Skin moles are common, everyone may have at least a few to 50 moles on his body. The total amount of mole depends on genetic factor. The skin mole can occur on any part of the body. A skin mole is a spot on the skin that is usually protruding or flat with round or [...]

An experimental drug being developed by Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. when used with chemotherapy appeared to keep advanced lung cancer from progressing modestly longer than chemotherapy alone, according to a summary of data from a mid-stage study. The biotechnology drug ipilimumab, which augments the body’s immune response by inhibiting certain proteins, kept advanced non-small cell lung [...]

Rachael Stolzenberg-Solomon, from the National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland and her co-workers did initially find prove of a correlation between a high carbohydrate diet and pancreatic cancer among more than 100,000 older women and men. The top 10% of the participants in rankings of carbohydrate consumption had an almost 50% greater risk of the cancer [...]

The research has been issued online May 7 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. According to the research, drinking large amounts of coffee and carbonated soft drinks do not elevate the risk of colon cancer. For this study, Xuehong Zhang, M.D., Sc.D., and colleagues at the Harvard School of Public Health analyzed data [...]

Taking vitamins and other nutritional supplements can be good for your health, but taking too many can be dangerous. A new study shows high doses of antioxidant supplements such as vitamins C and E may increase your risk of cancer. Researchers at Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute accidentally made the discovery during stem cell research to treat [...]