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On the first year anniversary of the signing of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, new restrictions on the marketing and sale of tobacco will go into effect.

People who use tanning beds are more likely to develop melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, than never users, according to a new study from the University of Minnesota

Results from a major international study do not establish a definitive link between cell phone use and cancer, but they don't rule one out, either.

The FDA has just approved Provenge, a "vaccine" that uses a patient's own immune system to fight advanced prostate cancer that is no longer responding to hormone therapy.

Despite similar smoking rates, African Americans are more likely to develop and die from lung cancer than white Americans, according to the American Lung Association (ALA). A new report looks at some of the reasons why.

Dutasteride (Avodart) may reduce prostate cancer risk in some men, but it may also increase a man's risk for other problems, according to a new study.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is holding a public meeting to discuss strategies manufacturers can take to help reduce unnecessary radiation exposure from medical imaging devices.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced new rules making it harder for tobacco companies to target children and young teens.

To make even more progress in the "war on cancer," researchers need to expand the strategies they know work, and develop new tools for fighting cancer, say ACS researchers.

Revised prostate cancer screening guidelines from the American Cancer Society offer clearer guidance on what you should discuss with your doctor before you decide whether to be tested for prostate cancer.