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"Women treated for breast cancer are at higher risk of cancer recurrence if they have dense breasts, according to a study. This study was published in an issue of Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society."

"Non-hallucinogenic components of cannabis could act as effective anti-cancer agents, according to a new study. Using a number of cannabinoids, either alone or in combination with each other, the team, led by Dr Wai Liu and colleagues carried out laboratory investigations for measuring their anti-cancer actions in relation to leukemia. Of the six cannabinoids studied, each demonstrated anti-cancer properties as effective as those seen in THC. If that was not all, they had an increased effect on cancer cells when combined with each other."

"According to a study, regular screening for colon cancer has long-term benefits. It was disclosed in this study that testing for blood in the stool minimized the risk of death through colorectal cancer by as much as 32 percent and it seemed to keep the death rate low even after testing stopped."

"Scientists from the Houston Methodist Research Institute have claimed to be just ready with a technology that would someday be the first blood test for the early detection of breast cancer was shown in preliminary studies to successfully identify the presence of breast cancer cells from serum biomarkers."

"Researchers at the Duke Cancer Institute have reported that a byproduct of cholesterol functions like the hormone estrogen to fuel the growth and spread of the most common types of breast cancers."

"A new U.S. study has suggested that young women with breast cancer often overestimate both their chance of developing cancer in the other breast and how much removal of that breast is likely to protect them."

"Out-of-competition testing of racehorses has broad support, but important issues, such as the constitutional rights of licensees, have made use and enforcement difficult for regulators, panelists said Dec. 11 during the University of Arizona Symposium on Racing and Gaming."

"World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) head John Fahey has remarked that Jamaica has "lost its way" on drug testing for athletes."

"Friends and romantic partners are the main source of social pressure when it comes to pressures of sexting on adolescents, outweighing the own attitudes of adolescents, as per a new research"

"A study based on the reflections of third-year Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine students has revealed that physicians in training often face struggle when trying to control their own emotions while not becoming desensitized to the needs of the dying patient and his or her family."