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Smoking Could Raise Odds for Advanced Kidney Cancer - Danger falls, though, as years as a former smoker add up, study finds

Managing Chemoradiation Side Effects May Prolong Survival - Brain cancer patients without treatment-related memory loss, fatigue gained 4 months, study finds

For Nonsmokers, Healthy Living Cuts Death Rate in Half: Study - Better diet, exercise and keeping slim fend off heart disease, cancer, research shows

Scientists Spot Key Gene Mutations in Melanoma - U.S. team expects its research to help improve diagnosis, treatment of this deadly skin cancer

Blood Test May Help Predict Spread of Melanoma - Researchers believe biomarkers elevate as skin cancer spreads

A Good Diet Includes Many Cancer-Fighting Foods: Expert - The body needs proper nutrition to ward off disease

Brain Tumor Vaccine Shows Promise in Early Trials - Some patients with lethal glioblastomas lived three years or longer

Sleep Problems May Linger After Childhood Cancer - Survivors face memory, attention deficits due to fatigue years later, study suggests

Health Tip: Boosting Appetite During Chemotherapy - Make eating easier

Parkinson's May Have Links to Certain Cancers, Study Suggests - Genealogical data shows higher odds for melanoma, prostate cancer

People With Epilepsy More Prone to Brain Tumors: Study - Seizures may signal presence of early tumor that hasn't been detected, researchers say

Vandetanib Approved for a Rare Thyroid Cancer - Designed to extend survival in patients with late-stage disease

Health Tip: Protect Your Skin After Hair Loss - Skin is more vulnerable to sun's rays without hair's protection

Heavy Beer Drinking, Genetics May Raise Risk of Stomach Cancer - But link wasn't seen with wine or hard liquor, researchers say

Monthly Aspirin Use Linked to Lower Pancreatic Cancer Risk - But the study does not prove if the association is due to the drug or other factors, expert says

Add Cancer to Health Risks of Diabetes: Study - Colon, rectum, liver cancers increased in people with diabetes, researchers say

Prostate Cancer Screening Doesn't Cut Death Rates: Study - And researchers add that widescale testing is linked to overdiagnosis, overtreatment

Levels of Radiation in Wash. State Milk No Threat to Health: FDA - In joint statement with EPA, agency says iodine-131 levels fall far below levels thought unsafe

Quitting Smoking Cuts Cancer Risk After Liver Transplant - Study also found smoking after transplant increased risk of smoking-related tumors

Benefits of Radiation Therapy Outweigh Risks of a Second Cancer: Study - Likelihood that radiotherapy will cause another tumor is low, researchers say