Physicians may be able to detect early-stage ovarian cancer using contrast-enhanced ultrasound combined with blood analyses.

Although some hospitals have moved towards prohibiting flowers at the bedside because of a number of potential risk concerns, researchers say that evidence shows that these risks may not be great.

Researchers have identified a gene that promotes cancer metastasis, according to a study published in Nature Cell Biology (2010 Apr 11 [Epub ahead of print]).

Researchers may soon be able to personalize medicine for cancer patients, according to a paper published in Nature (15 April 2010;464(7291):993-998).

Hospitals across the nation continue to implement palliative care programs, according to a press release issued by the Center to Advance Palliative Care.

Limited access may explain low rates of colorectal cancer screening among Hispanics, according to a study published in Cancer (2010 Apr 12 [Epub ahead of print]).

Sequencing entire genomes of cancer patients may reveal how tumors spread in breast cancer patients, according to a study published in Nature (2010 Apr 15;464(7291):999-1005).

Smokers with and without lung cancer can be distinguished using a new gene-expression based approach, reported researchers from Boston University School of Medicine.