Tasheema Prince

Childhood cancer survivors have a significantly higher risk of developing heart disease, according to a report published in BMJ (2009;339:b4606).

Patients lack knowledge about the medications they take during hospital stays, according to a study published in the Journal of Hospital Medicine ([Epub ahead of print]).

High-risk skin cancer patients treated with a celecoxib, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), experience fewer tumors, according to the results of a study published in Cancer Prevention Research.

Screening high-risk women using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) plus mammography can detect breast cancer at an early stage, according to a study presented at the CTRC-AACR San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.

Newly diagnosed men with prostate cancer face a higher risk of cardiovascular events and suicide, according to a study reported in PLoS Medicine (2009 Dec;6(12):e1000197).

Early-stage breast cancer patients can avoid unnecessary chemotherapy by taking a multigene test, according to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology (2010 Jan 11 [Epub ahead of print]).

Calorie reduction extends the lifespan of healthy lung-cells and reduces cancer’s growth rate, according to researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Alcohol consumption is associated with increased risk of breast cancer recurrence, especially in women who are postmenopausal or overweight, according to a study presented at the CTRC-AACR San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.

Breast cancer cell replication can be blocked by a drug used to prevent organ transplant rejection, according to a study conducted by scientists at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Women with metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer resistant to standard therapies can experience halted growth of their tumors with a new drug combination, according to early data from a clinical trial led by a researcher from the Dana-Faber Cancer Institute.