Excess human growth hormone is usually caused by an otherwise benign tumor on the pituitary gland. An MRI found that Kohn had such a tumor: His scan found a nine-millimeter mass, nearly the same ...

Lung cancer cases are increasing in people who have never smoked, especially in women, a new study by the World Health ...

Either way, the hormone levels drop, and the cancer's growth slows. "Testosterone and other hormones are like fertilizer for cancer cells," Holden tells WebMD. "If you take them away, the cancer ...

is intended to treat hormone receptor (HR)-positive and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative tumors that have already been treated with hormone therapy and chemotherapy.

Changes to the intermediate filament (IF) protein, vimentin, were found to promote tumor growth by increasing cancer stemness in an oestrogen independent manner.

The European Medicines Agency has recommended three new medicines to treat breast and cervical cancer and ...

Craniopharyngioma patients can experience a variety of symptoms such as severe obesity, diabetes, vision problems, and decreased hormone secretion, caused by the tumor's growth or its treatment.