A genetic anomaly found in families with the rare Li-Fraumeni syndrome, may lead to a blood test to detect tumors early.

LFS is a rare hereditary disorder in which the sufferer has greater susceptibility to cancer. It is linked to the mutation of a tumor suppressor gene, which usually helps control cell growth

An independent panel of experts Monday recommended against prostate cancer screenings for men older than 74 due to more evidence of harm than benefit.

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), updating its 2002 report, added that more evidence is needed to determine if men under 75 could benefit from screening

Virginia Department of Health officials are continuing to investigate an E. coli outbreak at a popular Boy Scouts camp in the Blue Ridge Mountains that has affected 17 people so far.

The officials began receiving reports of sick children Sunday, when boys from about 70 troops and some adults returned home after a week at the Goshen Scout Reservation near Lexington, VA. Most of the scouts are from northern Virginia, and one of the confirmed cases involves a Maryland adult

A New Jersey-based drug manufacturer has issued a retail and pharmacy-level drug recall for 65 different drugs after the manufacturing facility failed a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) inspection.

The inspection at the Little Falls, N.J., facility of Actavis Totowa LLC did not meet the FDA's or Actavis' standards for good manufacturing practices, the company said in a statement. However, consumers are not being asked to return the drugs and should continue their medications until told otherwise by a doctor

Methadone, an agent used to break addiction to drugs, has ability to destroy leukemia cells without harming healthy cells, a study has found.

The study, published in the August 1 issue of Cancer Research, suggests that methadone holds promise especially in patients whose cancer no longer responds to chemotherapy and radiation