Good news for women and people who love them: breast cancer has claimed less American lives every year since 1990, according to new report from the American Cancer Society.

"While many women live in fear of breast cancer, this report shows a woman today has a lower chance of dying from breast cancer than she's had in decades," said Harmon J. Eyre, M.D., chief medical officer of the ACS

A team of researchers at Rutgers University, New Jersey have found a new cure to fighting skin cancer by the unique combination of exercise and caffeine. The study, which has been conducted successfully on mice, suggests that the combination of coffee and exercise can increase destruction of precancerous cells that had been damaged by the sun's ultraviolet-B radiation.

Scientists are now hoping that the new study would be successful on human beings but added that people should continue to use sunscreen. The results, which appeared in Tuesday's issue of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, revealed that exposing the mice to ultraviolet-B light causes some skin cells to become precancerous

Scientists have discovered a new gene that is believed to be a major cause of breast cancer among women. Between 30 and 40 percent of women with breast cancer have a malfunctioning version of the IKBKE gene, which scientists believe can cause breast cancer due to harmful mutations.

The study is being hailed as a way for drug companies to target breast cancer effectively and a new innovation in helping scientists scan tumors for genetic mutations

As the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) readies itself to introduce new rules on sunscreens, strong new evidence suggests overall sun exposure in childhood is most likely to develop into deadly skin cancer later in life. The news comes as the government is finishing long-awaited rules to improve sunscreens.

The FDA wants sunscreens' rating to be based not in on how well they block the ultraviolet-B rays that cause sunburn (today's SPF rankings) but for how well they protect against deeper-penetrating ultraviolet-A rays that are linked to cancer and wrinkles

A study has showed that Britain lags behind other western countries when it comes to treatment of cancer. The country has one of the worst records over access to the latest cancer-fighting drugs and researchers have ranked it lowest for its "slow and low" uptake of drugs.

After analyzing sales of 67 treatments in 25 countries, the Swedish report said that other countries that make it to the list of worst cancer treatment include New Zealand, Poland, the Czech Republic and South Africa