FDA clears Pfizer kidney cancer drug The Food and Drug Administration approved the company's drug Inlyta as a secondary option for patients with renal cell carcinoma that hasn't responded to
"Mammovan" to tour rural Wyoming Wyoming ranks low among states for breast cancer screenings for women 40 and over.
Cancer patients smoke after diagnosis According to new data, researchers have found a large number of colon and lung cancer patients did not give up smoking, even though they knew it was not good
Loose tobacco may get bigger tax in NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo would close a loophole that allows loose tobacco to sell for less than cigarettes in an enforcement effort applauded by anti-smoking
Radioactive tissue boxes removed from stores Metal tissue holders contaminated with low levels of radioactive material may have been distributed to Bed, Bath & Beyond stores in more than 20 states
Homicide drops off US list of top causes of death For the first time in almost half a century, homicide has fallen off the list of the nation's top 15 causes of death, bumped by a lung illness that often
Child cancer cluster sites to be tested Environmental investigators plan to test soil, air and water samples at dump and manufacturing sites just south of Lake Erie where at least 35 children have
Annual PSA test doesn't save lives Scientists followed 76,000 men for 10 to 13 years and found annual screening for prostate cancer led to more diagnoses but didn't result in less deaths from
Cancer deaths lower "Our data on cancer causation and cancer prevention tells us that we could have done a lot better," said Dr. Otis Brawley, chief medical officer of the
Avastin may help stall ovarian cancer The two studies found that adding Avastin to chemotherapy treatment can stall the growth of cancer by almost four months. However, it is still unclear if it
The 40-year war on cancer This year, more than 500,000 Americans will die of cancer. Obviously, this is a war not won, and it is appropriate to ask: What have we gotten from this
France may remove risky breast implants French health authorities are considering recommending mass surgery to rid the country of a type of breast implant that investigators say was secretly made
Anti-ovarian cancer drug being dropped Drugmaker AstraZeneca PLC says it is abandoning plans to develop a new anti-ovarian cancer drug and also says a planned antidepressant has underperformed in
Cos. work on 'biosimilar' cancer drugs Biologic drugs are complex, injected drugs "manufactured" in living cells, and are very expensive. Biosimilar versions are expected to be a bit cheaper.
Human Factor: Conceiving after cancer In 2001, when I was told that a gestational carrier would have to carry my child - IF the process worked - the concept was completely foreign and bizarre to
Mutated genes ID'd in leukemia patients Chronic lymphocytic leukemia, or CLL, is the most common form of leukemia found in adults in North America. Yet the disease remains poorly understood
Komen drops plan to cut grants
FDA approves Roche skin cancer drug
Pets can help with cancer research
