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7 questions on cancer gene testing

Wed, 15 May 2013 23:13:38 GMT

Angelina Jolie's case highlights the importance of knowing one's family history and learning one's cancer risks in order to address them proactively.

New options for breast cancer surgery

Tue, 14 May 2013 13:12:11 GMT

Treating breast cancer almost always involves surgery, and for years the choice was just having the lump or the whole breast removed. Now, new approaches are dramatically changing the way these operations are done, giving women more options, faster treatment, smaller scars, fewer long-term side effects and better cosmetic results.

Angelina Jolie has double mastectomy

Tue, 14 May 2013 09:08:04 GMT

Angelina Jolie says that she has had a preventive double mastectomy after learning she carried a gene that made it extremely likely she would get breast cancer.

Grieving dad helps kids get to chemo

Fri, 03 May 2013 22:44:19 GMT

Richard Nares organizes free rides to the hospital for poor children with cancer. Nares lost his own son, Emilio, to leukemia in 2000: "It's like he's still with me"

Docs blast ethics of $100K cancer drugs

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 02:51:39 GMT

A group of more than 120 cancer researchers and physicians took the unusual step this week of publishing a research paper taking aim at pharmaceutical prices they see as exorbitant and unjustifiable.

Scientists awarded $500K medical prize

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 20:29:52 GMT

Three scientists at universities in Pennsylvania, Illinois and Oregon whose research has helped transform cancer treatment will share one of the richest prizes in medicine and biomedical research.

Indictments in China cancer data plot

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 00:34:17 GMT

A Chinese-born researcher accused of stealing a possible cancer-fighting compound from a U.S. college pleaded not guilty Thursday to federal charges of tampering with a private computer and lying to a federal agent.

Alcohol may help breast cancer survival

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 20:04:45 GMT

The researchers found that women who drank moderately - three to six drinks per week - before developing breast cancer were 15% less likely to die from the disease.

Melanoma patients not protecting skin

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 20:18:58 GMT

Doctors have found that more than a quarter of those with melanoma – the deadliest form of skin cancer – do not use sunscreen when outside for more than an hour, and many are still use tanning beds.

Cancer data for China said stolen

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 19:53:31 GMT

Hua Jun Zhao, 42, stole three vials of a possible cancer-fighting compound from the office of a professor at trhe Medical College of Wisconsin.

Finding fitness that works for you

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 23:17:54 GMT

Researching a health topic can lead to confusion, frustration for newbies

New gene markers for cancer risk

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 20:12:24 GMT

A huge international effort has uncovered dozens of signposts in DNA that can help reveal further a person's risk for breast, ovarian or prostate cancer.