CANCER

Stem cell researchers in Hong Kong and the United States are trying to grow spare parts for the human heart that may be ready for tests on people within five years, they said on Thursday.

Most doctors opt for screening women for cervical cancer more often than guidelines suggest, according to a new study.

Highly trained sniffer dogs could possibly detect early signs of lung cancer on patients' breath, according to a study published in the European Respiratory Journal. German scientists said Thursday that research suggesting that "man's best friend" could be able to smell cancer revealed startling statistics from a number of dogs with cancer patients.

Highly trained sniffer dogs could possibly detect early signs of lung cancer on patients' breath, according to a study published in the European Respiratory Journal. German scientists said Thursday that research suggesting that "man's best friend" could be able to smell cancer revealed startling statistics from a number of dogs with cancer patients.

It is a break-through in the world of advanced Malenoma, the life-threatening form of skin cancer, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announcing approval of a new drug to treat the disease on Wednesday.

Highly trained dogs can sniff out lung cancer in its early stage, while it is treatable, a new study suggested.German researchers discovered that dogs could pick up on the smell of organic compounds related to lung cancer, through human breath.

Venezuela will nationalize its gold industry and is moving its international reserves out of Western countries, President Hugo Chavez said Wednesday in a combative step ahead of his re-election.

According to a research report published in European Respiratory Journal, Sniffer Dogs can "reliably" detect Lung cancer by merely sniffing a patient's breath.

President Barack Obama's three-day bus tour along the back roads of the Midwest was billed as a chance to listen and what he heard was that people are deeply worried.

International researchers have found five gene variant linked to deadly prostate cancer that could lead to better diagnosis and eventually treatment.

The drug Zelboraf has been approved to treat late-stage melanoma patients who have mutated BRAF proteins.

The Help, Hunger Games getting the attention of book lovers.

Experts say some doctors may be too quick in treating patients with thyroid cancer a radioactive iodine drug, which helps those with advanced tumors, while it is unclear if the treatment is a benefit or not, according to a report by Chicago researchers.

Four big cigarette makers are suing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, seeking to void as unconstitutional new graphic labels and advertising that warn consumers about the risks of smoking and induce them to quit.

Exercising for 15 minutes a day not only enhances or maintains physical fitness and overall health and wellness, but it can also extend lifespan by an average three years, Taiwan researchers say.

Recent discoveries have found that cancer is even more devious than previously assumed.

A Taiwanese study found that at least 15 minutes of exercise each day can increase life expectancy among inactive adults and reduce the risk for multiple illnesses.

Recent discoveries have complicated the general understanding of cancer, which has now turned out to be more willful than thought.

How much TV do you watch on a daily basis? Depending on how much, it can affect your lifespan. People who watch too much television live shorter lives. Researchers discovered that six hours of television a day can shorten a person's life by as much as five years as compared to people who watched no television.

A protein called JAK was identified as a helper for the cancer cell to spread out of tumor into other parts of the body - a discovery that offers clues for new drugs to prevent cancers spreading.

Researchers estimate that every hour an adult spends watching TV, their life expectancy shortens by almost 22 minutes. Watching TV for six hours a day can cut short one's life by five years.