U.S. Childhood Cancers Vary by Sex, Region (HealthDay)

HealthDay - MONDAY, June 2 (HealthDay News) -- A sweeping government study of childhood cancers has found numerous differences in cancer types depending on a child's age, sex, race and where he or she lives in the United States.

Bone Drug Lowers Risk of Breast Cancer Recurrence (HealthDay)

HealthDay - SATURDAY, May 31 (HealthDay News) -- A drug used to treat osteoporosis lowered the risk of breast cancer recurrence in premenopausal women with early breast cancer.

New Hope for Tough-to-Treat Cancers (HealthDay)

HealthDay - SATURDAY, May 31 (HealthDay News) -- Patients diagnosed with pancreatic cancer -- which historically carries a grim prognosis -- nearly doubled their overall survival when the cancer drug Gemzar was used after surgery, new research shows.

Study: Kids' cancer rates highest in Northeast

Surprising research suggests that childhood cancer is most common in the Northeast, results that even caught experts off guard. But some specialists say it could just reflect differences in reporting.

Study: Kids' cancer rates highest in Northeast (AP)

AP - Surprising research suggests that childhood cancer is most common in the Northeast, results that even caught experts off guard. But some specialists say it could just reflect differences in reporting.

Erbitus prolongs life expectancy for lung cancer patients: study (AFP)

AFP - The cancer drug Erbitux (cetuximab) prolonged the lives of patients with advanced lung cancer by five weeks, according to a clinical study described Sunday as an important gain for such individuals.