Biden to push for global collaboration in cancer research WASHINGTON (AP) -- Vice President Joe Biden will push for international cooperation in the fight against cancer in a speech at the Vatican.
UK report advocates substituting e-cigarettes for tobacco Substituting electronic cigarettes for tobacco is beneficial to public health and should be encouraged for current smokers, according to a report from the U.K.’s Royal College of Physicians.
UBS, MPM team up on $471M cancer fund to speed drug development A $471 million UBS venture fund aims to generate annual returns "north of 10 percent" for its European and Asian investors by financing new cancer drugs, helping speed them from the lab to the point where drug companies buy their rights.
Kids' cancer risk might be tied to where mom was born The risk of some childhood cancers might vary depending on where a child's mother was born, a new study suggests.
Jury convicts pregnant woman accused of faking cancer to fund late-term abortion An Arizona woman accused of faking a cancer diagnosis to get the state to pay for her late-term abortion was convicted of fraud and other charges Monday.
Chronic conditions tied to low wellbeing in childhood cancer survivors Chronic conditions appear to be causing a poorer quality of life for childhood cancer survivors, according to a new study.
Report casts doubt on SF-area breast cancer 'cluster' Affluent white women in Northern California have been told for decades that they face an elevated risk of breast cancer, but a new investigation of the reputed cluster – the citing of which has stoked fears as well as fund-raising - shows it could all be a case of junk science.
Hepatitis C linked to higher risk of head and neck cancers - People with hepatitis C may have at least twice the risk of developing certain head and neck cancers as individuals who don't carry the virus, a U.S. study suggests.
Does sex protect men against prostate cancer? - Men who ejaculate often may have a lower risk of prostate cancer than their peers who don't do it as frequently, a U.S. study suggests.
