Doctors blast ethics of $100,000 cancer drugs 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
3 cancer scientists awarded $500K medical prize Three scientists at universities in Pennsylvania, Illinois and Oregon whose research has helped transform cancer treatment will share one of the richest prizes
2 new US indictments in cancer-data-to-China plot 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
Alcohol may improve breast cancer survival 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
Some melanoma patients don't protect skin 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
Prosecutor: Researcher stole cancer data for China 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.
Information overload: Finding fitness that works for you Researching a health topic can lead to confusion, frustration for newbies
Scientists find new gene markers for cancer risk 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.
Electronic health records improve colon cancer screening rates Traditionally, colon cancer screening rates are much lower than with other cancers - namely breast and cervical cancers - largely because of one major factor:
WHO: Slight cancer risk after Japan nuke accident Two years after Japan's nuclear plant disaster, an international team of experts said Thursday that residents of areas hit by the highest doses of radiation
FDA expands approval of Bayer cancer drug The drug is called Stivarga and regulators approved it to treat gastrointestinal stromal tumors that cannot be surgically removed and no longer respond to
FDA approves new targeted breast cancer drug Cancer researchers say the drug is an important step forward because it delivers more medication while reducing the unpleasant side effects of chemotherapy.
Obama administration tackles colonoscopy confusion Have you gone for a colonoscopy thinking it was free, only to get a hefty bill because the doctor removed a polyp? No more.
Let's talk about sex ... and cancer Cancer survivors face many debilitating long-term effects, including on their sexuality
NYC hospital to get bone marrow transplant unit Construction on the 9,400-square-foot Irving Bone Marrow Transplant Union at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia Hospital is scheduled to be completed in early 2014.
More lives being saved: Cancer death rates drop 20% Death rates declined for lung, colorectal, breast and prostate cancer