Personalized Vaccine Helped Melanoma Patients Stay Cancer-Free Longer, Drugmakers Say

An experimental vaccine kept melanoma from returning or spreading in people at high risk of the skin cancer coming back, drugmakers Moderna and Merck announced Wednesday.

The vaccine is built for one patient at a time. It is designed to match the genetics of that person's own tumor and to teach the immune system to find and attack any canc...

Sugary Drinks Linked To Doubled Risk Of Stomach Cancer

Sugary drinks aren’t just rotting your teeth, a new study says.

Sugar-sweetened beverages might more than double a person’s risk of stomach cancer, researchers reported Aug. 17 in the journal Gastro Hep Advances.

“This is the first study to demonstrate an association between sugar-sweetened beverage intake ...

Can Antioxidants Help Protect Against Cervical Cancer?

Could a diet rich in antioxidants help women lower their risk of cervical cancer?

A new study suggests these compounds may play a role in preventing the disease, the fifth-most commonly diagnosed cancer in women globally.

A team led by Maozhu Lang of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College in Beijin...

Why You Move Matters When It Comes To Brain Health, Dementia Risk

It’s been said that regular physical activity can help lower risk of dementia, but a new evidence review suggests that why you move also matters.

Leisure-time exercise like walking, cycling, running, swimming or playing sports is associated with a much lower risk of dementia, researchers report in the September issue of The Lance...