MEDICAL RESEARCH February 23, 2017 Many US cancer patients struggle to afford life-saving medications As cancer drug costs rise, U.S. cancer patients are more likely than other medical patients to struggle with paying for prescription medications, according to a recent study.
Blood Cancer February 22, 2017 Mom shares heartbreaking photo of 10-year-old son fighting cancer A Texas mother’s Facebook post about her young son battling cancer has gone viral.
Blood Cancer February 20, 2017 Georgia boy battling cancer learns to fly like Superman A 12-year-old Georgia boy who has spent more than half of his life battling leukemia was transformed into a superhero for a day thanks to a non-profit and a local gym that specializes in stunt work.
Blood Cancer February 9, 2017 California woman with rare cancer to conquer world's highest free-standing mountain Nancy Dziedzic, of Sacramento, California, enjoyed hiking in her 20s, but she had never tackled any major mountains.
Blood Cancer January 30, 2017 Ohio teen zaps cop with stun gun to fulfill bucket-list wish Police in central Ohio helped a teenage leukemia patient cross off a bucket-list item that was seriously shocking: She wanted to use a stun gun on someone.
MENTAL HEALTH January 23, 2017 Cancer patients with depression have resources Reuters Health - Cancer patients who experience depression can use both therapy and lifestyle tools to help support their mental health, according to a new patient resource from the JAMA Oncology journal.
MEDICAL RESEARCH January 5, 2017 Hospice care linked to higher family satisfaction Families of terminally ill cancer patients may be more satisfied with the end-of-life treatment their loved ones receive when it involves hospice care, a recent study suggests.
HEART HEALTH January 3, 2017 Life-extending capacity of new cancer drugs varies widely Drugs recently approved around the world to fight cancer increased patients' overall survival, but benefits vary depending on the drug, a new study shows.
MEDICAL RESEARCH December 28, 2016 Seattle Genetics' cancer drug put on clinical hold after four deaths Seattle Genetics Inc said four people had died in trials testing its experimental cancer drug, prompting the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to impose a clinical hold on several early-stage studies.
HEART HEALTH December 5, 2016 Cancer drugs may remain approved despite lack of benefit In the United States, cancer drugs are sometimes approved through sped-up processes - and they often stay approved even if later studies show them to be inferior to other options or even worse than doing nothing, a new study found.
Blood Cancer December 5, 2016 Novartis says 82 percent of leukemia patients in remission after CAR-T An experimental cancer therapy being developed by Novartis AG eliminated an aggressive form of blood cancer in 82 percent of children and young adults treated with modified immune cells in a mid-stage trial, the company said on Saturday.
