BY MEGHAN ROSS, SENIOR ASSOCIATE EDITOR Skin Cancer Foundation- Skin cancer, the most common form of cancer in the United States, will affect 1 in 5 Americans in their lifetime. Every year, more than 5.4 million cases of nonmelanoma skin cancer are treated in more than 3.3 million people, according to the Skin Cancer Foundation. […]
KELLY JOHNSON @OncKelly A few needle pricks from acupuncture may be enough to cool severe and daily hot flashes for many breast cancer survivors, according to a new study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. Researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania found that electroacupuncture — in which needles […]
Do men and women use different strategies to choose cancer treatments? A study gets people talking about how patients make medical decisions, and what can be done to guide them. MARILYN FENICHEL Do gender stereotypes factor into the cancer experience? A study conducted by a major cancer center suggests that they do. When it comes […]
