Biotech company developing lower-cost cancer drugs
Little known biotechnology company Merrimack Pharmaceuticals Inc has quietly built a large pipeline of experimental cancer...
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More patients than docs report skin surgery problems
More than one quarter of people being treated for non-melanoma skin cancer in their doctor's office reported some type of...
Does prostate cancer treatment help older, sick men?
Older men with other illnesses may not live long enough to benefit from aggressive prostate cancer treatments, such as prostate...
Pricey radiation no better post prostatectomy-study
Men who get an older and less costly form of radiation after their cancerous prostates are removed fare just as well as men...
UK tries new model for cancer gene testing
Britain launched a research program on Monday that should eventually allow all cancer patients to have access to the kind...
Illinois Senate approves marijuana for medical uses
The Illinois Senate on Friday voted to approve the use of marijuana for medical purposes, which if signed into law would...
New cancer tools allow patients to reconsider chemo
After decades of using one-size-fits-all therapies to combat cancer, doctors are using new tools to help decide when their...
Creative arts may ease cancer-related anxiety, pain
Music, art and dance therapy may relieve anxiety and similar symptoms among people with cancer, according to a new analysis...
Ovarian cancer fall sped up as hormone use dropped
Ovarian cancer rates in the U.S. began to decline faster in 2002 around the time many older women went off hormone replacement...
Jolie example of careful weighing of risks: MDs
Angelina Jolie's decision to have a double mastectomy to prevent breast cancer may have stunned fans of the Oscar-winning...
Actress has double mastectomy to elude breast cancer
Hollywood star Angelina Jolie has had a double mastectomy to reduce her chances of getting breast cancer and says she hopes...
Agent Orange tied to aggressive prostate cancer risk
Men who were exposed to Agent Orange chemicals used during the Vietnam War are at higher risk for life-threatening prostate...
HPV-related cancers rose before vaccines hit market
The number of some cancers related to the human papillomavirus (HPV) increased throughout the U.S. before vaccines against...
Cervical cancer shot price cut for poor countries
Drugmakers Merck and GlaxoSmithKline have cut the price of cervical cancer shots in a deal that will deliver them to poor...
San Francisco surrenders in fight over cell warnings
San Francisco city leaders, after losing a key round in court against the cell phone industry, have agreed to revoke an ordinance...
Doctors to older, heavy smokers: Get CT screening
Stepping into the debate over who should be screened for lung cancer, a leading medical specialty group issued new guidelines...
Religious support tied to intensive end-of-life care
People with advanced cancer tend to get more aggressive care at the end of life and spend more time in the intensive care...
FDA strengthens warnings on tanning beds
Tanning beds and sunlamps will be required to carry stronger warning labels under new regulations proposed by the U.S. Food...
After flight delays, will cancer move Congress to act?
As Congress sifts through a growing number of requests for targeted relief from automatic spending cuts in coming weeks,...
Insurance law tied to more breast reconstruction
Many more breast cancer patients had breast reconstruction following a 1998 federal law mandating insurance coverage for...
U.S. sues owner of nation's biggest for-profit hospice chain
The U.S. Justice Department is suing Chemed Corp and its hospice subsidiaries, including the biggest U.S. for-profit hospice...
Urologists echo call for discussion before PSA test
Urologists fell in line with other doctor groups on Friday in recommending careful consideration and discussion when it comes...
New gene therapy trials aim to mend broken hearts
British scientists are stepping up clinical tests of gene therapy in a bid to help people with advanced heart failure pump...
Should old, sick patients get skin cancer surgery?
More than two-thirds of people with non-melanoma skin cancer underwent surgery to treat the condition, according to a new...
Medication errors also happen at home: study
While doctors and nurses can make mistakes with medications in hospitals, a new study says drug errors often happen at home...
Latin America threatened by cancer epidemic: study
Latin America's growing prosperity is fueling a cancer epidemic that threatens to overwhelm the region unless governments...
Supplements don't help with prostate cancer: study
Despite dietary supplements being popular among prostate cancer patients, a new review of past research says they are not...
Video may help terminal patients make CPR choice
Terminally ill cancer patients who watched either of two videos about the option to forego resuscitation overwhelmingly elected...
New guidelines did not change mammography rates
The proportion of women undergoing screening for breast cancer every year did not change after a government-backed panel...
Minorities wait longer for breast cancer surgery
Among young women diagnosed with breast cancer, black and Hispanic patients were more likely to wait weeks for treatment,...
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