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According to a recent analysis by Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development (CSDD) researchers, clinical success rates for new cancer drugs increased from 9.9% in the mid-1990s to 19.8% in the early 2000s.

A novel study by researchers at Women’s College Hospital showed that Metformin may not increase survival rates in older patients with breast cancer and diabetes as previous research suggests.

Researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania isolated 4 new genetic markers correlated with an increased testicular cancer risk.

When compared with screen film mammography and digital direct radiography (DR), computed radiography (CR) is significantly less effective at detecting breast cancer tumors, according to a recent study by Cancer Care Ontario (CCO) researchers.

Results from a recent Kaiser Permanente study show that when a breast cancer patient’s life includes friends with whom they enjoy positive experiences, the patient’s quality of life, including physical symptoms, improves.

Men prescribed statins experience a greater reduction in risk of prostate cancer death compared with men who do not take the drugs.

A new genetic test identifies breast cancer DNA in the blood.

Recent study results show the risk of colon cancer is increased by cigarette use, and smoking may have a greater effect on female smokers’ colon cancer risk compared to male smokers.

Obstructive sleep apnea may have an impact on cancer risk, according to a recent study.

Black women with breast cancer are 3 times more likely to postpone treatment for more than 90 days when compared with white women.