surgery followed by radiation rather than having their breast removed do not have a higher risk of developing cancer again years later...
Gene transfer may repair salivary glands Gene transfer may be used to repair salivary glands damaged by radiation therapy in patients receiving treatment for head and neck cancer, or in patients with an autoimmune condition known as Sjogren's syndrome...
Men Reluctant To Discuss Prostate Cancer, Seek Treatment At age 47, Damon Harris had three Grammys, two American Music Awards, nine gold records, including ``Papa Was a Rolling Stone,'' and prostate cancer that had already spread to his lymph nodes...