'New day' in lung cancer as Merck drug shines, works with chemo Merck & Co scored a double hit on Sunday with new clinical data showing its Keytruda immunotherapy offered big benefits in previously untreated lung cancer patients, either when given on its own or with chemotherapy.
Teacher battling cancer dies within minutes of students' singing tribute A beloved junior high school music teacher battling cancer took her last breath after her students sang a Christian song of love to her in tribute.
New prostate cancer screening rules fail to curb PSA testing The number of PSA tests ordered in the U.S. to screen men for prostate cancer hasn't changed in recent years, despite new guidelines that say men shouldn't get this test, a new study finds.
Dietary saturated fat linked to aggressive prostate cancer Men with prostate cancer may be more likely to have the most serious form of the disease if their diet contains a lot of fat from meat and dairy, a recent U.S. study suggests.
Ben Stiller's prostate cancer: Do all guys need a PSA test? Actor Ben Stiller is crediting a prostate cancer screening test for saving his life, revealing today that he was diagnosed and treated for prostate cancer two years ago.
Twins born with deadly disorder meet woman who gave them life-saving bone marrow transplant A pair of 3-year-old identical twin sisters in Canada on Wednesday got the chance to meet the woman who saved their lives with a bone marrow transplant after the girls were born with a life-threatening genetic blood disorder.
Thousands of European melanoma patients lack access to new drugs More than a quarter of European patients with advanced melanoma lack access to new treatments that could extend their lives, according to findings presented at a major cancer conference on Friday.
Melanoma less common but more deadly for black patients Even though Caucasians are much more likely to develop skin cancer than other ethnic groups, people of color who do get the disease are less likely to survive, a U.S. study suggests.
California tightens rule on popular pesticide, citing health California will tighten rules on how much farmers can use a common pesticide listed by the nation's most productive agricultural state as a chemical known to cause cancer, regulators said Thursday.
