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Ovarian Cancer Treatment: Where We Are Now

August 2, 2011, 3:46PM

Shown are surgeons and a nurse performing surgery

Ovarian cancer has proven to be a very difficult cancer to diagnose at a curable stage and thus treat successfully.  Even though it has one of the highest mortality rates of all gynecological cancers in the United States, there are no validated or proven screening tests, making it a challenge to diagnose at an early [...]

Diabetes is the Most Common Risk Factor for Liver Cancer in the U.S.

April 19, 2010, 9:28AM

Drawing of the inside of a body showing the liver, colon and lungs.

The incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the most common type of primary liver cancer, has been increasing in the U.S. for several decades. NCI reseachers found that diabetes was associated with a greater percentage of HCC cases than any other factor.

Colorectal Cancer Treatment Options

December 7, 2009, 5:25PM

chemotherapy drugs in vials

Colorectal cancer mortality rates have been declining in the last decade. Along with screening, advances in colorectal cancer treatment have played a pivotal role in reducing mortality rates. Surgery, traditional chemotherapy and newer targeted therapies have been important tools in treating this disease.

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